R6400 readyshare stopped working

[schumaku]

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@djhurlburt wrote:

2.  "Assuming your USB storage device is recognised..."

I can see the USB device in the netgear web-app (and in the Netgear Genie); however I cannot see the USB device through a web browser nor windows explorer.

3.  I cannot see \\readyshare when I use windows-explorer

Do you think there is a BIOS issue where I should check to see if I need the latest BIOS for my system?  It's just odd that this stopped working (seemingly) randomly. 

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Several explenation for these points in this thread already.

What happens if using the IP address, type in \\192.168.1.1 in Windows Explorer?

[djhurlburt]

Okay, so I went into "add / remove programs" and I made sure the SMB 1.0 client is turned on:

I had to reboot and after I did, I pulled up Windows Explorer and typed "\\readyshare" but it did not see this device.

Logging into the router through routerlogin.net, here is what I see:

If I click on "edit' I see this view:

clicking "edit" I get this window:

If I hit "apply" it says "share name cannot be NULL" so I typed in "backupDrive"

and then I see this:

but I still cannot see \\readyshare\... anything from Windows Explorer.

[schumaku]

Again, as I said before: NetBIOS discovery and name resolution is packed with the CIFS/SMB 1.0 Server feature (what makes some sense, think about it!) since Win 10 18xx. 

Instead of \\readshare you can use ie. \\192.168.1.1 (the router LAN IP).

[djhurlburt]

if I type in "\\192.168.1.1" I get:

Your file was not found

It may have been moved or deleted.

ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

[michaelkenward]

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@djhurlburt wrote:

if I type in "\\192.168.1.1" I get:

Your file was not found

It may have been moved or deleted.

ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

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Is that before or after you get asked for the password?

[djhurlburt]

It never prompted me for one.

[michaelkenward]

It should ask you for the login details for your router. It does here.

[TonySC2000]

r6400 is  incompatible with some devices, such as fiber modem, so disconnect the wire connection and then restart it

[djhurlburt]

I just have a standard Motorola modem with copper cat 5 plugged in.