PfSense and WD MyCloud
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Having an issue with my NAS WD myCloud since installing pfSense. I have a 3 TB WD NAS on my network, ethernet connected. I used this drive as a Time Window backup to my MAC desktop. I can see the NAS on the network and the files. However I cannot access the backups from Time Machine are perform a "restore" function. Anti Virus and VPN are disengaged. On the other hand, I can do a backup to a USB drive directly from the MAC. Is there some setting, or port enablement that needs to be addressed in pfSense to recognize this backup? TIA
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No, there are no settings on pfSense for Time Machine. If the NAS is on a different subnet than your desktop, perhaps install Avahi. If it's on the same subnet, pfSense is not involved at all here.
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I'm not quite sure what is happening, but I can ping the NAS drive and access it via my desktop. However when I try to do a backup, Time Machine hangs up and says there's a network issue. I have the NAS set to a static ip. Something is blocking the ability for TM to write to the drive. Yet I'm able to do so with a usb connected drive, obviously not going through my server??
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Are these two devices on the same subnet or not?
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Time Machine uses Apple File Protocol & Bonjour AKA mDNS in finder is the name changing of your TM drive i.e. Backup Drive (2) ?
Maybe try deleting the password that would be stored in the Keychain on the Mac for the drive.
I had a WD my Cloud a few years ago and to be honest I wasn't too impressed.
I use Carbon Copy Cloner with a directly attacked drive that I swap monthly and I also backup to a Time-Capsule via Time Machine with no issues.
