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webdork
Jun 20, 2022Follower
Registered User log in problems
I’m trying to connect my external hard drive that I’ve used for previous Time Machine backups into a USB port on the back of my N600 in order to have my MacBook Pro periodically back up via Time Machi...
michaelkenward
Jun 21, 2022Guru - Experienced User
webdork wrote:
I’m trying to connect my external hard drive that I’ve used for previous Time Machine backups into a USB port on the back of my N600
What is this N600.
N600 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with that tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
Look at the label on the device for the model number.
N600 is, by the way, an ancient wifi standard. A router that old may not support some recent USB devices.