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Lekro44

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I have a router with an USB 2.0 port on it to support NAS feature. Now it's great and all for my needs, but I can only access it while SMB1 is enabled in Windows 10(fully updated).

I know SMB1 is really outdated and it has a security hole where ransomwares can attack.

The router is a Sagemcom F@st3686 AC, the ISP provided it for me.
I want to access the share from outside my LAN too.
What can I do? Use SMB1 or not? There is no setting in the router for the protocol.
 
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..given that I intend to keep the router as it is the cable modem also. I don't want to bridge it and put a second router in.

Are there any workarounds to not use SMB1 yet still see the NAS in windows explorer? It can also connect with FTP. Would that work?
 
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Again, I intend to keep the router as it is now. I can not replace the cable modem as it needs registering with the ISP and they do not support devices other than those they provide.
 
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Archer VR200 is the one I am using, they do others, some cheaper, some more expensive; I am currently using it on a hybrid fibre line, previously on an ADSL line and I have a 4G backup option if the line goes down.

Nearest cable to here is ~10 miles away, so never tried that option.
 
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A DSL modem, that can also be used as a router with any other modem.
Pretty standard.
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Versatile Connectivity

With the Gigabit Ethernet WAN option, the Archer VR200 can also be used with any fiber broadband or cable modem with an Ethernet output.
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What you seemed to be saying is a single modem, that has inputs for multiple connection types....cable/DSL/fiber form the ISP.
To my knowledge, that does not exist.
 
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I suppose it depends how your ISP/teleco terminate your cable; here the ethernet port covers hybrid fibre, fibre most cable and an RJ45 covers ADSL (and dial up if anyone is still doing it).

Prior to the VR200, I needed a separate Hybrid Fibre modem; if this doesnt cover what you need, look further up and down the range, they do cable routers from about £20.
 
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And that is unusual.
In your case, all the customer sees is an RJ45 port. Fiber/DSL/cable matters not.
Which any router will handle.

Upstream from that RJ45 port, there IS a specific modem.

A more typical connection in a single family residence is specific to the ISP.
There is no "cable modem" or "DSL modem" that would work with my current fiber connection.
 
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Actually, no. They have different encoding, so sticking a cable modem on a hybrid fibre, ADSL, or dial up connection line wouldnt work.

Cable connections are usually COAX or Ethernet.

Fibre could be an actual fibre optic cable, but usually terminates outside of a home/office and is converted to ethernet.

Router makers design mostly for the standard connections, with a few specialised for the above. Outside of the US coax cable is a dying breed; in the UK, most have been replaced with hybrid fibre ethernet.

If your connection isnt covered by current world standards, I apologise for getting your hopes up.
 
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