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Title: Multiple Link Stations on the same network
Post by: j_wolf on March 06, 2013, 09:39:35 AM

Is it possible to have multiple link stations on the same network? I just purchased a duplicate Link Station LS-WX4.0TL for my company, plugged it into the network (After unplugging the first one) set everything up with the same domain info, but I am unable to see the first one on the network when I plug it back in.

 

If I unplug the 2nd one and plug in the first one, then I can see it.

 

Essentially I want to be able to perform a differential backup from the 1st one to the 2nd one weekly, but obviously this would be difficult if I can't even get them to appear at the same time.

 

 

Thank you for any guidance and support anyone may be able to offer.

Title: Re: Multiple Link Stations on the same network
Post by: drmemory on March 06, 2013, 10:38:17 AM

It sounds like they may have the same IP address. You can set them both for DHCP to get different IP addresses or set a different IP (Static) for each one. If not that, then you may have duplicated the same domain information to where they look like the same Linkstation when both are plugged into the network.

Title: Re: Multiple Link Stations on the same network
Post by: j_wolf on March 06, 2013, 10:55:29 AM

Thank you for your response.

 

I've double checked my DHCP, and they are both assigned two different IP's. (Even the one that I cannot access has a lease through the DHCP, which I deleted but it didn't renew when I restarted the 1st) And I only took the information to connect to the domain from the 1st one and added it to the 2nd and named it appropriately (The 1st one is Nas1, the 2nd is obviously Nas2)

 

I don't consider myself an expert in networking, but I'm still at a loss. I've tried different cables / different ports on the switch to no avail

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