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kiran_kankipati
Oct 11, 2018Guide
Rsync setup between NETGEAR ReadyNAS and FreeNAS
Hey guys, Today I managed to setup a working Rsync connection between my FreeNAS and NETGEAR ReadyNAS servers. I shot a detailed video of all the steps. FYI, in my scenario, I am using my FreeNAS as ...
StephenB
Jan 11, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Herrieman wrote:
When I try to create a new backup task on the Readynas I fill in the IP address of my Freenas system where it says "Host". My Readynas however is not able to detect the Freenas system. When I click "Discover" it scans for about 1 second before reporting that it could not find any Rsync servers.
You don't need to discover, you can just enter the appropriate path.
Herrieman
Jan 12, 2019Aspirant
Hi StephenB,
I think I found it: suddenly after a reboot it worked. At first I had no idea why, until I saw that my VPN application had not connected. I think this is what caused the issue.
Strange thing though: I even tried on Linux Mint and it gave me the same error message. On Windows it works now.
Thanks for your time and tip.
Regards,
Herrieman
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