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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.
Brilliant answer. Thank you. I gather since W11 CAN have both on, it's advisable to HAVE both on(?)
I hate to be dense headed, but with the THREE choices, I don't know which to implement. I have a layman's sense the best for me is PRIVATE ON .... Public off(???) or both ON? Again, sorry for my ignorance.
My understanding of Windows 11 is that the Firewall is always "on" for 'Local' and 'Public' connections. The key is that the Firewall allows some applications to accept connections and other cannot.
The default is that no connections are accepted from either Local or Public networks. i.e. "leave me alone".
This can be frustrating, for example, when we attempt to 'ping' the computer and find that it does not respond. The solution is to tell the Firewall to accept ICMP ('ping') from devices on the Local network.
I fear that my contribution may have moved the discussion away from the primary topic, i.e. how to get a USB device connected to the router to be accessed from a Windows 11 computer.
(I tend to get distracted by technical details which are not relevant to the primary discussion.)