Synology RT2600 Rejects PIN

[Tech Junky]

So, apparently MAC even though *nix based makes stuff difficult....

Finding My IP Using the MacOS Terminal​

Command prompts can also be used to your IP address on a Mac device. To use command prompts, start the MacOS Terminal app and enter one of the following commands:

• “Ipconfig getifaddr en1” - The system will return the IP address for a wired Ethernet connection.
• “ipconfig getifaddr en0” - This will return the IP address of your wireless connection.
• “Curl ifconfig.me” - This command returns the public IP address of the Mac Terminal.

IPCONFIG is normally just a windows thing. IFCONFIG is more of a Linux thing. Using both.... well, that's just silly.

 

[SpeedThree]

Just wanted to wrap this thing up and note what finally worked for anyone else who may come across this thread in search of a solution.
Using a 2010 MBP w/ an ethernet port:
* Connected MBP via ethernet cable to a LAN port on rear of RT2600
* Opened Safari and input [router.synology.com]
* It could not find a connected Synology device
* Downloaded and ran Synology Assistant; it too could not find a connect Synology device
* A pop us suggested: Enable the “Allow compatibility with devices that do not support password encryption” option in Synology Assistant Preferences.
* Made that change, ran Synology Assistant again and this time it found the RT2600 and opened the SRM page with all entrees blank.
* I set up new user name and password, made a few changes, updated the SRM version, and backed it up.

Everything is now working fine and I did not have to go through the hell that a hard reset of the RT2600 probably would have entailed.

Greatly appreciate the mini education your provided and for sticking with me while I wrestled with this problem.