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Admin Password Doesn't Work for USB readyshare drive
Admin login/password is denied when accessing a hard drive connected to the modem via USB that was read/write protected in routerlogin.net. If the drive is not protected, no problem accessing via...
DexterJB as I've mentioned above ... there is no way to connect a Nighthawk hosted shared folder with admin protection on many NTGR routers.
Windows 10 Pro, Version 10.0.18362 Build 18362 (up2date of course), no strange optimisations, can connect flawless also to legacy NAS (NetBIOS annoucement/name resolution only, SMB 1.0 only, ... and works nicely on high end NAS using WSD and SMB 3 with negotiated encryption for example).
Example: R9000, 1.0.4.36 Hotfix, no current SMB session to the R9000, and no entries in the Credentials Manager. And yes, the admin password does end with a @ ... that's nothing that must have an impact:
Very misleading that the "Warning" does talk of an "Admin Password" ... username and password are case sensitive, and there is NO Admin account, only admin.
And yes, I know the admin password...
Same issue here. very frustrating. Is there any updates?
Christian_R please ...
I am also experiencing this on Mac OS
Router Firmware Version
V1.0.0.56I am able to connect to readyshhare just fine without admin password enabled. Once its enabled, i cannot connect at all (using the same credentials i use to login to routerlogin).Hello giologist,
Are you getting an error when the password is enabled and attempting to log in?
Christian
My router has been working fine for over a year - able to map readyshare as a network drive with password protection using a Terabyte USB hard drive. This problem started for me a few days ago. My USB drive wouldn't even show up when web browisng to readyshare nor would it connect to any of my computers (Linux or Windows). I unplugged the drive and plugged it back in. It then showed up and worked fione for about a day. The problem was now different, the drive showed up in the administration panel of the web browser and I could use the web browser to see the files but it would not map to any of my computers. Plugging and unplugging the drive did not fix it this time. I then unplugged the drive, plugged in a USB memory stick and was able to map that. I thin unplugged the memory stick, plugged back in my Terabyte USB hard drive and it worked again, able to remap it to my computer. If this pursists I will swap out the hard drive with another one and see if that one is stable.
Dwsexton wrote:
My router has been working fine for over a year - able to map readyshare as a network drive with password protection using a Terabyte USB hard drive.
Is there a question in there? I can't see one.
If you do need help, you would do better to start a new question that to hitch a ride on something that started more than three years ago,
If you are just adding more details based on your experience, thanks. Perhaps it will help a later visitor.
Christian_R wrote:Hello giologist,
Are you getting an error when the password is enabled and attempting to log in?
Christian
Correct, when entering the password, I receive the following error message:
There was a problem connecting to the server “readyshare”.
Check the server name or IP address, and then try again. If you continue to have problems, contact your system administrator.
This is when using a direct copy and paste from the admin password I used to login to routerlogin.net. Also, machine is MacOS
