OK here we go... interesting results. Note I always properly shut-down and then disconnect the power. Re-connect the power and switch from off to on.
I switched to another ethernet port/cable as I needed to move the device from the basement to my office.
with ethernet cable attached:
power-on, blue power LED blinks; after some time the amber info/error LED comes on. After boot is ready (blue power led steady) I see the IP address as a connected device in my router. NAS-Navigator (2.91) finds the device. There is no info, except for that a new (I52) firmware is available (I have 1.71). I can access the device and its data
with ethernet cable detached...
power-on, blue power LED blinks; ; until boot ready the amber LED does not light up. Attach the ethernet cable. When I connect the cale, everything seems to work ok, I can access the data. One exception, the share is not automatically added to the finder on my mac.
I still need to investigate why the device did not ( and still does not) connect through the ethernet in the basement where it has been working for years.... And I am puzzled why the amber LED comes on when I startup with ethernet connected.
Another thing which happens... every time I do a refresh with the nasnavigator it tells me that the date and time of the NAS are incorrect...
And I can't find the place to download the latest firmware for this LS-WXL.
Just as an addition: after a hour or so, also in the latter case ( first boot, then connect ethernet) the amber LED comes on (Info/error)
Ahhggrr... is I52 the code for 'new firmware is available' (it is not in the manual, that stops at I47). and the amber LED comes on to signify this??? If I do not have the ethernet cable connected from boot, somewhere the device will check for new firmware and lite the LED? when the cable is connected from the start, then it is checked at boot time?
(by the way, the LED is solid on, nothing flashing...)
(still needs to check the cable/eternet port in the basement...)