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readyshare drive not usable in DOS command prompt
I have a C700 Nighthawk - AC 1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router where I setup the ReadyShare USB drive access.
When I type in the UNC path "\\READYSHARE\USB_Storage" and type in the Admin password for write access -- I "can" see the drive/files in Windows File Explorer. I can map this UNC path as a U:\ drive and I can see/access it just fine in the GUI.
However...
Once I switch to a CMD command prompt (even tried as Administrator) -- I can "not" see this U:\ drive. Error message = "The system cannnot find the specified drive".
The ReadyShare drive is an external 2TB USB 2.0 drive formatted in Win7 as NTFS.
I'm running Windows 10 v1607.
If I connect the USB drive directly to my computer -- I can see/access this U:\ drive locally and use CMD utilities against it just fine (robobopy.exe).
Anyone run into this issue and or know how to get CMD to use/see the ReadyShare in full-access/write mode?
thanks...
Peter
Status update: It is working now.?
I've upgraded to the latest Windows 10 version (1607.14951.1000).
I also upgraded Netgear Genie to v2.4.32.
I "can" now use/see the Readyshare drive in a CMD shell.
I can run all of the normal DOS commands on this mapped drive just fine.
I had to tweak my robocopy script to remove the /COPYALL and /ZB parameters as I guess Linux/NAS doesn't support those parameters, but I can now, with the click of a desktop shortcut - synchronize/backup my local files over the network to the NAS drive.
I am not sure if it was the change in Windows or in Genie that did the trick though.
hope this helps others too.
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Hello bergerpjr
I am looking into this I will let you know what I find out.
DarrenM
Status update: It is working now.?
I've upgraded to the latest Windows 10 version (1607.14951.1000).
I also upgraded Netgear Genie to v2.4.32.
I "can" now use/see the Readyshare drive in a CMD shell.
I can run all of the normal DOS commands on this mapped drive just fine.
I had to tweak my robocopy script to remove the /COPYALL and /ZB parameters as I guess Linux/NAS doesn't support those parameters, but I can now, with the click of a desktop shortcut - synchronize/backup my local files over the network to the NAS drive.
I am not sure if it was the change in Windows or in Genie that did the trick though.
hope this helps others too.
