Synology NIC went dark

[amrogers3]

My 2nd NIC went bad on my DS214+. It's way out of warranty and there doesn't appear to be a way to easily swap out the NIC card since it is built in.

Anyone ever been able to fix something like this?

 

[amrogers3]

Anyone?

 

[degrub]

Have you tried contacting Synology or posting in their user forum ?

probably get a more experienced response as nic failures are rare.
i assume you replaced the cable with a known working one first and tried a different port on your switch/router ?
Do you get any lights on the lan port on the nas ?

 

[amrogers3]

I did contact Synology but it's an older model out of warranty and apparently they don't have a repair shop.

I did try the troubleshooting steps you mentioned. The problem is, it's not like a normal NIC card that you can replace, it is built into the unit and no easy way to swap out as you most likely already know.

The only other option I think would be to plug in a wifi dongle to use as a backup means of communication. Not the best solution but the only way I can think of to have backup comms. I know this isn't supported anymore but I'm out of options.

Any recommendations for a wifi dongle?

 

[dosborne]

If you have tried the most common solutions such as cleaning the port, trying a different cable etc, then I'm not sure I would personally spend more money on supporting a unit that has a motherboard that is failing. May be time to consider a replacement unit..

 

[ddaenen1]

My 2nd NIC went bad on my DS214+. It's way out of warranty and there doesn't appear to be a way to easily swap out the NIC card since it is built in.

Anyone ever been able to fix something like this?

Do you need 2 NIC's?