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This reply will solve TWO Issues pertaining to Mapping a Windows Network Drive to your USB Connected Drive on your Netgear Router. This posting applies to ALL Netgear Routers utilizing Shared USB Win...
This posting is from the author of the original post above. As of mid-OCT/2017 the Netgear Website lists updates for most of the current router models dealing with the SMBv1.x Issue described above. The beta solutions originally sent to me for testing by Netgear confirmed to me that the R8500 and the R9000 series routers have been "fixed". Please take the 3 minutes it will cost you to update your router firmware now. And please verify that you have indeed DISABLED SMBv1.x (NO Checkmark) in your Windows OS as per the instructions in the original thread of this posting. I have not encountered any issues with SAMSUNG or LG Smart TV's using files served from the Netgear Routers using Cable medium or WiFi, even with 5GB Plus 4K files.
SOLUTION: UPDATE ROUTER FIRMWARE NOV/2017
Is there a target date for the Samba upgrade for this router? The 2GB limit is quite inconvenient.
Am I better off abandoning NetGear FW and going open source?
JamesGL wrote:Hi SPUBOL,
This issue has been brought up already to NETGEAR.
Since the SMBv1 has security issue with wannacry, we recommend as well to report this in bug crowd.
http://www.netgear.com/about/security/
MrRonG wrote:Is there a target date for the Samba upgrade for this router? The 2GB limit is quite inconvenient.
Am I better off abandoning NetGear FW and going open source?
JamesGL wrote:Hi SPUBOL,
This issue has been brought up already to NETGEAR.
Since the SMBv1 has security issue with wannacry, we recommend as well to report this in bug crowd.
http://www.netgear.com/about/security/
They have fixed it on the R9000 with firmware beta V1.0.2.116_samba_fix, I have disabled SMB1, you can enable/disable SMB 1 to 3 and all files are at the correct size, lets hope they release this fix for all routers affected, as we all know, Netgear are not so quick with their support.
Regards