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LAN port not working at Netgear RN 102
I have a NAS Netgear RN 102. The LAN port at the NAS is not working any more. No light at router or at the RJ45 connector at the NAS. I have checked with other LAN cables with the same result. The RN...
mdgm-ntgr already answered your question (there are several ways you can extract data from a ReadyNAS), but I want to add one comment.
Cay64 wrote:
- Buy a USB 3.0 to USB 3.0 cable and connect the Windows PC to the USB connector on the RN 102. use Linux Reader to access the data (http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/).
This fails for two fundamental reasons. The first is that you can't connect the NAS to a PC with a USB cable. There are storage solutions that work that way, but NAS stands for Network Attached Storage. USB is used to connect the NAS to peripherals (UPS or external disks).
The second is that the NAS uses the BTRFS file system, and linux reader doesn't support that file system.
mdgm-ntgr already answered your question (there are several ways you can extract data from a ReadyNAS), but I want to add one comment.
Cay64 wrote:
- Buy a USB 3.0 to USB 3.0 cable and connect the Windows PC to the USB connector on the RN 102. use Linux Reader to access the data (http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/).
This fails for two fundamental reasons. The first is that you can't connect the NAS to a PC with a USB cable. There are storage solutions that work that way, but NAS stands for Network Attached Storage. USB is used to connect the NAS to peripherals (UPS or external disks).
The second is that the NAS uses the BTRFS file system, and linux reader doesn't support that file system.
I now have order and get a new RN212. I put the old HDD in RN212 and its work perfect I get access to my photos and files. I have also started a backup and configure the backup button.
Thanks a lot for the answers. That solve my problem even if it cost me 350 USD. I have learned how important it is to take backup.
One thing that should have make the life easier for me was if the backup button was default set to enable to backup to USB on the front.
Regards //Cay
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