Connect to NAS on a different IP Range

overcooled-xp · 6 Jul 2016 at 22:23

Hi all,

Not sure if this can be done but here goes. I have a old NAS drive which I am no longer able to access the Web gui. I can access the drive but the actual web GUI config page is bricked. I have since put in a new plusnet router where it will not allow me to setup DHCP under nas drive ip range. Here is my question, is there anyway I can access this drive from my now new range? if so how?

stewski · 6 Jul 2016 at 22:28

overcooled-xp said:
Hi all,

Not sure if this can be done but here goes. I have a old NAS drive which I am no longer able to access the Web gui. I can access the drive but the actual web GUI config page is bricked. I have since put in a new plusnet router where it will not allow me to setup DHCP under nas drive ip range. Here is my question, is there anyway I can access this drive from my now new range? if so how?

Give us the internal IP address/ranges of the nas and the computer you are on.
It might be possible to see the NAS by changing your subnet mask if they're in similar ranges. E.g. 192.168.x.x

overcooled-xp · 6 Jul 2016 at 22:33

My current ip range - 192.168.1.

My Nas Drive - 10.30.50.

skyripper · 6 Jul 2016 at 22:37

Put a fixed IP address from the 10.30.50.x range on your PC, then logon to the NAS and change its IP address to one in the 192.168.1.x range.

When done switch your PC back to DHCP.

overcooled-xp · 6 Jul 2016 at 22:50

If only I could change the IP address on the device but I tinkered with it a couple of years ago and now the web gui is only accessible if I put in a port number - problem I cant remember the port number hence it's bricked. This needs to be a permanent solution if at all possible?

If it helps I run a 2012 server which handles my network?

Ev0 · 7 Jul 2016 at 00:04

Try using something like Nmap to do a full range port scan on the nas IP, that'll likely identify which port it's been set to

Or can you access and alter the config on the device via a command line?

bledd · 7 Jul 2016 at 12:38

It's not bricked.

Download a LAN port scanner.
Connect your pc directly to the nas with ethernet cable.
Set pc ip as 10.30.50.200, ping the ip of your nas (to confirm you can see it). run port scanner on that ip.

skyripper · 7 Jul 2016 at 12:47

Do you only need to access the NAS from one or two devices?
Add a 2nd IP address in the 10.x.x.x subnet to them, but don't put put any gateway or DNS details.

Which should let your PC / laptop talk to the NAS via 10.x.x.x, and talk to the Router and the internet via 192.168.x.x

You might need to do this with static IPs on them rather than DHCP though.