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Can't connect to ReadyShare
Hi,
I've spent the last few hours going through pages on this forum and still haven't found a solution to my problem.
I can't access the hard drive connected via usb to my wndr4500 through my wireless network on my pc. It doesn't appear.
On my laptop and tablet devices I have no problems connecting to the router and streaming movies etc off the storage device (2tb).
My pc connects to the router fine and runs internet fine. Accessing the router login page shows the readyshare status as 'ready' and on the readyshare tab I can see the usb drive name, space used etc. Router firmware and network drivers are all updated.
In the advanced settings I have: enabled any usb device to connect, checked the workgroup name, enabled media server with auto scan.
My wireless connection is a home network connection and I cannot find any issues that are stopping me from connecting.
I have a suspicion that this problem is related to my wireless card though i'm not really sure if this is the case or what it might actually be. I have a wnda4100 n900 wireless adaptor.
Wondering what the problem is?
Sorry if this question has already been answered, I couldn't find it. Thanks in advance for any help.
W.
I've spent the last few hours going through pages on this forum and still haven't found a solution to my problem.
I can't access the hard drive connected via usb to my wndr4500 through my wireless network on my pc. It doesn't appear.
On my laptop and tablet devices I have no problems connecting to the router and streaming movies etc off the storage device (2tb).
My pc connects to the router fine and runs internet fine. Accessing the router login page shows the readyshare status as 'ready' and on the readyshare tab I can see the usb drive name, space used etc. Router firmware and network drivers are all updated.
In the advanced settings I have: enabled any usb device to connect, checked the workgroup name, enabled media server with auto scan.
My wireless connection is a home network connection and I cannot find any issues that are stopping me from connecting.
I have a suspicion that this problem is related to my wireless card though i'm not really sure if this is the case or what it might actually be. I have a wnda4100 n900 wireless adaptor.
Wondering what the problem is?
Sorry if this question has already been answered, I couldn't find it. Thanks in advance for any help.
W.
13 Replies
- Hmm, your last post about the Ready DLNA makes it sound like it's working properly, only some files would be shown via DLNA like certain movie, picture or music formats. So I think you are correct, it's something to do with windows settings, not the adapter or it's settings.
Keep in mind, windows or other firewalls and anti-virus may block some access, so until you get this sorted out I would uninstall those (Disable if using windows firewall, uninstall for all others as disable does not always do intended, especially for antivirus apps)
The only thing I can think of other than what I just mentioned is windows network discovery? See my posts here, the setting I mean is the one above what's circled in this post (Set for public and home)
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?p=422293#post422293 - I know this topic is kind of old, but that's what came up when I googled for the same issue.
Actually, entering \\readyshare in an Explorer window let me access the drive. Not *Internet* Explorer, just plain old Windows Explorer. The drive doesn't show up anywhere else (not under Computer, the web interface says Offline...)
It's the only way I can access it, so thank you Aurora420 :-)I solved this problem a while ago, but it happened again today (perhaps related to the latest Windows 10 updates?). After several hours of troubleshooting, the solution was to log into the Netgear Genie app, go to the ReadyShare tab, and enable Network Neighborhood/MacShare. I had to do it without an admin password -- turning that on have me an error that a non-password-protected folder is required.
