Static ip address

Beans on toast Dave · 6 Jan 2021 at 16:57

Hi

it probably somthing simple
on my server when i set a static ip address in the network settings i cannot access any shared folders
if i set the static ip address in my router it works fine

why is this?

bremen1874 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:06

Your question isn't very clear.

If you're comparing setting the servers IP using a DHCP reservation to setting it manually on the server then there's no functional difference. If that is the case I'd suspect user error.

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:08

The router can theoretically access anything. Any device on your network will only be able to see addresses within its own subnet.

And a router is a router. So it’s designed to look up IP addresses and send/receive traffic to and from them.

What is the IP address and subnet you want to reach? The subnet is the 255.255.255.0 bit after the main IP address (it might be written as a / something like /24 or /32).

Beans on toast Dave · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:11

if i reserve the ip address in the router folder sharing works fine
cancelling the reservation and entering the details into the ipv4 settings
ip address, subnet, gateway i cannot access any shared folders, but i can remote into the server

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:15

Not being funny, but you’re not helping yourself by not answering the questions.

What is the IP address of the router. And the subnet.

What is the IP address you want the server to be?

Beans on toast Dave · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:17

router is 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
want to use 192.168.0.136 same subnet

bremen1874 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:18

Can you post screen grabs of what you're entering?

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:21

So you’re entering 192.168.0.136 on the server network card with a subnet of 255.255.255.0 and a gateway (and maybe DNS server) of 192.168.0.1?

bremen1874 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:26

Is the IP you're entering manually the same as the one that was issued using the DHCP reservation?

Where are you trying to connect to the shared folders from (LAN/WAN)?

What sort of server is it (Windows, Linux, etc.)?

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:29

Is it a QNAP or a Synology and when you say you can ‘remote in’ does that mean you’re accessing it via your QNAP or Synology account?

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:32

And is the router the TaoTronics Mesh unit you talk about in the other thread?

Deleted member 77746 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:32

must be because of your beans on toast dave. Only thing stopping it might be the beans.

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2021 at 17:39

It's not something daft like it's connected to the USB port is it?

Beans on toast Dave · 6 Jan 2021 at 18:16

WJA96 said:
So you’re entering 192.168.0.136 on the server network card with a subnet of 255.255.255.0 and a gateway (and maybe DNS server) of 192.168.0.1?

exactly that

bremen1874 said:
Is the IP you're entering manually the same as the one that was issued using the DHCP reservation?

Where are you trying to connect to the shared folders from (LAN/WAN)?

What sort of server is it (Windows, Linux, etc.)?

windows w10 pro, no server specific software

WJA96 said:
And is the router the TaoTronics Mesh unit you talk about in the other thread?

it does exactly the same if its directly connected to the server with cat 5 cable via virgin router, mesh units out of the question

Bouton Aide said:
must be because of your beans on toast dave. Only thing stopping it might be the beans.

yes i think thats the issue ;-)

when i enter the above ip, into the server it says theres a problem and that "dhcp is not enabled for ethernet "

Deleted member 77746 · 6 Jan 2021 at 18:21

Ping the server from a workstation see if you get a reply. Then > start run \\192.168.0.136 You have allowed file sharing through the firewall right?

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2021 at 18:26

Beans on toast Dave said:
windows w10 pro, no server specific software

OK, so it's not a server. It's a PC with shared folders.

Beans on toast Dave said:
when i enter the above ip, into the server it says theres a problem and that "dhcp is not enabled for ethernet "

I think @bremen1874 is correct in this instance - you need to post a screenshot of what you're doing on the Windows 10 machine please.

bremen1874 · 6 Jan 2021 at 18:48

Beans on toast Dave said:
when i enter the above ip, into the server it says theres a problem and that "dhcp is not enabled for ethernet "

That’s a warning you can usually ignore. It’s just Windows trying to be helpful.

McBadgers & Mash · 6 Jan 2021 at 21:57

ok, let me get this straight.

You are connecting to the Synology from your desktop PC, when you change the IP address of the Synology to a static IP address you cant connect to it but when you allow it to pick up the IP via DHCP you can?

When you say you can connect to the "Server" remotely are you referring to the mobile app / synology account? The reason I ask is you have not mentioned anything about changing the Firewall rules on your firewall / router which is purely because the device is authenticated and or using UPNP.

After changing the Device IP address can you browse to its web front end using https or http?

If I have this the wrong way around let me know, just trying to get an understanding as changing the IP on the synology and trying to access a share on it using \\192.168.0.136 may not work until the NIC is took down and brought up again, the web server runs independently to the SMB / CIFS mount points so it could just need refreshing.

Again if I have this the wrong way around let me know

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2021 at 22:00

McBadgers & Mash said:
ok, let me get this straight.

You are connecting to the Synology from your desktop PC, when you change the IP address of the Synology to a static IP address you cant connect to it but when you allow it to pick up the IP via DHCP you can?

When you say you can connect to the "Server" remotely are you referring to the mobile app / synology account? The reason I ask is you have not mentioned anything about changing the Firewall rules on your firewall / router which is purely because the device is authenticated and or using UPNP.

After changing the Device IP address can you browse to its web front end using https or http?

If I have this the wrong way around let me know, just trying to get an understanding as changing the IP on the synology and trying to access a share on it using \\192.168.0.136 may not work until the NIC is took down and brought up again, the web server runs independently to the SMB / CIFS mount points so it could just need refreshing.

Again if I have this the wrong way around let me know

He’s got a Windows 10 workstation he wants to share the files from over a mesh network. Maybe you’d like to reformulate your response?

McBadgers & Mash · 6 Jan 2021 at 22:21

WJA96 said:
He’s got a Windows 10 workstation he wants to share the files from over a mesh network. Maybe you’d like to reformulate your response?

I think some of that stands he says "Windows 10 no server specific software" and then in the same answer states "It does exactly the same if its connected directly to the "Server", clarity of answers is pretty much key as this is bread and butter stuff.

If it is due to mesh it will be a node not routing or something daft.

Just trying to help out while I rebuild this b0rked UCS but some of the info provided is a little ambiguous