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5072 TopicsNew NAS & Giving Up X-RAID
In researching my possible replacement for my RN424 (which is fully operational, just no longer supported), I have come to appreciate the benefits of X-RAID. While I am technically competent in many ways, I am not an IT expert, and up to this time (for the past 10-12 years in which I have been using a Netgear RND2110 and then the current RN424), I was unaware of the benefits that X-RAID and what it had been performing for me in the background: basically, managing the sizes of my four volumes (shares). In contrast, Asustor NAS' apparently do not provide this feature. (I am considering their AS6804T.) It seems that I have to manage the sizes of the volumes myself, and I can find no clear direction on how to do this in their support resources. Furthermore, the documentation says that volumes can be expanded (how I cannot tell so far) but they can not be reduced, providing fertile ground for my making largely irreversible mistakes. If I have found any disadvantage of X-RAID, it is the inconvenience that Windows does not report the actual utilization of individual volumes; instead, Windows Explorer reports each volume as total utilization of the total NAS capacity. As a result, I don't know how large each volume actually is, or how to "size" each volume in my hypothetical new NAS (TBD) if I want to migrate and replicate each volume in the new system. The point of this post is not to depend on you all for me to learn about Asustor devices; perhaps it is best that I post this in an Asustor forum somewhere. But, I would be grateful for any verification of my understanding, and any insights any of you might have. I assume that many of you here are or have been in the same position as myself and have had to deal with the same issue.Solved43Views0likes4CommentsReadynas ultra 2 update problem
On October the first My readynas ultra 2 couldn't get updates for the virusscanner and it wasn't possible anymore to get updates. Also no apps are available and the updates that are running aren't accesable anymore. If i want to update i got the message hostname not solvable.Communication failure check your internet connection, dns- or proxyconfiguration. Has something changed at Netgear and if i reset the Nas to its factory settings have i lost all the shares because the settings were deleted. Can someone tell me more in English or preferably in Dutch because that s my native language. Thank you.Replacement for RN424
I have been using an RN424 (with 3 drives in RAID configuration) for years. It seems that since FW and security updates are discontinues, it is time for me to look for a replacement NAS. I would appreciate any recommendations for an replacement unit. thanks52Views0likes4CommentsNew Router = Can't Find RN424 drives
My RN424 is connected to a netgear network switch (GS116), and the switch is connected to a ~20-year-old T-Mobile TM-AC1900 router (rebadged ASUS router), which connects to my DSL modem. This setup has been stable for at least 20 years, has survived power outages, etc. But it is time to move on from DSL. I am attempting to evaluate T-Mobile Wireless Internet, and to that end, I obtained the T-Mobile Internet Gateway. However, when I disconnected the existing router and internet connection from the network switch, and plugged in the wireless gateway, the PC's on the network no longer see the network drive. I can access the internet fine from all wired PC's (after they are rebooted) and via wifi, using the wireless gateway, but my primary PC (W10) now says that the mapped network drives are in use. I assume that the other W10 and W11 PC's on the network are the same, but I haven't checked. I removed the wireless gateway and reverted back to the old router and internet connection, and everything is operating as it was. I am considering connecting the wireless gateway to the old router's WAN port so that the old router, with its network control functions, will still be inline to see if that works, but I thought I'd check for advice here first. After all, I want to retire the old router as well. I am not a network expert, although I did get this all this up and running years ago and have "managed" the network since then. Any advice on how I can remove the old router and install the new network gateway with the least trouble possible?94Views0likes10CommentsRND2000-V2 cannot reset to select factory default
i have two RND2000-v2 that both are causing the same problem. Let me first say that i do not have the current password so i have to do a boot and default to factory settings. If i power up, with a good windows formatted disk in i get the flashing lights showing "bad boot Sector" i can power down normally. if i power up with no disks in i get the flashing lights showing no disk. i can power down normally. if i hold reset when powering up it seems to start up, the boot menu never appears, but after some time the power button continues to flash, and the activity led flashes, it will do this for hours. the boot menu never appears. what's more, i cannot power down using the power button. I can see the ip address assigned to the readynas, but i cannot access the front page, Raidar cannot see the Readynas either. whats worse its the same with two identical units. i can only conclude that i am doing something wrong as i just cannot get to the boot menu, any help would be appreciated, i just want to default to factory settings. HELP!!!SolvedUsing ReadyNAS as backend for lightweight web tools — is it reliable?
Hi everyone, I currently maintain a small web tool (for example a gratuity / end-of-service benefit calculator for users in the UAE), and I’m evaluating options to host user data, logs, JSON storage files, and backups. My ideal setup is a lightweight, always-on system without needing a full server. That’s where ReadyNAS caught my interest. Some of the things I’m considering: Using ReadyNAS to host REST APIs, static JSON or YAML config files, and backing up user session data. Ensuring data integrity and performance — especially under concurrent access. Handling firmware updates without breaking API endpoints. Syncing backups to cloud or another NAS for redundancy. A few questions for those experienced with ReadyNAS: 1. Has anyone used ReadyNAS to back a small web service or tool (not just file server)? 2. What is the maximum recommended concurrent requests for lightweight API files (JSON) on ReadyNAS? 3. Which methods have you used for version-safe firmware updates so that custom services are not lost? 4. How do you handle secure access (SSL, tokens) when serving APIs from a NAS that’s also storing private user data? If anyone’s already built similar backend or microservice setups using ReadyNAS, I’d love pointers or pitfalls to avoid. Thank you!73Views0likes1CommentReadyNas Duo stuck on "system starting up"
I desperately need some help. I bought a used ReadyNAS Duo today. After struggling with the password, I eventually got in, but I couldn’t do much besides changing the password. I wasn’t able to upload files, create folders, or perform any other tasks. I decided to try a factory reset, but that seems to have been a mistake. According to Google, I was supposed to turn it off, hold down the reset button, turn it on, and only release the reset when all LEDs were on, after which I could cycle with the backup. However, every time I tried, only the LED for disk 2 lit up. I repeatedly forced it to shut down by removing the power cable because it didn’t make any sense. I also discovered that to access the admin page, I had to use an old browser, as newer browsers wouldn’t work for some reason. Now, when I start up the NAS, it just says “System starting up” and has been stuck like this for a long time. I only have one HDD installed, and when I checked it on my main PC, it appeared fine, but it was completely empty. Could this be related to the issue? Can someone please help me and tell me what to do? It’s very frustrating to have bought something that now seems completely useless.55Views0likes4CommentsReadynas as VM and build-essential
Ok here is a question. Does anyone know if there are any pre-made VM containers with ReadynasOS6 on them, and with build-essentially already installed into them also? Since apt can no longer get access to Netgear's repos...maybe someone had created a VM with that stuff installed and its still lurking out there somewhere? Alternative question, if ReadynasOS is open source is it availble somewhere such that I could create some kind of VM with some form of linux and build the build-essential package from scratch that way and install it into a readynasVM in order to have a place to build certain things to run on my actual readynas. For example, to build newer version of Python3. I have seen some free made readnas VM images floating around and I haven't tried it yet, but wondering if any of them had build-essential also installed into them. Its doubtful unless the VM image was created along time ago before netgear disabled their apt repos.