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poko2121
Jan 05, 2016Aspirant
readynas mapped drive keeps disconnecting
Hi everyone, I have a readynas 312 running os 6 and I have an issue where mapped network drives to the readynas constantly disconnect. Even while using a file I'll go to save it and it won't allow i...
StephenB
Jan 13, 2016Guru - Experienced User
poko2121 wrote:
yes gigabit ethernet connection from Nas to switch and then from switch to computers. I will try later today switching the ethernet wire and port with the one from the server it replaced to see if there is any difference
Sounds like a good next step. If that doesn't help the packet loss problem, then try a direct connect between the PC and the NAS. You'll need to set up a suitable static IP address on the PC (if you use dhcp, the NAS will fail over to 192.168.168.168 ).
poko2121
Jan 13, 2016Aspirant
switched the ethernet cable and port and still getting dropped connections. Haven't been able to test it directly to one computer only as others in the office need to use the files. Is there a setting or reason that may cause dropped packets? There was never a dropped packet issue before when using the windows server.
Thank you
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