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Author Topic: [SOLVED] DNS not showing up - need help configuring  (Read 5008 times)

bakkhai42

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[SOLVED] DNS not showing up - need help configuring
« on: March 23, 2010, 05:30:11 AM »
Lets see how badly I can complicate this install...


Mac Pro
Bootcamp
Windows 7
2x WD Green (2TB drives)
Direct Ethernet cable


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Nothing comes up when I start the Easy Search Utility. No sign of drive, except that my LAN said I'm connected to an "unidentified network."



  • Not been able to map \\192.168.0.20\Volume_1 or get anything on \\192.168.0.20 for that matter
    Can't see anything using ESU in XP mode
  • Can't upgrade Firmware without the initially configuring (can I?) newest firmware supports 2TB drives (that mean it didn't before - could that be it?)

Any help would be appreciated  ;D




« Last Edit: March 27, 2010, 01:07:11 PM by bakkhai42 »
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gunrunnerjohn

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Re: DNS not showing up - need help configuring
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2010, 05:44:13 AM »
Are you connected to a router with the NAS or directly to it from the Ethernet port on your Mac?  If you don't have a DHCP server in the mix, the NAS comes up with a default IP address, I recall it's 192.168.0.32, you won't find it at 192.168.0.20.
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bakkhai42

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Re: DNS not showing up - need help configuring
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 08:25:59 AM »
Quote from: gunrunnerjohn on March 23, 2010, 05:44:13 AM
Are you connected to a router with the NAS or directly to it from the Ethernet port on your Mac?  If you don't have a DHCP server in the mix, the NAS comes up with a default IP address, I recall it's 192.168.0.32, you won't find it at 192.168.0.20.

thanks for the quick reply -

I tried both, with a time capsule in the mix, and then directly to the power mac. same result.  I just tried the alternative 192.168.0.32 with no success.

more info.

  • DNS has middle blue light (connect notice) on, both drive lights are on too.
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fordem

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Re: DNS not showing up - need help configuring
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2010, 09:05:37 AM »
If you're going to use a direct connection you'll need to configure a static address on the power mac.
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bakkhai42

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Re: DNS not showing up - need help configuring
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2010, 01:06:53 PM »
SOLVED:

The 323 I bought was from Fry's and they repackage a lot of returns. Therefore I had to RESET the DNS before anything at all would work.  There's a little hole in the back and a paper-clip did the trick.  I guess this is because someone set it up for their machine and then returned it without resetting it.

Thanks for the help.
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