Can’t connect to NAS which has a fixed address
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Can’t connect to NAS which has a fixed address
02-10-2016 10:30 AM
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I have recently changed to a Plusnet Hub One and I notice the default IP address allocation is in the range of 192.168.1.64-192.168.1.253. I have a NAS set to use 192.168.1.10, i.e. outside this range, and it’s not visible. I can’t change the settings on the NAS because I can’t connect to it to do so. The alternative option seems to be to change the range in the router setup (“DHCP Network Range”) but this doesn’t appear to help. What shall I do?
By the way, if I plug the ethernet cable that normally goes into my NAS into a laptop, DHCP self-assigns an IP address which doesn’t connect to the Internet. I have to configure everything manually to make it work (the IP address I want to use for this computer, the mask, the router IP, and even the IP of the DNS server). I didn’t have to do this with my older BT router.
Re: Can’t connect to NAS which has a fixed address
02-10-2016 1:58 PM
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You can use non-DHCP addresses, provided that a device has a fixed IP address, provided that you use the correct mask (255.255.255.0).
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Can’t connect to NAS which has a fixed address
02-10-2016 8:37 PM - edited 02-10-2016 8:37 PM
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I temporarily switched back to my older BT modem, connected to the NAS admin page and changed the settings to use DHCP. This hasn't made any difference for the Plusnet router.
Re: Can’t connect to NAS which has a fixed address
02-10-2016 10:25 PM
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Is it possible that DHCP has used the MAC address to allocate a different IP address to the NAS?
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Re: Can’t connect to NAS which has a fixed address
02-10-2016 10:33 PM - edited 02-10-2016 10:35 PM
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@jamietshaw wrote:
By the way, if I plug the ethernet cable that normally goes into my NAS into a laptop, DHCP self-assigns an IP address which doesn’t connect to the Internet.
Do you mean that the computer gets a 169.x.y.z address? If so, that is the result of not being able to get a DHCP response from the router - (stupid question) you are not trying to use the WAN port are you?
Phil
Using a TP-Link Archer VR600 modem-router.
Re: Can’t connect to NAS which has a fixed address
03-10-2016 9:24 PM
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Bad news – I don't know why. The only difference between now and my previous post is that a length of time has passed, so perhaps it's the DHCP lease expiring (complete guess).
Interestingly, the NAS still doesn't show up on the router’s diagrammatic view of attached devices. Makes me wonder what that page is actually doing.
Anyway, fingers crossed it continues to work and thank you for your suggestions.
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