Web-GUI/ Samba-Shares stopping regularily

[jochenthomas]

Hi,
I am experiencing very often that the Samba shares (connected USB HDD) or even the Admin-GUI some times isn't working.
WLAN/IP-Routing is still working, I can SSH and restart the router. Afterwards all is fine again. This is currently the only cure...
BTW: I have a daily reboot cron job...

So, If I am not at home it would be a desaster because of missing access to my files - so how to check what are the reasons for this?
(Firmware-Version:3.0.0.4.260.21 (Merlin build))

BTW: Just seen, but currently less important: http://192.168.1.1/Main_TrafficMonitor_realtime.asp is showing Internet/Cable Traffic, but no WLAN 2,4 or 5 GHz Traffic Monitoring, even Radio Streaming on a Tablet is currently working...

 

[RMerlin]

See in the System Log if there are any error message. My first guess would be that your hard disk is being dropped from the router. With all the reports of USB disks randomly dropping, I have come to the conclusion that the USB support of this router is pretty unreliable, it frequently loses access to plugged USB disks. Flash drives seem to be the only reliable drives with this router.