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RobW_73
Jan 24, 2019Aspirant
ReadyNAS 214 keeps going offline.
Hi all,
Have had my ReadyNAS214 running for about 9 months. Over the past couple of months the RN214 keeps going offline. I can't recover and have to remove the AC power cable and re-boot it ba...
- Jan 24, 2019
Hi,
thanks for the reply. To clarify; F&P is short for File and Print.
Have just updated to the latest firmware and will monitor for a couple of days.
Thanks.
Rob.
StephenB
Jan 24, 2019Guru - Experienced User
RobW_73 wrote:
I use it for PLEX, iTunes, and F&P function.
What do you mean by "F&P function"? I'm not familiar with that term.
RobW_73 wrote:
Currently using 6.9.4 firmware.
Does anyone have any thoughts? Or have seen similar and been able to fully resolve?
There are some issues with SMB file transfers in 6.9.4. I ran into some hangs in my own NAS with 6.9.4, and downgraded to 6.9.3.
But those issues should be resolved in 6.9.5. So I'd first upgrade to 6.9.5 and see if that resolves your issues.
RobW_73
Jan 24, 2019Aspirant
Hi,
thanks for the reply. To clarify; F&P is short for File and Print.
Have just updated to the latest firmware and will monitor for a couple of days.
Thanks.
Rob.
- StephenBJan 24, 2019Guru - Experienced User
RobW_73 wrote:
To clarify; F&P is short for File and Print.
OS 6 doesn't have built-in support for connecting USB printers ( https://kb.netgear.com/7009/ReadyNAS-OS-6-USB-Port-use ).
Are you using an app for that, or are you really meaning only file storage.
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