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Title: easy search utility cannot find DNS-321 - worked in past but not now
Post by: dfickes on July 25, 2010, 09:19:30 AM

I have  a network that looks like  (CABLE MODEM) <> (LINKSYS ROUTER) <> (DLINK SWITCH)


My DNS-321 is on the dlink switch with 3 computers on the same switch. 

I could see and use the DNS from 2 of the 3 computers.

I connected the 3rd computer to the DNS.

Now my first 2 computers have "lost the connection" and "easy search" cannot find the DNS box from either of the first 2 computers.  I have tried the 3.8.0.0 and the 4.8.0.0 easy search.

What can I do ??

Title: Re: easy search utility cannot find DNS-321 - worked in past but not now
Post by: dosborne on July 25, 2010, 10:41:15 AM

Sounds like maybe your 3rd computer and the DNS321 may have had the same IP address. Check to make sure this isn't the case and if it is, then either set static addresses or reboot them one at a time to reallocate the IP addresses.

Title: Re: easy search utility cannot find DNS-321 - worked in past but not now
Post by: jamieson on August 06, 2010, 08:16:28 AM

You may be able to set up the router to always assign the same IP address to the DNS, and all of your PCs too.  With the DNS always at a known IP address there is no need for the easy search util.

Title: Re: easy search utility cannot find DNS-321 - worked in past but not now
Post by: mazy on August 11, 2010, 01:48:46 PM

1- As everybody else suggested, set a static IP address for the unit.
2- Open notepad and create a batch file as follows:

@echo off
net use z: \\198.69.100.110\Volume_1 /user:ID PASSWORD  

To explain the obvious:
- "z:" is the drive letter you want to assign to the NAS. Change it as desired.
- "198.69.100.110" should be the static IP address of the unit in your network. Change it to whatever it really is.
- You can put whatever user name and password you have set for your unit in the command (leave password empty if there is none set).

Once you have edited the command, save it with .bat extension (choose "Save as" other files and put .bat after the name of the file in Notepad)

Double click on the file you created and it will map the network drive to the drive letter you put there. Also drop a copy in your Windows Startup folder so that it automatically run it everytime Windows starts and your drive is mapped and ready to use.

Hope it helps!