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RAX200 Readyshare issue: change mount path after router reboot
Hello, I have this issue on RAX200 for a while now on different FW version. The latest one I have is 1.0.6.138. I considered raising support case, until I saw that it's required some subscriptio...
Yes it's good.
When I reboot it will change entirely:
Folder Name(O:\) and Share Name(\\readyshare\O_Drive).
So any client where I mounted that path will complain \\readyshare\M_Drive) does not exists...
And that would be true, it's not existIng anymore.
PrOblem is the drive should not take another mount letter when router reboots and/or it should be possible to modify it manually.
Ps: I did try to umount the usb, physically diaconnect it and reconnect. The letter stays the same. It's only in router reboot that it changes.
When I reboot it will change entirely:
Folder Name(O:\) and Share Name(\\readyshare\O_Drive).
So any client where I mounted that path will complain \\readyshare\M_Drive) does not exists...
And that would be true, it's not existIng anymore.
PrOblem is the drive should not take another mount letter when router reboots and/or it should be possible to modify it manually.
Ps: I did try to umount the usb, physically diaconnect it and reconnect. The letter stays the same. It's only in router reboot that it changes.
- Thanks but that won't change the mount... It's different.
Hi UserRax200 ,
Do you mean that you want to change "Folder name" ?
I think it is detected automatically, and it can't be changed.
Is my understanding correct ?
Thanks.
- The folder name, which is actually a bad naming for the "drive letter mount path" changes after every reboot of the router.
Imagine your c:\ drive (which netgears calls folder name) in Windows. You reboot your computer (the router) and then suddenly it's now called d:\ drive.
For the RAX it's problematic because you use the actual path (\\readyshare\C_drive\). Then on my client within my network I access that. So when the router reboots, my client complains that no longer exists and I needmto manually set it to \\readyshare\d_drive\.
As you say we can't change the name I notice it's like changing down from alphabet. It was P, after reboot it became O, then afternreboot N...now it's M. Hi UserRax200 ,
I also try it, and it show folder name(U:/) and it keep same folder name(U:/) after reboot.
Thanks.
- Maybe it's due to the USB disk size (512gb),maybe it was when it's fat32, now it's NTFS. I don't know I can just tell you it's bugging here.
And can I ask you to pay attention to the description I provided in the first post?
drive name is J 10 min after (I rebooted the router using the GUI once)drive name was K 10min earlier
firmware version (latest)
What is the modem/gateway in front of the router?
What does Windows show in Networking?
ReadySHARE issues can sometimes show up there.
I have this issue on RAX200 for a while now on different FW version. The latest one I have is 1.0.6.138.That is not the latest.
RAX200 Firmware Version 1.0.10.140 | Answer | NETGEAR Support
You might find it useful to experiment with "Alt+Print Screen" in Windows. Your camera shots are almost impossible to read.
Alt+Print Screen - Google Search
- As you can see the latest version of the firmware is indicated just one post above yours.
note that at the time of writing my first post, the firmware I indicated was the latest.
Anyway the issue is present with any firmware.
I have no issues in Windows with Readyshare. The modem is a fiber modem ZyXEL AX7501-B0
UserRax200 wrote:
The modem is a fiber modem ZyXEL AX7501-B0This thing?
It describes itself as Dual-Band Wireless. That usually denotes an integrated router. If that is the case, then piling router oin router can be awkward.
I have no issues in Windows with Readyshare.So \\READYSHARE is visible and accessible in Windows?
I see no indication that you have tried different USB devices with ReadySHARE.
This is a (hopelessly inaccurate) list of the things that are known to work with ReadySHARE:
ReadySHARE USB Drives Compatibility List | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Thanks for the help.
- Yes thats the device.
- You are correct, but I disabled DHCP on one routeur, etc....(I can't set the ISP to bridge they don't let you do that)
- Yes it is accessible and visible from windows. Ex now: \\readyshare\D_Drive
- The list is very limited 🙄... We're talking about a simple usb key here... That gives quite a bad impression of Netgear to me (in addition to their support with idiotic and unrelated questions PS: I'm in the field for 20 years or so)
