NASLite Network Attached Storage

I had been using NASLite with a floppy but recently upgraded to the USB version. The NAS server worked splendidly for 8 months during which time I forgot all the things I needed to do to get the new version up.

After fionally struggling with it the server is clobbering my network segment with both versions; the older floppy one and the new USB one. I'm running a Mac Pro and the PC carcass on a gigabhyte segment. NASLite goes through the complete installation successfully (everything passes) and about five minnutes later my Mac Pro internet connection stops working and the attached drives disappear. As I said the configuration is identical and the installation is fine; then the segment locks. After I shut down the NAS server the Mac Pro works fine on the internet.

I'm not asking for a solution as much as I would like to know where to go next. I've spent about all the time I can spare on this and will be moving to a 5 drive backplace to attach directly to the Mac if I can't achieve stable operation.

Thanks, Rich

I think stable operation with Naslite is as easy as pie if you have it properly configured on stable hardware. Do you have a DHCP server on your LAN? Do you know what it's range is? Is the Naslite IP outside that range? Is the IP of your Naslite unique and no other machine on your LAN use it?

In other words, make sure the Naslite IP is outside the local DHCP range, is unique and with a proper netmask all around.

First of all, thank you for responding. There are only two devices on this segment, the server 192.16.1.1. and the Mac Pro 192.168.1.102. Sorry, but I don't fully agree with you, "properly configured" is a very expansive term and it hides an awful lot of hidden knowledge and assumed background. Like telling a parent if his kids were "properly raised" such and such wouldn't happen. I've had up to six pc's running on my home LAN at one time. It required constant manitenance. I'm a photographer and have the extra drives to hold triple sets of my digital images. I switched to the Mac because I wanted to have time to process images, enjoy my home theater, pursue fitness, spend time with my seven grandchildren, travel and dabble in some carpentry.

As I mentioned after running so smoothly for so long, every bit of knowledge I mastered was gone from my memory and I had to struggle for two days using all my spare time to get the NAS up and running successfully. At 65 I have only so many grains of sand left in the top of my hourglass and the investment in time mastering so many peripherally related technical issues to keep a support function going forces a decision of whether to press on or try a more user friendly, albeit slower storage technique.

I do appreciate your help and as I said, I'm perfectly comfortable troubleshooting my work. I just needed an approach to ideintifying the problem.

Thanks, Rich

Fair enough,

This is what I know so far:
Naslite IP is 192.168.1.1
MAC IP is 192.168.1.102

I assume the netmask for both is 255.255.255.0

First thing that comes to mind is do you have an internet connection? Are you using a router that does NAT from public to local 192.168.1.X and can you verify that it is not using the same IP as the server by default.

Most routers by default will use 192.168.1.1 on the LAN side so it is probably not a bad idea for you to set the Naslite IP to 192.168.1.250 or something like that.

Just a few things to think about.

Thank you very much; that did it! It was a conflict. The gigabyte router was using the same address 192.168.1.1 as the Mac. I set it to 192.168.1.222 (close to your suggestion) and my internet connection stayed all night and the drive I mounted is still connectede as well. You saved me $170 for a backplane which I will return this morning.

Thanks again, Rich

Happy to help

Awesome stuff! Good job Dim & Rich