Nighthawk AX6 Cable Modem Router-Using ReadyShare

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Duddy03 wrote:

Thanks for your reply, Michael.  My Nighthawk cable modem model is an AX2700 DOCSIS 3.1 (CAX30).  I have only used the Quick Start Guide; I haven't downloaded the full owner's manual.  Only recently have I learned about ReadyShare from this web site:  https://k2digitizers.com/understanding-readyshare-on-your-network-everything-you-need-to-know/. 

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Reading that page, I see that it refers to an old router from 2014. A lot has changed since then.

I also see that it makes no promise that ReadyShare itself can backup your data.

Back then, Netgear produced utilities that you can install on a PC to get it do various things. Sadly, it has steadily chipped away at these tools. ReadyCLOUD is dead. The Netgear genie for PCs and Mac OS is also officially dead, but you can still find it on the website.

genie | Product | Support | NETGEAR

Be warned that the genie installation file is wrapped up in a RAR archive that you have to decompress.

It does not offer anything in the way of backup support. But it has a neat network map.

In any case, I would not expect a simple USB add-on to a router to be much of an option if I wanted control over my backup strategy. I prefer something that I can control to meet my needs.

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1.  Most consumer-grade HDs are not network certified, so the manufacturer cannot or will not tell you if they will work on a wi-fi network.

I'm not sure what that has to do with backup regimes. I know that I have used dozens of HDs on my network over the years. None of them "network certified", whatever that means.

I do know that I would never rely on a wifi connection for critical backups. Too flaky and likely to fall over.

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2.  Most backup software "wants" to backup data from a person's Documents/Pictures/Videos folders.  That's not want I want.  I want to get as much data off the laptop storage and safely stored in my own external hard drive.

 

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That is not my experience. Maybe it applies to the free options built into devices and other programs. I use three different types of backup software for different purposes. Not one of them forces me to use any particular strategy.

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3.  Some backup software piles everything on a stack.  Some remove file attributes on the data files, most destroy the owner's file structure and some even change the file names themselves.  The Windows 11 backup gives no flexibility.

 

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Again, that is not my experience. The backup programs I use, such as SyncBack, either produce mirror images of the data I want to preserve, backing up the bits of the file structure that I choose, to timetables that I set. Or, as in the case of Acronis, they create "whole system" images that I can restore as a whole, if a disk dies for example, or in bits, if files go AWOL.

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4.  If ReadyShare is not the most appropriate backup software to meet my needs, that is OK.  Thank you for suggesting SyncBack.  I'll check it out.  The ideal setup would be to mirror my 5 TB USB laptop-connected ext. HD with my new 14 TB wi-fi-connected HD.  Unfortunately, I don't have a clue on how to do that!  Thanks again for your reply and assistance.

 

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As explained, ReadyShare isn't a backup software. It is a way of adding storage to your network that I can then attack with whatever software you like. ReadyShare makes USB drives visible to other devices on the work.

You could start by working out how to attach everything to your network. In particular, how to attach the 14TB drive. Is that the USB drive you have in mind?

The biggest USB drive I have added to ReadySHARE was 8TB.

How is this laptop connected to your network?

When you have worked out how to get all the devices on the same network and visible to each other you can decide which backup regime to deploy.

Reading the manual for your router would be a good start. It might be more useful than websites that seem to relate to hardware from a decade or so ago.