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jimk1963
Apr 05, 2021Virtuoso
RN314 and RN212 connected over VPN instead of locally
3 NAS units, all with IP address reservation on the home router. all 3 were connected locally over 192.168.1.210/1/2 until the RN314 developed a Block 25E error requiring OS reinstall over usb. Now t...
Sandshark
Apr 05, 2021Sensei
An OS re-install would change a static IP, but you say you use address reservation in the router and DHCP in the NAS, so that's not it. Any chance you inadvertently switched which Ethernet port is connected? Address reservation is via MAC address, and each of the ports has it's own.
- jimk1963Apr 05, 2021Virtuoso
double checked the MAC addresses were still correct for each NAS, also no ethernet cables have been touched.
- StephenBApr 05, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What local IP address(es) is RAIDar showing?
Did you try rebooting the router and the two NAS?
- jimk1963Apr 05, 2021Virtuoso
StephenB wrote:What local IP address(es) is RAIDar showing? RAIDar and my router admin both show expected private IP addresses for bot NAS units - namely 192.168.1.211/212.
Did you try rebooting the router and the two NAS? Yes, more than once.
Surprised I can't find anyone in the forum with this issue, it's happened to me more than once over the years.
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