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ReadyNAS 104 Firmware: 6.10.10 So when your old Windows 10 computer dies, you replace it with a new one which will now come, by default, with Windows 11, right? This is what happened to me. ...
Tazza wrote:
PC is never wired,
Then reserving its WIFI IP address in the router will help.
Then either edit the backup job(s) for the PC to use the IP address instead of the hostname, or edit the hosts file on the NAS so you can continue to use the hostname.
Tazza wrote:
I haven't really thought seriously yet about the configuration of the new network equipment to be honest, but have taken the opportunity to cable in whilst access is available
I did that some years back. Even though I have at least one ethernet line running to each room, I still like the mesh.
My desktop PCs and ReadyNAS use ethernet, and I do use ethernet as the backhaul for the mesh. But laptops, phones, tablets, etc all are just on wifi.
If I had to choose whether I'd give up the mesh or give up the ethernet, I'd give up the ethernet first.
Tazza wrote:
PC is wireless only, but ReadyNAS is wired to a Netgear switch.
Which is fine. If the PC is sometimes wireless, and sometimes wired then it will end up with two IP addresses (depending on how it is connected). In that scenario, reserving IP addresses in the router for the PC won't help.
But as I said earlier, I think it is better to run the backup jobs on the PCs with the NAS as a destination. There are several PC options, and they can be scheduled (including waking the PC up if it is powered down). FreeFileSync is one of the free ones, and could easily replace the NAS backup jobs you are using now.
Personally I like image backups, so I can restore the PC completely if the disk fails. I am currently using Acronis TrueImage.
Tazza wrote:
The WiFi struggles to get to many rooms, so some kind of wired network is necessary,
I suggest looking at a wifi mesh first. It is easier to deploy, and in almost all cases can give you full-house coverage. You can then add ethernet selectively later on if you want to (for instance to get multigig to some devices).
I use an Orbi 860 at the moment, with two satellites. There are several other choices (both from Netgear and from other vendors).
ReadyNAS do have a hosts file in which you can assign a name to an IP address, located at /etc/hosts. You can assign any name, even more than one, to an IP address by modifying the hosts file via SSH.
Sandshark wrote:
ReadyNAS do have a hosts file in which you can assign a name to an IP address, located at /etc/hosts. You can assign any name, even more than one, to an IP address by modifying the hosts file via SSH.
Yes, but if PC were connected via both wifi and ethernet, then you'd need two IP addresses with the same hostname. Which of course wouldn't work.
StephenB wrote:Yes, but if PC were connected via both wifi and ethernet, then you'd need two IP addresses with the same hostname. Which of course wouldn't work.
True, but you can define two host names and define two backup jobs. The one for the interface to which the computer is connected will complete, the other will fail. That allows you to use easier remembered names instead of IP addresses.
Still, I also find that having the backup originate from the PC is best. It can take advantage of Windows Shadow Copy to back up open files (especially things like email databases) and doesn't require that the PC be on all the time (so long as the software used on the PC has a function that starts a missed backup after power-on).
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