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ReadyNAS Pro unresponsive on 4.2.21 - first time in years.
My ReadyNAS Pro Business became unresponsive for the first time in years. It was not showing under SHARED on my Mac this morning. When I tried to ping it, I got nothing. RAIDar did not detect it, so I...
The ARP theory doesn't explain the LCD screen not responding, so I don't think that is the cause.
As usual you should look at disk health for each drive, and perhaps also look to see if the OS partition is getting full.
If the NAS is on the same power circuit as the switch, it is possible that a common power glitch affected both of them. Are you using a UPS?
As Slasky points out, a surge could also come in through the ethernet cable, though I'd think that would require a pretty extreme event (nearby lightening strike for instance).
As usual you should look at disk health for each drive, and perhaps also look to see if the OS partition is getting full.
If the NAS is on the same power circuit as the switch, it is possible that a common power glitch affected both of them. Are you using a UPS?
As Slasky points out, a surge could also come in through the ethernet cable, though I'd think that would require a pretty extreme event (nearby lightening strike for instance).
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