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Will NetGear ever fix R7500 or should I get rid of it?
I have to reboot the router, just like everyone else, about every other day, to restore wifi and internet connectivity. Sometimes, twice in one day. All the sudden all the wifi connections to all d...
Just an update. Seemed to have isolated at least why the router crashes/halts comms intermittently.
Originally, I decided to plug my external drive into the ESata port rather than one of the USB 3.0 ports.
I wanted to use ESata figuring it would be slightly faster avoiding USB encapsulation/conversion. Honestly I can't tell much different speed wise Esata vs the USB on the R7500.
Any way, a few weeks ago I decided to switch the external drive to the USB 3.0 port. Since then, I haven't had to reboot the router once.
Never had any issues with the Esata when directly connecting the drive to a Windows machine. So I'm not sure what is at error exactly. Could be the sata on the router, could be the drive enclosure. Could be the cable. (not spending further time on this)
Just figured maybe if someone else ran into a similar issue, they could try using the USB port versus the Esata, if they are using the Esata port.
Just an update. Seemed to have isolated at least why the router crashes/halts comms intermittently.
Originally, I decided to plug my external drive into the ESata port rather than one of the USB 3.0 ports.
I wanted to use ESata figuring it would be slightly faster avoiding USB encapsulation/conversion. Honestly I can't tell much different speed wise Esata vs the USB on the R7500.
Any way, a few weeks ago I decided to switch the external drive to the USB 3.0 port. Since then, I haven't had to reboot the router once.
Never had any issues with the Esata when directly connecting the drive to a Windows machine. So I'm not sure what is at error exactly. Could be the sata on the router, could be the drive enclosure. Could be the cable. (not spending further time on this)
Just figured maybe if someone else ran into a similar issue, they could try using the USB port versus the Esata, if they are using the Esata port.