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Ready Nas 516 drive sleep issues with readynasd
Hi Im a new Readynas user, just as they are retired and because my work decided to throw the 516 unit out with 5x 2TB drives included because they didn’t have the required support going forward. It...
Hi
I had previously tried this with a factory reset but experienced the same issues. I did notice the network connected, ip would pop up on display at random intervals but probably only every few hours not as often as the drive spin up. I have only 1 of the 2 NICs connected and the 2nd disabled in the web interface. Does this need or attempted both interfaces perhaps? If so I’ll need to disable or run another line as the rest of the network is already slower than this unit.
Thanks
I had previously tried this with a factory reset but experienced the same issues. I did notice the network connected, ip would pop up on display at random intervals but probably only every few hours not as often as the drive spin up. I have only 1 of the 2 NICs connected and the 2nd disabled in the web interface. Does this need or attempted both interfaces perhaps? If so I’ll need to disable or run another line as the rest of the network is already slower than this unit.
Thanks
Hello HuwSy
Please refer to the link for referring the setup of the Raidar : https://kb.netgear.com/22765/Basic-Setup-with-RAIDar
Have a lovely day,
Nivedita Pa
Netgear Team
The NAS will work fine with one interface disabled. It's not a good idea, though. If one goes bad on you, you'll want the other active so you can swap the cable and re-gain access.
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