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help on new modem /router, nas disappears
hi guys, had the readynas running for 2 years no problems at all, just switched suppliers & on fibre optic with BT & new modem with home hub 3-----i browse my nas through a denon receiver to play music files, the nas & my main pc do not show on the network via the denon or on the main pc although i can see the files it doesnt show as a device, but a laptop does (this all ran ok previously), if i reset the nas it shows for a while as does the pc but then disappears if i reset the home hub i get the same result, last night i dropped the firewall (avg) same result, what havent i done or what have i got to do ? all devices on the network are assigned static ip.s, dhcp was used & is still on(tried it on & off with no change.), dlna is enabled , raidar is the latest version & as far as im aware all my drivers are bang up to date.
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- Unfortunately if you search this forum you will find many similar reports with the common factor being the BT Homehub.
It appears the BT provided devices do not 'play nice' when it comes to devices advertising themselves via DLNA (which I presume you are trying to use) or mDNS (used heavily by Mac users). Given your previous setup working well, it would appear that the Homehub is likely the source of your problem also. (FYI: I have a similar ISP provided router that has exactly the same issue)
You may wish to search the Homehub configuration to see if there are any options related to multicasting or broadcasting, possibly UPnP also, that you could play with to see if they help - I've seen reports of similar problems with Dlink routers, but they tend to have an option that can be enabled to fix this.
If that doesn't work, your only real option is to put a more suitable switch or another router in front of your Homehub - thanks for the reply i had already considered that, but confirmed my thoughts after reading the BT forum as well, funny you mention d link as well i would never buy another d link product i had terrible grief with one of their routers, the homehub has some excellent features but is really useless for advanced settings its basically on/off options with little configuration options.
I think i will replace the homehub altogether with another netgear router i dont think i will need a switch just use the bt modem.
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