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thegoogleman
Mar 31, 2017Aspirant
newbie posting a question
Hi, I have just wasted HOURS trying to compose and post a question, which is VERY complicated for me but the answer may be simple for those who may - eventually - see my question, because 'authen...
Sandshark
Apr 04, 2017Sensei - Experienced User
You came to an area called "Using your ReadyNAS" and were surprised/annoyed when it did not accept the model number of something that is not related in any way to a Readynas. Hmm, doesn't sound like Netgear's the problem.
BTW, if you take too long to compose a message, it does sometimes give you a "failure to authenticate". All you need to do is try again, and you will be prompted if you want to load your saved text. It may not be quite up to date to where you left off, but it's better than starting from scratch.
StephenB
Apr 04, 2017Guru - Experienced User
Sandshark wrote:
You came to an area called "Using your ReadyNAS" and were surprised/annoyed when it did not accept the model number of something that is not related in any way to a Readynas. Hmm, doesn't sound like Netgear's the problem.
Entering the model number is pretty painful though, so I think he has a point there.
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