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www.netgear.com) than a string of numbers when you want to visit a website. A DNS
server translates IP addresses into website names and website names into IP addresses.
If you selected the option to assign an IP address automatically when you configured
your Ethernet settings, the DNS fields are populated with the DNS settings from your
DHCP server and cannot be edited.
If you selected the option to assign an IP address manually when you configured your
Ethernet settings, you must manually specify the IP addresses of the DNS servers and
the domain name to access your ReadyNAS system over the Internet. Your network
administrator can help you determine your Domain Name Server IP address.
Configure the Ethernet Interfaces
All ReadyNAS systems provide at least one physical Ethernet interface.
On ReadyNAS systems with two or more Ethernet interfaces, the interfaces can be used
independently as individual links or combined into a bonded adapter. Bonding can
provide redundancy or increased throughput.
For each Ethernet interface, you can configure the following settings:
MTU
IPv4 settings including DNS servers
IPv6 settings including DNS servers
The following table shows the default network configuration.
Table 8. Default network settings
Default SettingItem
Physical Ethernet interface
1500MTU
IPv4 using DHCP IPv6 using DHCPTCP/IP
Retrieved using DHCPDNS
Configure General and TCP/IP Settings
To configure an Ethernet interface:
1. Log in to your ReadyNAS.
2. Select Network.
The Ethernet interfaces display.
Software Manual193System Settings
ReadyNAS OS 6.10