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Unable to connect to IP address
I just changed my broadband supplier and have had to change the router to a Sky [Sagem] box [from a Belkin] - my Duo had been running happily for about 6 months but has now disappeared. I can see it i...
Here are the steps. This will set the "alternate configuration". This is the IP address your PC uses when it can't get an address automatically. The benefit of this approach is that you don't have to change it back when you are done (or remember what you changed). The disadvantage is that you need to wait a little bit for the automatic process to fail. Do this before you recable the NAS to the PC.
This should kick in when you connect the ethernet cable between the PC and the NAS.
You can see your current IP address by entering "cmd" into the search window and typing "ipconfig"
If the address doesn't change, you have a couple of options:
(a) try entering "ipconfig /renew" into the command box
(b) try disconnecting/reconnecting the ethernet
(c) reboot the PC
- Go into the control panel and select "network and sharing center"
Click on "change adapter settings", then on the "local area connection"
Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on Properties
Select the "Alternate Configuration" tab.
set the "user configured" radio button.
IP Address 192.168.2.30
Default Gateway 255.255.255.0
and leave everything else blank.
click on OK.
This should kick in when you connect the ethernet cable between the PC and the NAS.
You can see your current IP address by entering "cmd" into the search window and typing "ipconfig"
If the address doesn't change, you have a couple of options:
(a) try entering "ipconfig /renew" into the command box
(b) try disconnecting/reconnecting the ethernet
(c) reboot the PC
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