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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.
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡
Backup Indeed. Thank you. Just some back story. Went looking around on W10 and spotted an OLD .zip file. I probably created it. In there is ReadyShareConnect.exe dated 5/2/2012. That old, I did not dream that it would run on W11 but out of desperation, I closed my eyes and it ran. I was so surprised all I did was react to it (why I cant remember exactly how I fixed the problem). But I can say running that, LED me to the fix. As I recall, running it 'suddenly' let W11 show the drives and mapping worked just as I wanted.
I know forums don't like certain file types (executable) to be posted so I hesitate to provide it but here it is legitimately provided. I am assuming there are tons of people having the W11 problem I had, so good luck to those.
https://kb.netgear.com/24063/How-do-I-map-the-USB-device-attached-to-my-Nighthawk-router-to-a-Windows-network-drive