Networking & wireless forum: Wireless Vs Ethernet - Weird Issues!

Qwest (CenturyLink) provided DSL Actiontec Modem/Router/Switch has a built-in uPNP feature.

In order to configure the NAS for external access I turned on uPNP and allowed the Seagate software to configure the ports for me via uPNP. The issue with the Actiontec is that the uPNP only configures the ethernet ports.

I resolved the issue by disabling the uPNP feature on the Actiontec. Deleting all the uPNP configuration and manually forwarding the required ports to the internal IP of the NAS.

Works like a charm now.

A modem makes a crappy router, but was fixable with a work around. (also know why my torrents were slow on my laptop now too.. used uPNP to configure the port!)

thanks everyone for your input!!

John

1. They have a 'strange' IP-address when connected wireless.


I thought of this too.. maybe the wireless IPs are masqueraded and are in a different subnet. I did use NetMon though and did a complete network scan.. when connected by wire, the NAS shows up and wirelessly, no where in site.

2. There is a router setting that causes it. Did you check the router management page?

I went through the router page by page and setting by setting. Nothing there I can see.

3. There is a setting in the NAS.I looked and could not find anything. Would the NAS even know where a ping was coming from and what kind of connection it was. I would not think it would be that smart..

I think I'll post the same in the Seagate Forums and see what comes up. Thanks though for the ideas.
John

I'll check using an Ubuntu Live CD right now and post results... Great Idea!

John

I ran the Ubuntu Live CD on one of my laptops. Same results... I can only connect to the NAS when wired.. when wireless, the device is not seen on the network.

John

Well, that clearly shows it isn't a Windows issue. That leaves the router or the disk itself. My guess is the router; like you I think the disk is just a passive device without this kind of intelligence.

So it might be time to try another router. For a test, there's no need to connect it to your modem or to Internet. Just turn off the modem, turn on the router, maybe reset the wired connection (ipconfig /reset), find the wireless in your PC/laptop and see if it sees the NAS.

Kees