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Unable to access ReadyNAS RN202 by hostname following firmware 6.7.1 update
Following the 6.7.1 firmware update I am no longer able to access my RN202 system using its host name (which I changed from the default). When I try, it returns a "Bad Request" page message. Howeve...
Hello LucAce01
Host names are restricted to letters, digits, hyphens, and parentheses. Please see Restrictions on valid hostnames at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname.
Regards,
Based on further testing, it appears to be assocaited with underscore character that was in the hostname before I updated to firmware 6.7.1. Removing the underscore or using a hypen appears to be a work around.
Hello LucAce01
Host names are restricted to letters, digits, hyphens, and parentheses. Please see Restrictions on valid hostnames at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname.
Regards,
I have the same issue here -- for what it's worth, prior to the 6.7.1 update, this worked fine even with the underscores.
WIll this be fixed in a future update or do we need to rename our devices permanently to eliminate the underscore?
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