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After updating R7800 to firmware 1.0.2.36 Time Machine can't see network drive
After updating R7800 to firmware 1.0.2.36 Time Machine can't see network drive. I can' connect to the drive but it won't show up under Time Machine drive select. It was working fine in the previous v...
Updating the firmware to Voxel's custome firmware fixed the issue.
Same problem here: 1.0.2.36 breaks the time machine connection (It does not allow afp apple file protocol). The suggestion to switch to Voxel's firmware works. Netgear is sending emails to users urging to update to latest firmware due to security protocol issues -- There should be a note next to the firmware file that says "This will break afp/time machine connections"
See my post on this problem:
There appear to be a lot of unhappy R7800 owners that can not use their network drive with firmware version 1-0-2-36. You could flash the prior version (1-0-2-32) or wait for Netgear to fix this bug. I wonder if Netgear tested external drive functionality with firmware version 1-0-2-36. If you look at my post screenshots, it is pretty easy to see that the file size reporting with version 1-0-2-36 is broken.
- Fixed in 1.0.2.38 although it does not say it is, it is.
Killhippie wrote:
... although it does not say it is, it is.I don't know why Netgear bothers with release notes, they never say anything useful.
That's why reports like yours are so useful. Thanks for it.
Hi everyone,
I'm new at TIme Capsule backup with Netgear R7800. I'm trying to use my router as Time Machine with my new SSD 850 EVO just formatted in MacOS journaled. I can connect to it with cmd+K at smb://readyshare but I can't see in Preferences -> Time Machine -> Select Drive.
I have just updated from 1.0.2.36 to 1.0.2.38 but unfortunately nothing has changed.
Any help?
Thanks
Have you hard reset the router?
1.0.2.38 fixed this issue. Thanks!
