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Proper Duo Network Config
I use my Duo v1 to run Backup on several desktops at home. Name resolution has been hit-or-miss over the years, and before I upgrade to a x86 product I would like to see if I can make this old box per...
When they are looking up a host, the Readynas systems use DNS. They also advertise a NetBios host name. This is normal Linux behavior.
Windows systems that are accessing the NAS can either find the NetBios or DNS name (and also WINS)
If WINS is seeing bad IP addresses, then something is clearly wrong. This might be a NV+ problem, but it is also possible that the WINS clients are not registering correctly.
Since you really don't know why you need the WINS service, I suggest you turn it off for now.
Windows systems that are accessing the NAS can either find the NetBios or DNS name (and also WINS)
If WINS is seeing bad IP addresses, then something is clearly wrong. This might be a NV+ problem, but it is also possible that the WINS clients are not registering correctly.
Since you really don't know why you need the WINS service, I suggest you turn it off for now.
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