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Tom2B
Aug 16, 2016Guide
ReadyNAS 204 shows "No IP Address"
The unit shows "no IP Adress" even though the ethernet port shows activity and the router show connection.. When I initially tried to shut the unit down it said that it was shutting down and "Goodbye...
Tom2B
Aug 17, 2016Guide
Hello BrianL,
The IP address was assigned through DHCP. I can remove the drives and can label. If I shut the NAS down before removing the drives, is there something that I should do when I power it back up?
Tom
BrianL2
Aug 17, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi Tom2B,
Nothing else. If the unit boots up, acquires an IP address from your network and shows up in the RAIDar utility, then chassis is okay (you can try the other ethernet port too). But if not, more likely its a hardware fault.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
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