TonyITNewb
Dabbler
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2016
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- 10
Hello All. I will first state that I am 100% new to Freenas, but I am very fluent in Windows (aka, I understand computers but don't always know the language or what I'm looking for).
My server is nothing special. It was a freebee computer. Has an AMD Quadcore processor, 8GB Ram, built in 2008. My network is run by the Router and Motorola Modem. The Router is a Linksys E2500, which handles the DHCP. No external firewall or anything else special for that matter. I do have a HomeTheater, smart TV and 3 other computers on the network, with the TV and Theater on static IPs through the router.
I built the FreeNAS server back in November of 2015. Everything worked well. The installation of the latest OS (in Nov) networked on it's own via ethernet connection straight to my router. I assigned the server a static IP through the router using the MAC, and all worked beautifully.
In January, I updated to 9.3 and now the server won't connect to the network. I have tried disabling the static IP it was using through the router and setting the static ip through the console. I have also tried setting the dns to both my router and google (8.8.8.8). No matter what I do, the Ping does not resolve anything. I can't even ping a LAN PC. If I plug the ethernet cable into my laptop, the Laptop does connect, through DHCP, so I know its not my router.
I saw one post last night about my installation drive could be causing this if it got corrupt somehow. I have tried redownloading and wiping the OS drive completely, and I still have the same issue. I have not tried replacing the drive, as its an internal 60GB laptop drive and my MoBo does not boot to USB.
Do I really need to find another HDD to install on or is my NIC in the server bad? I've been researching and trying things for almost a month now (Work, Wife, and 1 yr old doesn't leave much time in the day), and could really use some help.
Thanks in advance!
My server is nothing special. It was a freebee computer. Has an AMD Quadcore processor, 8GB Ram, built in 2008. My network is run by the Router and Motorola Modem. The Router is a Linksys E2500, which handles the DHCP. No external firewall or anything else special for that matter. I do have a HomeTheater, smart TV and 3 other computers on the network, with the TV and Theater on static IPs through the router.
I built the FreeNAS server back in November of 2015. Everything worked well. The installation of the latest OS (in Nov) networked on it's own via ethernet connection straight to my router. I assigned the server a static IP through the router using the MAC, and all worked beautifully.
In January, I updated to 9.3 and now the server won't connect to the network. I have tried disabling the static IP it was using through the router and setting the static ip through the console. I have also tried setting the dns to both my router and google (8.8.8.8). No matter what I do, the Ping does not resolve anything. I can't even ping a LAN PC. If I plug the ethernet cable into my laptop, the Laptop does connect, through DHCP, so I know its not my router.
I saw one post last night about my installation drive could be causing this if it got corrupt somehow. I have tried redownloading and wiping the OS drive completely, and I still have the same issue. I have not tried replacing the drive, as its an internal 60GB laptop drive and my MoBo does not boot to USB.
Do I really need to find another HDD to install on or is my NIC in the server bad? I've been researching and trying things for almost a month now (Work, Wife, and 1 yr old doesn't leave much time in the day), and could really use some help.
Thanks in advance!