My old linksys NAS box seems to have given up its networking capability, if I just buy a new NAS unit I presume there's be no issues just plugging in my current drives? Or is there anything I need to consider?
You could only plug your existing drives into another unit of the same make/model I reckon. Even then you might have some issues.
Asides from model differences, it may also depend on whether the Linksys NAS stores settings about the drive layout / configuration on a separate flash drive in the NAS.
As allthepies says, perhaps, but same make/model and possibly even firmware would be required.
given up its networking capability
What is it doing/not doing ? Can you ping it ? Can your router see it ? Have you tried replacing the cable/trying a different port on the router ?
Thanks for the replies, I didn't think it would be straight forwards!
Cranberry - the router can't see it, have tried through all ports, I can direct connect via Ethernet to the PC but it won't talk to the network. Admittedly slightly confused!!
[quote=Notter said]I can direct connect via Ethernet to the PC
And when you do this then you can communicate with the NAS OK ?
If you can then it's highly unlikely that it's a physical fault and more likely a configuration issue. i.e. resolvable 🙂
Yes I can see all content etc when directly connected to the pc. I'll take a look through the settings and see!
Thanks to all 🙂
Has anything changed? update perhaps for the NAS?
Double check that the NAS and router are still in the same IP range
Linksys I don't know about, but with a Qnap there is a way of completely resetting the configuration of the NAS ( without wiping any data ), there is also a piece of software that you can install on your PC in order to help you find the NAS on the network - Linksys probably have the same sort of things.
EDIT: if it is a NAS2000 - see the 2nd post - [url= http://community.linksys.com/t5/Network-Storage/Router-can-t-see-NAS200-A-SOLUTION/m-p/492192?comm_cc=HSeuen&comm_lang=en#492192 ]http://community.linksys.com/t5/Network-Storage/Router-can-t-see-NAS200-A-SOLUTION/m-p/492192?comm_cc=HSeuen&comm_lang=en#492192[/url]
DHCP enabled on the NAS ? Or have you allocated it a fixed IP address ?
Tried plugging the NAS into a different port on the router ? (just in case the problem is with the router not the NAS)
AGGGHHHHH!! I'm even more confused now, been spending some time on this this evening, so the situation is....
The box is connected to the network, and I can see it's IP address, using this I can log into it and see all content happily. However, if I want to find the drive on Windows Explorer to just do a file transfer for example, it's not visible. I've gone through settings and can see nothing to suggest it's masking the visibility, windows file share is enabled, as is iTunes server and media server. Help....please.... 😉
PS - The NAS is connected via a Powerline device so not directly to the router. However seeing as I can see the NAS via the IP address directly I'm presuming that's not the issue!
so in windows explorer can you type in \\ip.add.re.ss\sharename and see your files?
e.g. \\192.168.1.2\music
Those power line adapters can be dodgy for various reasons. Plug into your router. You know its ip address. Go to start and type cmd in the search box. Type ping -l 1495 -n 50 IPADDRESS you should get 50 responses from the NAS with times in the 2 to around 50 millisecond range ideally. Missing responses and slow response times indicate problems with the network.
Edit:I don't have experience of this type of NAS or the disk configuration but I wouldn't expect you to be able to swap the disks to a different chassis and it work.
Chaos - yes i can see the files like that but only through the NAS's own UI, not in explorer format to be able to copy and paste to or from.
I'll try it directly connected to the router and see if that helps. Failing that I may invest in a more user friendly system and transfer files via a HDD reader, there must be better systems than this!
Failing that I may invest in a more user friendly system and transfer files via a HDD reader
Just check that the unit doesn't use some form of encryption or you will put the drives in to an external reader and not be able to see them.
To get this right, you can access the NAS via the its IP address, but not by name.
For example, you can open a command prompt and ping the machine with the command:
ping 192.168.1.2 ( replace the ip address with your Nas's address )
but not with the command:
ping MyNASBox ( replace MyNASBox with the name you gave your Nas box )
This means that you have an issue with the resolution of network names - type the command:
ipconfig /all and copy the following section into your next reply, along with the address of your router and the address of the NAS box:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Home
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-N 7260
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::58f4:2df6:d9bf:fe7a%4(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 01 March 2015 14:40:22
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 05 March 2015 17:55:05
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 335345838
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1A-44-8E-C1-E0-DB-55-BB-6D-D0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
8.8.8.8
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled