USB flash/thumb drive not showing on Mango router GL-MT300n-V2

navs · 2019-12-23T14:47:52.536Z

Hi all

I can’t see my flash/thumb drive on my Mango [GL-MT300n-V2] router?
I have made sure there is no space in the name of the drive.
I have looked at other threads but can’t see a way forward?

thanks for any help

ThH · 2019-12-23T17:21:23.045Z

What size is the stick? How is it formatted?

navs · 2019-12-23T17:32:59.724Z

hi thanks for the reply
stick is fat32 formatted 2Gb

ThH · 2019-12-23T17:41:48.001Z

navs:

-MT300n-V

Are you using windows? If so did you try to enter \\IPofROUTER in Explorer?

navs · 2019-12-23T17:45:09.340Z

hi
not using windows ( i have access to a win machine though)
just to be clear i can connect to router okay and see the web interface, just that i cannot see the usb drive in the interface?
thanks

ThH · 2019-12-23T17:49:26.462Z

I am using a different router, nevertheless, I also don’t see anything showing up in the interface. If you are using MAC or linux you should try the smb protocol with the IP of the router.

navs · 2019-12-23T20:11:19.797Z

ah so the router interface is not supposed to show the usb drive?
hmm so you are able to access a usb drive by using another file program on your system?
thx

edit/ okay can see USB drive via my file explorer;
thx for your help ThH

limbot · 2019-12-23T22:25:02.843Z

Note that if you’re using a Windows machine you’ll have to load SMB1 support as it’s disabled by default.

(Yes saw you weren’t )