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(Still) Can't connect via AFP
Hi there. I'm running a ReadyNAS NV+ for home use. It's on firmware version RAIDiator 4.1.14. For no apparent reason, I stopped being able to connect using AFP (you can see the original thread relati...
Ok, so I think this is now solved.
I could connect to the server via AFP by:
1. going Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server
2. inputting the server address (afp://192.168.xx.xx)
3. Selecting "connect as guest" on the resulting dialogue box.
This mounted the share under the "devices" header in the Finder sidebar, and then eventually the share appeared under the "Shared" header in the Finder sidebar (as AFP).
However, it was still not visible under the Time Machine configuration, despite having Time Machine enabled. To fix that, I had to reconnect as the username and password specified in the Time Machine tab of ReadyNAS frontview.
So it seems to be a permissions issue. I have no idea why the previously working configuration stopped reconnecting suddenly, but I guess it's all back now.
Thanks for the assistance.
Hi,
I've been away from home so I haven't been able to check this. I will post an update next week.
To answer your question: I reconfigured things manually rather than loading a config backup.
How would I go about checking what username I'm logging in as? As you see from my post above, I've tried several connection options; none of them ask me for user credentials.
Ok, so I think this is now solved.
I could connect to the server via AFP by:
1. going Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server
2. inputting the server address (afp://192.168.xx.xx)
3. Selecting "connect as guest" on the resulting dialogue box.
This mounted the share under the "devices" header in the Finder sidebar, and then eventually the share appeared under the "Shared" header in the Finder sidebar (as AFP).
However, it was still not visible under the Time Machine configuration, despite having Time Machine enabled. To fix that, I had to reconnect as the username and password specified in the Time Machine tab of ReadyNAS frontview.
So it seems to be a permissions issue. I have no idea why the previously working configuration stopped reconnecting suddenly, but I guess it's all back now.
Thanks for the assistance.
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