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How to make Readynas 214 accessible by two different internal network addresss
Hi all,
I own an ReadyNas 214 (latest OS) and have two different internal networks
(N1: 192.168.198.0-255 and N2: 192.168.208.0-255) both networks have an separate WAN Router with DHCP.
Now my questions:
- Readynas 214 has two TCP-IP 1Gbit adapters built-in.
- Is it possible that I can use the ReadyNas by some scripts to give it
both networks an different IP-Address in each network so that I can access the Nas on both networks? - And is it possible to go from N1 to N2 to the WAN Router for N2 and vice versa.
- Is a load balacing possible network possible?
I tried it once and got messed up the NAS, so please, Readynas Network Gurus help me (port and packet forwarding)
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You can just connect the NAS to both networks, and you will be able to reach it from both.
8ohmh wrote:
And is it possible to go from N1 to N2 to the WAN Router for N2 and vice versaI don't know why you'd want to do this (though it's possible I don't understand what you mean).
A PC on N1 won't forward off-network packets through the NAS, because the subnet mask+gateway tells it to send them to the N1 router. You'd have to set up a bunch of route paths in the N1 client in order to reach the NAS. And of course set up the NAS to route the packets.
8ohmh wrote:
Is a load balacing possible network possible?I don't think so. What are you trying to balance? The NAS internet traffic? Or something else?
- Thanks StevenB!!!! For "Load balancing" I tried to use a third network adapter in the NAS to the PC I am using to get (more DSL Speed) , but a third adapter (USB 3 1GB) isn't currently in ReadyNAS Os not supported... isn't it?
Using multiple Ethernet ports on different IP addresses (same or different network) on both ends will not create load balancing. Load balancing can be done between the NAS and the switch via port aggregation, but that rarely has any effect on a single computer's speed WRT the NAS -- it only helps with multiple users.
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