FreeNas Help Needed

ste-sim2x9 · 17 Apr 2013 at 17:50

Ok i've never used or even made a nas michine before but i've got a spare machine and set out setting freenas up. I've installed freenas to a memory stick and get to where it gives me a ip address to access the web interface but all i get is the following.

Whats wrong and how do i fix.

Frozennova · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:43

Is there an ethernet cable connected. If there is press 1 to enter the network configuration an follow the instructions.

inSilica · 20 Apr 2013 at 21:11

ManLoveRulesOK said:
Is there an ethernet cable connected. If there is press 1 to enter the network configuration an follow the instructions.

... Look for DHCP while you are in 1, just make sure when it asks you for gateway you tell it your routers IP address

ste-sim2x9 · 23 Apr 2013 at 11:48

Still lost and can't get this to work,as seen on the pic above I'm getting no ip and the Ethernet cable is connected. I select option 1 configure network interfaces but don't know what to put, not great with networks.

here's what i selected.

Select an interface - (1) nfe0. Selected 1
Delete interface yes/no - Selected n
Reset network config y/n - Selected n
Config interface for DHCP y/n Selected n
Config IPv4. Y/n Selected y
Interface name. Left blank
IPv4 Address I put my routers ip in
IP v4 Net mask I put my routers in
Config IPv6. Y/n. I selected n

I was taken back to console setup with my routers ip now showing where there was 0.0.0.0 on the pic above. So I gathered I had to go to my laptop and put my ip in to access the GUI but nothing happens. Any help would be great.

Frozennova · 23 Apr 2013 at 14:57

Ipv4 address is the ip you wish to assign to freenas not the ip of your router. Net mask should be 255.255.255.0

ste-sim2x9 · 23 Apr 2013 at 15:21

ManLoveRulesOK said:
Ipv4 address is the ip you wish to assign to freenas not the ip of your router. Net mask should be 255.255.255.0

Is that any ipv4 address that i can use?

Frozennova · 23 Apr 2013 at 15:57

Any address that isn't used, I'd pick something that couldn't be used by another device that grabs one via dhcp

ste-sim2x9 · 23 Apr 2013 at 16:48

ManLoveRulesOK said:
Any address that isn't used, I'd pick something that couldn't be used by another device that grabs one via dhcp

any suggestions?

Frozennova · 23 Apr 2013 at 17:13

My router is set to assign IPs from 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.255

As I know only around 10-15 devices will ever connect using DHCP i use 192.168.1.250 for FreeNAS then 192.168.1.251 for the software Jail. Something you will probably come across at a later date

ecksmen · 23 Apr 2013 at 19:15

ManLoveRulesOK said:
Ipv4 address is the ip you wish to assign to freenas not the ip of your router. Net mask should be 255.255.255.0

Gross generalisation; you subnet is likely to be this, but it may not be.

You could just let it DHCP and then put a reservation on the lease.

Frozennova · 23 Apr 2013 at 22:14

Generalisation yes, however it's pretty much universally accepted that 255.255.255.0/24 is the normal subnet for home.

Hellsmk2 · 28 Apr 2013 at 23:50

From a Windows box, open up a command prompt and run the following command:

ipconfig /all

This will tell you what details your windows box uses. Make a note of the following:

IPV4 Address
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway

Back on the NAS server, select option 1 again, and when you get to the following, enter the following:

IPv4 Address: Enter an IP address based on the first three octets of your Windows IPV4 address, but change the last octet to something like .100 (Eg, if your IPV4 address on Windows is 192.168.1.10, change it on FreeNAS to 192.168.1.100)

IP v4 Net mask: Enter the Subnet Mask noted from your Windows box.

The only entry you would need to enter your router IP for is if it asks you to enter the Default Router/ Gateway.

Alternatively, select yes when it asks you to configure it for DHCP, and that will tell it to get an IP from your DHCP server (most likely your router if you have very little networking knowledge). I wouldn't recommend this for a NAS, but it will work.