IP Address

[Ck11]

Hi, I have a Netgear NAS DUO that I want to directly connect to my laptop, via ethernet instead of  WiFi. I want to use it as my backup drive.  Win10 says it cant see a valid IP address. Advice from Netgear is as follows:-

1. Assign a static IP address to the ReadyNAS, and set your PC with a static IP in the same subnet.
2. Connect the ReadyNAS and PC NIC using a straight or crossover Ethernet cable.
3. Power on the ReadyNAS and scan with RAIDar to locate the ReadyNAS.

Note: If the ReadyNAS is set for DHCP (default mode), it will appear as IP 192.168.168.168.

My knowledge in this area is not good so I would be grateful of any advice on how  go about this ?

Many thanks,

CK11

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@Ck11 

Netgear says Connect the ReadyNAS and PC NIC using a straight or crossover Ethernet cable. Do you use a right cable ? Normally the color of cable is red.  That is something to do with Netgear, not your machine.

Since your NAS has a default IP all you do is to set your machine and your NAS are on a SAME subnet, for example

Your machine ip address: 192.168.0.8, subnet: 255.255.255.0

NAS Drive ip address: 192.168.168.168, subnet: 255.255.255.0

After that, use Netgear software to scan and it should find yous NAS because they are on a SAME subnet. Please note: you need a right cable first.

Regards.

[Ck11]

Many thanks for your advice which has prooved to be sucessful - thank you.

For your information my NAS came with a yellow ethner cable which works ok.

Manty thanks,

CK11