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Second ethernet port on ReadyNas 204
I recently purchased a second-hand RN204 with 4 8TB discs which I have configured with Raid 10 so that I have 15 TB of storage and 15 TB of mirrored backup, which is PLENTY of storage for me. I had...
You could of course set up a different subnet (for example 10.0.0.x) on the second ethernet port of the NAS, and use static IP addresses on both the second NAS port and the MyCloud.
You'd get some status information from the backup jobs on the NAS, but not very much. For instance, you'd get no notifications if a MyCloud disk starts generating errors. Accessing the MyCloud web interface from the PC would require connecting the MyCloud directly to the PC, and manually assigning a 10.0.0.x IP address on the PC - not difficult, but painful enough that you aren't likely to do it regularly.
IMO you'd be better off just using the last LAN port of the router for the MyCloud. If you decide you need more ports later on, you can add a 5 port gigabit switch at that point - cost would be ~$20. That would give you three more unused LAN ports.
Does your frugality extend to not being able to obtain a 1GB switch to connect to your router to increase the number of ports available?
You could of course set up a different subnet (for example 10.0.0.x) on the second ethernet port of the NAS, and use static IP addresses on both the second NAS port and the MyCloud.
You'd get some status information from the backup jobs on the NAS, but not very much. For instance, you'd get no notifications if a MyCloud disk starts generating errors. Accessing the MyCloud web interface from the PC would require connecting the MyCloud directly to the PC, and manually assigning a 10.0.0.x IP address on the PC - not difficult, but painful enough that you aren't likely to do it regularly.
IMO you'd be better off just using the last LAN port of the router for the MyCloud. If you decide you need more ports later on, you can add a 5 port gigabit switch at that point - cost would be ~$20. That would give you three more unused LAN ports.
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