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pspec
Guide
Nov 29, 2022

win 10 pro asking for readyshare password r9000

hi all   I have the R9000 setup with 2 USB HD. I have only setup admin password and have no password set on the readyshare drives. i have no problem accessing the HDs from 4 TVs, a handful of tabl...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 29, 2022
pspec wrote:

 

It's a different story with the new desktop which is running win 10 pro. when trying to access the dives it asks for a user name and password. readyshare is set to no password.

Are these USB drives? ReadySHARE is also a part of Netgear's NAS technology. And Windows treats NAS differently.

 

How are you accessing ReadySHARE from the PC?

 

WifI? Wired?

 


i have no problem accessing the HDs from 4 TVs, a handful of tablets, loads of mobile phones and 4 Laptops.

 

That says to me that it is a Windows issue.

 

Does Windows ask for a password just for ReadySHARE? Nothing else?

 

Windows can be authoritarian when it comes to security. Have you tried running the Network Wizard in Windows?

 

 

  • pspec's avatar
    pspec
    Guide
    Nov 30, 2022

    hi

    yep 2 usb HDs

    wired

    i have a windows admin login password (tried using it but didn't work. Also tried router login password)

    It was originally setup with network wiz. but i did go in and opened up all share options..

     

    I say new it's a good few months old now. when i first installed win 10 pro it worked fine after i setup network share.

    Then it stopped, so went into windows and enabled SMBv1 (which i hear causes problems for Netgear routers) settings and all was good again.

    now it's stopped 😞

     

    i try to access the 2 drives by

    This PC icon and in then click on network/Readyshare on the left side and it asks for the password.

     

    The second way

    This PC then under the PC hard drives there's network location and ReadyDLNA:R9000. when i click that one I'm not asked for the password and can see video and photos read only. I can also see all folders that contain software but on opening them they appear to be empty which they aren't.

     

    Very Frustrating

     

    Thanks

     

     

     

     

    • michaelkenward's avatar
      michaelkenward
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 30, 2022

      What happens when you aim Windows Explorer at:

       

      \\readyshare

       

       

      • pspec's avatar
        pspec
        Guide
        Dec 01, 2022
        Same thing unfortunately..
        I get the pop-up asking for password..