NASLite Network Attached Storage

Just installed 3 additional HDDs. Now I am not able to access NAS Server via browser, Telnet or Network Places/ workgroup PCs.(SMB Mbit)


Naslite server is an ABIT KW7 KT880+VT823782
All PCs are connected to Gb switch LinkSys SD2008. The SD2008 is connected to D-link router DI-524.

My router settings are 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 and my static ip for NAS server is 192.168.0.108/255.255.255.0

DHCP Server enabled

Starting IP Address 192.168.0.100

Ending IP Address 192.168.0.199

I would appreciate any help you could offer

SOLVED:

ENABLED MOBO NIC TRIED and REMOVED PCI NICs LINKSYS gigabit network adapter Model no: EG1032 and D-LINK DGE-500T giagabit adapter. Both Nas SMB-100Mb and SMB-1000Mb did not recognize the EG1032 & DGE-500T NICs on this MOBO. They had previously function on an old IBM 300PL PC without any problems, well not at the speeds I expected.

Glad you solved your problem but given the fact that you have DHCP Server Enabled on your router with a starting address of 192.169.0.100 and an ending address of 192.168.0.199 I would set the static IP address for my NAS box to something above 192.168.0.199. For example, I would pick 192.168.0.208 instead of 192.168.0.108.

Just a suggestion.

Why

I do not fully understand all this network stuff. I'm a "baker" able to follow recipe directions.

I thought that enabling DHCP and specifying a range of "valid" IPs that any IPs outside that range would not be allowed!?

FYI my Naslite server (@100Mbit) is used as a media server for my modded XBOX/XBMC(@100Mbit). All media streams from the NASlite are working faultlessly.

I can understand your dilemma with networking so, in keeping with your "baker" status here is a short receipe (lesson) about DHCP, networking, etc.

If you have your router set to DHCP Server enabled that means when any computer connects to your network WITHOUT a static IP address the router will assign an IP address to it. In your case that computer could get an address anywhere within the range of 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.199. Any address in that range will work and the computer will be connected.

For those computers such as your NASLite+ box that you want to assign a static IP address, I would set those static addresses outside the DHCP range mentioned above. That assures that the DHCP server (read that your router) will never give the same IP address to a computer that connects to your network as one that has a static IP address.

Remember your example above you said that you assigned the static IP address of 192.168.0.108 to your NASLite+ box? That address falls within the range of allowable addresses that the DHCP server could hand out to computers that connect to your network that DON'T have static IP addresses. That is something you might want to avoid. Not that I think the DHCP server would ever assign the same IP address to two different comuters, but it is good practice to set it up the way I suggested.

I hope this helps clear up a few issues.

Happy New Year

Thanks for your clear explanation!

I've manually set the IPs of all PCs so that I could control their internet access from my PC via the router (browser), i.e I know whose who without doing an ipconfig on each machine. I guess I could set them outside the DHCP range and anyone assign an IP within the range I could then assume is an intruder/guest.

So, DHCP assigns IPs within the range specified, but each PC can set its own static IP within and outside the DHCP range?

Very short answer, "yes".

If a computer wants to connect to your network and it does not have a static IP adress then the DHCP server will assign that computer an IP address inside the range of numbers allowed (in your case that is 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.199).

On the other hand, if a computer wants to connect to your network and it has a static IP address and that static IP address is within the range of IP addresses the router knows about, then it still can connect.

Generally, IP addresses for a given segment range from XXX.XXX.XXX.0 to XXX.XXX.XXX.254 for a total of 255 possible IP addresses. Your gateway address is usually 192.168.0.1 (that's how you get to your router's configuration page). That means that technically, your router can have 253 systems connected to it via a series of switches and hubs.

What you were doing before was fine by connecting to your network with a static IP address of 192.168.0.108. I just like to keep my static IP addresses separate from the dynamic IP addresses so that is why I suggested you assign any system outside your Dynamic IP address range an IP address greater that the DHCP range you specified.

It is really a matter of trying to keep things straight so you know which systems are static and can identify those that connected to your network via DHCP.

Thank You for for the information!