What version of firmware is your NAS on, ND? I can see BA_Backup, but when I select it, that's the error I get.
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§ ita § - Aug 08, 2012 10:05:42 am PDT #20660 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
omnis_audis - Aug 08, 2012 11:37:44 am PDT #20661 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
ita, silly question with your backup problems... Not 100% familiar with the set up, as I don't have one, but, the NAS is connected via cable to the airport?? Could you have a bad cable??? Hey, sometimes it's the simple things.
NoiseDesign - Aug 08, 2012 11:56:07 am PDT #20662 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
This is what the web interface to the NAS reports:
2000.1231
Built on Fri, 19 Aug 2011
§ ita § - Aug 08, 2012 12:13:50 pm PDT #20663 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The NAS is connected to a router, omnis. And I can copy files to and from it just fine. I just can't:
- use Time Machine
- resolve symbolic links in a Photoshop Elements save dialog (they resolve fine in a PSE open dialog, and all the other apps I've tried so far)
I can certainly try swapping cables, but that would be some of the weirdest ethernet behaviour I've ever seen.
Of course, ND having the same version of OS and firmware as mine isn't really comforting. Hmm. What are the other variables? Must ponder.
omnis_audis - Aug 08, 2012 12:20:11 pm PDT #20664 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I can certainly try swapping cables, but that would be some of the weirdest ethernet behaviour I've ever seen.I agree, it would be strange. But hey, can't hurt to try, especially if all other things are coming up question marks. Doubt it will fix it. Sounds like time to call the Genius Bar. eep!
NoiseDesign - Aug 08, 2012 12:21:56 pm PDT #20665 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
The rest of the details of my network shouldn't impact it, but I have an Airport extreme connected to my Cable modem which covers the front house. This has a GigE tieline back to a 24 port Gigabit switch. The NAS is connected to this switch, along with a second airport extreme that is covering the office in the 5 GHz range. There is another GigE tieline from that switch to a 8 port Gigabit switch, where the third Airport Extreme is generating a 2.4 GHz network. The Airport in the front house is one of the newer models that can generate both 2.4 and 5 GHz at the same time.
There are also two Airport Expresses on the network that are used as wireless bridges for connecting printers and the home theatre setup in out bedroom.
The MacBook Airs only ever connect wirelessly, and they can connect to the NAS from any of the wireless network nodes.
§ ita § - Aug 08, 2012 12:41:20 pm PDT #20666 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, it's not that it's not authenticating--I get as far as entering credentials (I'm trying it wired only right now, no diff), and if I put in an invalid password it shimmies at me.
Huh. I fired up the old Mac, and it can't connect to it anymore either. Great.
Well, hey! At least I am troubleshooting a different problem now.
§ ita § - Aug 08, 2012 4:53:38 pm PDT #20667 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So I'm back to the beginning on that one, but at least my website problem has totally cleared up. Although they insisted that the server move would have no such effect, the IP address in the error message was the old server, so something was being cached somewhere. But it's all caught up to reality now, and the page works just fine.
Didn't change anything, my ass. Not their job to troubleshoot, my buttocks.
As for Time Machine--I've disabled it on the NAS, re-enabled it, cleaned it up (bye bye backups...), but I still can't connect with either machine, even with a new ID.
So I'll need to talk to a Seagate support person. Blargh.
omnis_audis - Aug 12, 2012 6:22:41 pm PDT #20668 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Is HBOgo for Xbox being wonky for anyone else out there? Trying to watch shows, and it keeps pausing, and then, it will play at 2x with no sound. works fine on the iPad. Xbox will stream baseball and Amazon prime, so it's not a network connection.
Cass - Aug 13, 2012 7:51:07 am PDT #20669 of 25501
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I cannot believe I am so phone adverse as to be using a chat feature to try and fix the dvr function on my Time Warner. It's been ten minutes and they can't even change my phone contact information. By now they should be having me reboot the box which I did (and told them) three times already. At least on the phone they make me do unhelpful busywork. Did just get thanked for my patience. Which since I am posting here, not so much.
Does anyone have Time Warner and use their dvr service? Am I just getting unlucky that it worked one day and now is broken and they can't even seem to change my contact number? Because I'd really like a reason to break up with them. When the services work, they seem great. But I am not a happy person dealing with having to contact them.
edit: 15 minutes and the claim is that my phone contact info was successfully changed. Back to what I said it should always be.