In one of my posts I described how to configure the Icybox NAS 4220. One of the main problems was to find the Icybox in my network. The software Raidsonic offered on the cd was a windows-only software and despite the fact that I could use it with WINE, it still did not find the Icybox in the network. So I had to boot Windows Vista (which came with the notebook).

However, as I had to find the Icybox 4220 again today I did some research how to find it with Linux and someone on http://www.ubuntuusers.de gave me the answer 3 minutes after my question was posted (!!!).

You should install the programm “nmap” and then run the following code:
nmap -sP xxx.xxx.x.*
This will show you all devices (servers, nas, computers) in your network.

A few days ago I connected the Raidsonic Icybox IB-NAS4220-B with my WLAN router and DSL modem Siemens Gigaset SX550 Wlan (which is also working as a DHCP server for my little home network). However, the web interface of my Icybox was not accessible by “http://IB-NAS4220-B“, as mentioned in the manual.

In this case Raidsonic offers a tool on the cd, to find the Icybox NAS, when connected to a network. Unfortunately this tools is for Windows only. I tried to use it via Wine. The application started but did not find anything. So I had to start Windows to find the IP that my DHCP server had assigned to the Icybox. Once I have found this IP address I could access the web interface, which is available in several languages (e.g. English, German). » Read the rest of the entry..

The installation process of the the two hard disks is pretty straight forward. Just follow the instructions in the surprisingly well translated hand book and after a few minutes you can start the NAS for the first time. » Read the rest of the entry..