I locked myself out of my NAS 110 server.

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#205147 31-Oct-2016 17:05

I have the ultimate nubie situation - I locked myself out of my NAS 110 server.

I got distracted and accidently closed the netoork window and logged out. I changed / added a subnet mask and didn't write it down. It was the top most address on the Routing Table List. That is all I remember.

There is data on this drive that I need to access. I hope that I not screwed.

Can this be opened, and can I backdoor the disk to retrieved the data?

Thanks in advance.

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#1661579 31-Oct-2016 17:08

I am 99% certain you can remove a drive, plug it into a computer (perhaps via USB to SATA adapter) and access the files (loading a linux file system driver in Windows if necessary.

Check the manual and online. You may be able to reset the networking side of the device without affecting the data.

What is the exact make and model and can you find a link to a manual?

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#1661588 31-Oct-2016 17:18

Wow, that was quick...

I have the manual. I did not see where I could reset the network without affecting data. I may be wrong.

This unit has worked perfectly over the years. I don't want to brick-it.

It is a Seagate NAS 110 personal server.

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#1661617 31-Oct-2016 18:22

Thanks for the ideas. I forgot about the USB & SATA connections. I was watching the YouTube video below on how to remove the HD from the case and was going to try and access the data directly. The video talks about the need for a Linus Reader (I had forgotten that the drive was Unic, not Windows).

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In any event so others might need to do this, 1) Access the drive and copy the data to a new drive (which I have), 2) Do a system reset on the NAS and moved the data back; 3) create a new backup of the data.

Recover Data From Black Armor NAS Drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdHK7mdhlD8

Here is the link to the Linux Reader mentioned in the video.
http://www.diskinternals.com/download/zd1477889871611/Linux_Reader.exe

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#1661630 31-Oct-2016 18:52

Get wireshark out and take a look at the ARP requests. As you connect your LAN interface you should see the ARP requests "who has 0.0.0.0" etc

Once you see the IP address the NAS has just put your PC in to that network and just keep your subnet way out at /8 (255.0.0.0).

That is assuming that is what you are saying you have lost? And not actually your admin password?

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#1661850 1-Nov-2016 09:04

Removing the drive from those things is a mission, I tried swapping mine out but no go without damaging the housing.

And yes, the drive format is not NTFS/FAT.

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#1661950 1-Nov-2016 11:44

Another option is to set your PC to a /8 mask and run an IP scan and you will eventually find the IP. Start with the common subnets like 192, 10, 172 etc.

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#1662105 1-Nov-2016 15:59

Does this help at all? http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/210995en

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#1662110 1-Nov-2016 16:04

BarTender:

Does this help at all? http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/210995en

No, as it says it is a data-destructive process and OP wants to keep the data.

I really like the suggestion from @Mattmannz - shows the strength of the community when simple and smart but overlooked (by earlier posters including me) suggestions like this pop up.

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#1662169 1-Nov-2016 17:57

You didn't read the whole document where it had a link to

http://www.seagate.com/au/en/support/downloads/item/blackarmor-discovery-thin-master/

Which I think is exactly what you need.

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#1662176 1-Nov-2016 18:04

Mattmannz:

Another option is to set your PC to a /8 mask and run an IP scan and you will eventually find the IP. Start with the common subnets like 192, 10, 172 etc.

or, as above, 30 seconds with wireshark...

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#1662534 2-Nov-2016 11:17

Wireshark is a great tool but is often hard for people to initially work with.

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#1664540 6-Nov-2016 13:17

Thanks Mattmannz,

How does one set the PC to a /8 mask?

"...and run an IP scan and you will eventually find the IP. Start with the common subnets like 192, 10, 172 etc."

I am a novice in this arena.

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#1664542 6-Nov-2016 13:19

Thanks BarTender,

I tried that. I have the Discovery Application loaded. The one I downloaded through the link is the same thing. I got the same result: a blank window.

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#1664545 6-Nov-2016 13:21

Thanks - I got it out of the case okay. Then had second thoughts after watching avideo on recovery... my mental bandwidth was unable to process....

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#1664571 6-Nov-2016 14:23

If you can connect it to a computer via SATA cable or a USB to SATA adapter, you should have little trouble. Google ext driver windows and you should find some software that will let you read the files on the linux-formatted drive. (Perhaps if possible use the EXT file system driver in read-only mode.) I did this 10-ish years ago with great success.

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