Can you get a terminal up from the NAS drives web interface, run a ping to both an ip address and a domain name, just to verify the DNS resolution is working?
As we say in corporate IT, It’s always a dns problem…. Sent from my iPhone On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 at 06:51, Terry Coles <[email protected]> wrote: > On 31/01/2026 17:54, Terry Coles wrote: > > I have tried it without the 8.8.8.8 so that would not appear to be the > > problem. > > > > The ReadyNAS logs give no new information. The Router logs don't even > > mention the ReadyNAS one way or the other, even though the 'My > > network' page does show it. > > Yesterday it occurred to me that maybe the Router is blocking access to > the Internet for these devices (someone mentioned this as possibly due > to out-of-date protocols in these devices). This is possible because > other devices in the home (TVs, set-top boxes) do have access, but > personally can't see why the Router wouldn't be backwards compatible. > > The only other thing I could think of that blocks access is the built-in > firewall. Is this possible? As I understand it, a firewall wouldn't > normally block access to traffic that originates from within the local > network and would allow responses from the Internet to these devices, > whereas the normal function of the Firewall would be to block requests > from the Internet, unless a port has been opened specifically for that > traffic. > > Is there any other scenario that might apply? > > -- > Terry Coles > > > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2026-03-03 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:[email protected] > -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2026-03-03 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:[email protected]
