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I have a shared NAS at home (DNS-323 to be more specific) and I'm planning to get a MBP. Will I have any problems using the NAS that's already in use by my PCs at home? I would hate to lose my pictures, or not be able to share files between my PC/Mac via the NAS.
 

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Believe we have several members using that D-Link model including one of the mods.

Edited your title so maybe one of those will find your post.
 

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Since it's a NAS, you should be able to access it from your Mac without any problems. The D-Link website is a little vague on the specifics..but it says it supports Windows, Mac and Linux..the common thing to do is to access the NAS using SAMBA (SMB/CIFS) from your Windows and Mac..that way everything stays consistent..

I have a NetGear ReadyNAS that I was sharing between a PC and Linux machine..and now PC and Mac machine..my user directory on the NAS is connected to the Mac over AFP, while the shared Music, Video ad Picture folders is connected to all machines using SAMBA..

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I have a shared NAS at home (DNS-323 to be more specific) and I'm planning to get a MBP. Will I have any problems using the NAS that's already in use by my PCs at home? I would hate to lose my pictures, or not be able to share files between my PC/Mac via the NAS.

No, the DNS-323 uses SMB, along with other standard protocols that will work fine with your Mac.

(Edit: I'm the mod who has a DNS-323 :) )
 
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No, the DNS-323 uses SMB, along with other standard protocols that will work fine with your Mac.

(Edit: I'm the mod who has a DNS-323 :) )

Awesome! :D Do I have to reformat the drive to a FAT32 format though? (Won't be hard) I'm pretty sure it's NTFS right now.

Are there are any special steps needed to have the DNS-323 work correctly or is it smooth sailing?
 

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No, the DNS-323 uses ext2, but that's irrelevant since it's native OS (Linux) handles filesystem chores. In short, you don't need to worry about the host's filesystem when you're sharing over a network.
 
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No, the DNS-323 uses ext2, but that's irrelevant since it's native OS (Linux) handles filesystem chores. In short, you don't need to worry about the host's filesystem when you're sharing over a network.
Great! Looks like it'll be smooth sailing then. Thanks again for the help!
 
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So I finally got home and unboxed my new mac :) I'm not able to see the DNS-323 as shared under Finder. Am I doing it wrong?
 

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Is your NAS set up to use DHCP or a static IP address? Have you tried connecting to it by going to the Go menu in Finder and Connect to Server?
 
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I was playing around and got it to work. I restarted the NAS and accessed it from my desktop which is directly connected via ethernet cable and it magically appeared on my mac :)
 
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Dns 320

Hi all,

sorry to dig up an old thread, but i am having a problem with my Dlink NAS DNS 320. Wonder if any of the experts out there can help me!

I have set up the NAS as instructed. It is working fine on my Windows laptop. However, in my iMac, i am unable to see the folders in the NAS using my finder. I also have problem shutting down my iMac after i get connected to the NAS.

Thanks you all for your help!
 

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Not familiar with the DNS-320, as I have the 323. But I did find with my particular device that I had to set a static DNS name in my HOSTS file on my Mac to make name resolution easier.

Did you set a static IP on your NAS?
 
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I just tried setting my NAS to static IP. Still faces the same problem.

How do i go about setting a static DNS name in my HOSTS file on my Mac?

Thanks!
 

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Once you've setup a static IP address on the NAS, modify the file "/etc/hosts" and then add the IP and give it a name..

Right now you'll see something like "127.0.0.1 localhost" for starters..

Once you've put the name and static IP, you should be able to "ping" that name and it should immediately resolve the IP and ping the NAS..

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the file "/etc/hosts" is a document file? i tried to open it and replace the 127.0.0.1 with the static IP address given to my NAS. However i was not able to save the file. I have already set permission to save the file.

And how do i actually "ping"?

Thanks!
 

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The file /etc/hosts is a text file and can be saved in the normal manner. You might want to make a backup first, however.

As for "PING", do this:

Open Applications, Utilities, Network Utility.app. Select the "PING" tab. The rest is self explanatory.
 
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Have done as suggested. However still having the same problem.
My hosts file is as below:

# --- /etc/distcc/hosts -----------------------
# See the "Hosts Specification" section of
# "man distcc" for the format of this file.
#
# By default, just test that it works in loopback mode.
192.168.1.77

My ping results when i ping my NAS at 192.168.1.77

Ping has started…

PING 192.168.1.77 (192.168.1.77): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=2.372 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.234 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=2.189 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.790 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.657 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=2.273 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=3.120 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=2.191 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=1.425 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.77: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=1.976 ms

--- 192.168.1.77 ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 1.234/2.123/3.120/0.528 ms

What does it meant by giving it a name by as suggested Raz0rEdge?

Thanks for all the response!!
 

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The idea behind setting up a DNS host name is so that you can access your NAS by a friendly name, rather than having to always type in the IP whenever you want to connect to it.

For example, my NAS is called "DNS-323". So, in my HOSTS file, it reads:

192.168.0.100 DNS-323

So, anytime I ping "DNS-323", it resolves automatically to 192.168.0.100

Also, when I want to connect to it, I just go to the Finder menu and click Go => Connect to Server and type "smb://DNS-323/volume_1"
 
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Thanks for all the advice. i am able to connect to my NAS. However, there is one more problem.

After i connect to my NAS, whenever i tried to access a folder in my iMac, e.g. Music > Kylie, i am not able to see all the files in the folders. The files are definitely there as they show up when i actually key in the name of the file in the search box of the Finder.

After i have tried accessing the files on my iMac, the files in my NAS will refuse to show up too.

The files on my iMac will reappear once i disconnect my NAS from the network.
 

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