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Problem using Time Machine with Synology DS218+
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1880333" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>John, from your description, it sounds like the DS218 is not attached to your network but to a neighboring one. The 192.168.x.y range of IP numbers, where x and y are from 0 to 255, is set aside for internal local area networks. But the internal network also is normally set up in your router to have just one subnet, 192.168.0.y in your case. So, when the DS218 reboots, what happens is that it asks the router for an IP number and YOUR router should provide something in the 192.168.0.y range. The fact that it is showing up with 192.168.4.44 says that the router it is attaching to is issuing IPs in the range 192.168.4.y. And that is why you then cannot attach to it, change the number or get to it through the web. It's not on YOUR network. </p><p></p><p>How have you, in the past, changed the assigned number to 192.168.0.2? I ask because if you are manually setting it, there is an excellent chance that the router also assigned the same number to some other device, which will also then cause issues with connecting and using the DS218. </p><p></p><p>How is the NAS attached to the router? I am presuming, from your description, that the connection is wireless. Can it be attached with an Ethernet cable? That would prevent it from connecting to a neighboring network and getting a number that isn't in your network. </p><p></p><p>The UPS is an excellent idea in any case. Given the inherent fragility of sparcebundle backups, if the power fails during a backup in progress, you'll easily lose the entire backup and have to start from scratch, possibly on both backup sets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1880333, member: 396914"] John, from your description, it sounds like the DS218 is not attached to your network but to a neighboring one. The 192.168.x.y range of IP numbers, where x and y are from 0 to 255, is set aside for internal local area networks. But the internal network also is normally set up in your router to have just one subnet, 192.168.0.y in your case. So, when the DS218 reboots, what happens is that it asks the router for an IP number and YOUR router should provide something in the 192.168.0.y range. The fact that it is showing up with 192.168.4.44 says that the router it is attaching to is issuing IPs in the range 192.168.4.y. And that is why you then cannot attach to it, change the number or get to it through the web. It's not on YOUR network. How have you, in the past, changed the assigned number to 192.168.0.2? I ask because if you are manually setting it, there is an excellent chance that the router also assigned the same number to some other device, which will also then cause issues with connecting and using the DS218. How is the NAS attached to the router? I am presuming, from your description, that the connection is wireless. Can it be attached with an Ethernet cable? That would prevent it from connecting to a neighboring network and getting a number that isn't in your network. The UPS is an excellent idea in any case. Given the inherent fragility of sparcebundle backups, if the power fails during a backup in progress, you'll easily lose the entire backup and have to start from scratch, possibly on both backup sets. [/QUOTE]
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