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jackroberts
Mar 09, 2023Aspirant
RAX40 USB Port broken?
Hi I wonder if anyone can help me, I’ve been using the router since December 2021 and everything’s been fine, a few months ago I plugged a Sandisk 256GB USB Flash Drive into it to stream TV shows onto...
michaelkenward
Mar 10, 2023Guru - Experienced User
jackroberts wrote:
I rebooted the router a handful of times using the app and since then I can no longer access the drive from the router
Have you been into the browser graphical user interface (GUI) and investigated the ReadySHARE settings?
- jackrobertsMar 10, 2023Aspirant
Hi I've checked all of the settings and I've not had any luck getting it to work. The router isn't really acknowledging that it's even connected.
- plemansMar 10, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Did you try factory resetting the router? maybe in the on/off's you were doing, something in the settings was corrupted
- michaelkenwardMar 10, 2023Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
Did you try factory resetting the router? maybe in the on/off's you were doing, something in the settings was corrupted
That was going to be my next suggestion, but it is a bit of a nuclear option. Then again, always a good move when there are post-update issues.
First I'd like to know what jackroberts finds in the GUI.
Hard to interpret comments like:
Hi I've checked all of the settings and I've not had any luck getting it to work. The router isn't really acknowledging that it's even connected."
Acknowledged where? Windows? ReadySHARE settings?
Then there is the Windows SMB1 challenge. Has jackroberts considered this?
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