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Weird "Unknown" and "Public" Network Issue With Windows 10, ReadyNAS and Static IPs
I have a home network with all computers running Windows 10, except for my ReadyNAS 628X and my pfSense computer router. When a Windows 10 computer is added to a network, Windows 10 somehow magicall...
Marc_V wrote:
we don't think the ReadyNAS can control anything on what the Windows OS does within the Network or PCs when it comes to Public or private profiles.
I agree, though I guess it's possible that installing the ReadyCloud application on the PC might affect the Windows behavior somehow.
XrayDoc88: I am wondering if you are assigning private (not internet routable) static addresses, or if you are assigning public addresses.
You should be assigning addresses from the following ranges which are designated for private networks:
- 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255.
- 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255.
- 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255.
If you are using other addresses, it would be reasonable for Windows to assume you were on a public network.
FWIW, you can reserve addresses in your router (pfsense calls this "static IP mappings). That's a better strategy than assigning static IP addresses to clients - it's more easily managed, and makes it less likely that you'll misconfigure a device (resulting in a duplicate address, etc).
I am definitely assigning static IP addresses that are in the private range. I use 192.168. 0. X with a subnet mask of 255.255. 255. 0. All of the static IP addresses are also in a separate range from the DHCP addresses that are also active on the same network.
XrayDoc88 wrote:
I am definitely assigning static IP addresses that are in the private range. I use 192.168. 0. X with a subnet mask of 255.255. 255. 0. All of the static IP addresses are also in a separate range from the DHCP addresses that are also active on the same network.Ok.
My systems all allow me to reset the network profile by clicking on "Change Connections properties" in Network Status, and then setting the network type to private (or public). Those changes have always been sticky for me. I'm not using ReadyCloud, so it is not installed on any of my PCs.
I suspect that if you
- uninstalled ReadyCloud from the PC
- confirmed that the problem is still happening
then you would find that disconnecting the ReadyNAS from the network wouldn't affect the PC behavior.
- Well those are two good suggestions that I will try for troubleshooting. I also have the ability to choose between private and public but that's only when the network is not identified as unknown. If Windows decides the network is unknown, it removes the option to toggle between public and private. Plus the only thing that has fixed the problem was to actually install the readycloud app. When the readycloud app was not installed that's when my network is forced to public.
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