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    Replacing Netgear N750 Router

    As you can see, I am replacing an ancient router (WNDR 4300) that continues to work well 12 years after it was bought. The difference is I now stream YouTube TV, and have at least 3-4 Mac computers connected with 2 playing Destiny on GeForce at the same time, and the other two on YouTube a good...
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    Problems trying to update my firmware on a Netgear Nighthawk C7000v2

    I have been having some issues where my router would keep losing connection every couple of hours or so and I have been having problems updating the firmware on my Netgear Nighthaw C7000v2. I came up with a new password and updated it, but now when i go to the Nighthawk app and click on the...
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    Netgear AC1750 - how to set it up?

    I bought a used and tested Netgear AC1750 modem-router for almost nothing in a non profit's thrift store. The modem in the house I moved into is a creaky slow as molasses Motorola modem. There's no instructions for the Netgear AC1750 and I wonder how I set this thing up. Is the passcode on...
  4. ajmichmac

    New to VPN - How does router's VPN compare to NordVPN?

    NordVPN user for some time now. Recently got a Netgear R7200 router [aka AC2100] which includes VPN features. Is a separate service like NordVPN necessary? Or is the router's VPN sufficient on it's own? Aging brain won't wrap around what seems likely a very simple/basic understanding.....
  5. edtorious

    Could not connect to Readyshare

    Hello all, I connected a USB Hard Drive formatted as Mac OS Journaled to my R7900|Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router. This is my first time doing this so I don't know much about doing this setup. On my Mac with OS Catalina 10.15, when I went to the Network folder, it shows as a PC icon...
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    How to attach encrypted HFS+ drives to a network?

    I know that people have asked this sort of question before, but I've always found it geared specifically for their own equipment, rather than in a general sense. How do users out there attach an encrypted drive to a network, be it a hard drive or raid, be it attached via ethernet or via a USB...
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    Time Machine with Netgear Router

    Dear Community, I'm using an Apple iMac and I just purchased a Netgear Router (model R7800 - Nighthawk X4S AC2600) and I connected to it an external USB Harddisk to be used for Time Machine. The setup was ok and the first back up started as expected. Unfortunately, after several hours from the...