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lmjlars
Oct 07, 2012Aspirant
ReadyNas DNS problem
Hi, Have searched and found numerous reports on how to fix the ReadyNas (in my case ultra) DNS problems. Most of them refer to switch to DHCP. None of them are resolving my problem, which is that t...
StephenB
Oct 08, 2012Guru - Experienced User
Sounds like you are double-routed (or else you mistyped the 192.168.1.254) Is the ProSafe the 192.168.x.x device, or is there another router in front of it?
BTW, did you pick 192.169.0.x as an address range? That is a routable internet address, it is not intended for NAT. 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, and 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255 are the three ranges of private (non-routable) addresses.
What happens if you resolve the DNS name on a computer, and then ping the actual IP address (not the name) on the ReadyNAS?
BTW, did you pick 192.169.0.x as an address range? That is a routable internet address, it is not intended for NAT. 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, and 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255 are the three ranges of private (non-routable) addresses.
What happens if you resolve the DNS name on a computer, and then ping the actual IP address (not the name) on the ReadyNAS?
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