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problem with r6300 external hard drive in access point mode
Running firmware V1.0.4.6_10.0.7, current AFAIK. I've tried repeatedly to connect a 1TB hard drive to the router with little or no success. It's a WD Blue drive in a Sabrent enclosure. It worked fin...
I returned the router to Amazon. It was obvious that Netgear was not interested in solving the problem. The idea that a USB device that doesn't require a driver is incompatible with the router firmware strains even the most flexible credulity. This is clearly a situation where bits is bits and the router's only job is to forward them. I could understand the DLNA software not being up to the job. This is true with some routers. I'm guessing not enough resources allocated to manage the database. The inability of the router to deal with SMB indicates a serious design defect. The reason I want to use the router is to have a source that's available at any time without the need to have a computer on. I'm back to my aging wireless N router and it works flawlessly for the media. It doesn't have the wireless signal strength of the Netgear router but it's OK as a wired access point. I wanted to improve the wireless part but not at the expense of the media serving.
TheEther wrote:
I may be going against the grain, but my advice is to not use the router as a NAS. It's not very good at it and robs the router of significant amount of CPU. Invest in a dedicated NAS. It will run circles around most routers.
I agree.
I'm not using this as my primary router. I use it as a wired access point and DLNA server. No data, just media. My old ASUS wireless N router worked perfectly well with the drive and served up music and video without a problem. I wanted wireless AC in the access point. If I had large amounts of data that I needed to work on, e. g. a database, I'd use NAS. Given my prior experience, I expected a router to do the job.