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Does RAX120 replace XR500
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Not a router expert. Have to replace XR500 (incompatible with W11) with something as close as possible .... particularly USB ports for HDDs to be seen on home ne...
This thread is SOLVED. I have requested Moderator mark it so. Turns out, XR500 Readyshare is compatible w/ W11. I just fixed it, but don't know exactly how I did it. If you are having the same problem I did, don't give up. It's all hidden in there somewhere within W11. Good luck.
I need to digest what you have said. I do have some 'news'. First I need to explain something. W10 Explorer/This PC shows this:
See Network Locations (3)? I rarely click on that because I have the two HDs mapped to M: and N: Out of sight, out of mind. If I DO click on it, I get 4 folders (Browse Folders, Music, Pictures, Video). Open Browse. New window/2 folders/sdb1 AND sda2. Hmmm, they each will open revealing each HD content on the router.
This is the same W10 machine as above:
The router shows:
I don't see anything about SDB1 or SDB2 but that's OK with me because everything works on W10 (but I don't know where those identifiers are coming from).
Now, on to W11: I did a W/Update repair installation, W11PRO, and all the other stuff. Disk Cleanup, check for more updates, SMB 1, blah, blah, blah. The word READYSHARE does not appear anywhere on that machine. It does reveal SDB1 and SDA2 folders (like W10 does). Pretty much same as W10 except no READYSHARE shows up .... anywhere. This is 'bout' the best I know to do. Out of ideas.