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absconded · 2009-02-20 08:38:49

I've been a happy owner of a DNS-323 for a few years now, and I originally set it up on a PC with no problem. Last year I got rid of the PC and got a MacBook Pro, and I was able to connect to the NAS. Now, however, I have replaced my old, slow Linksys router with an AirPort Extreme and the DNS-323 will not connect the same way it used to.

I thought maybe I might have given it a static IP that was outside the range of the AirPort (I don't remember doing this, but I could think of no other reason it wasn't showing up), so I hooked up the old router again and of course it connected perfectly. I tried to go into the DNS-323 admin panel to see what the settings were, but the default IP address times out when I enter it in my web browser. I went into the Linksys DHCP admin tool to see what IP addresses were on the network, but it only lists the addresses assigned to my MacBook Pro and my iPhone -- no IP address given for the DNS-323.

I tried poking the "reset" button on the back of the DNS-323, thinking maybe that would reset it to 192.168.0.32, but it still times out. Any ideas?

Dlink · 2009-02-20 09:13:30

Default ip is 192.168.0.32 ONLY if there is no DHCP detected on the network.

"Poking" the reset button only causes a hardware restart. You have to actually hold it down for about 10 seconds for the unit to wipe the settings and default to autodhcp(in the event you did set a static ip).

Also you said you could access the DNS-323 once you hooked up your old linksys router. Why not hook it up again, set a static IP in the range that your AirPort gives and then switch out the routers. Then you will know exactly what the ip is .

michaelscott · 2009-02-20 15:42:02

I connected the dns-323 with my vista laptop via an ethernet cable.

I gave the vista laptop an ip address of 192.168.0.55 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

I then was able to ping and access http://192.168.0.32.

If you cant access the url or ping, try doing a port scan when you're directly connected.

Good luck,

MichaelScott

silversurfer · 2009-02-20 20:59:10

Are you familiar with wireshark? -> http://www.wireshark.org

This tool provides a very easy way to find out the ip address of a device when the computer running wireshark is directly connected to the device.

You will either see a DHCP Discover message from the NAS if it is configured for DHCP or you should see an ARP broadcast with its address when the NAS is configured with a fixed address.

fordem · 2009-02-20 21:31:24

I can understand the DHCPDiscover message - but - why would you see an arp broadcast if the NAS is configured with a fixed address? My NAS is configured with a fixed address and as far as I can tell, there is no arp broadcast from it - ever.

As far as I know - arp does work that way.

silversurfer · 2009-02-21 11:17:36

Well, actually I didn't test it with the NAS. Sorry about that. Other machines send an arp broadcast before setting a fixed address to an interface to see if the address is already in use by another machine. This is to prevent duplicate ip addresses in a network.

Update: I just configured my CH3SNAS for a static IP address to see if it sends arp broadcasts to check for the availability of its address. It doesn't. Too bad.
The good thing is that it sends a hell of other messages containing its IP address. This is to announce its services to the network.

Last edited by silversurfer (2009-02-21 11:42:56)

DarkHorseDre · 2009-03-05 22:45:44

Absconded, I saw a post on here about an airport giving a public address to a macbook.. can you check the IP's of all devices when connecting with the old router and the new and let us know?

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