Well, I understand what you are saying but I think our situations are different.
My problems are not self-inflicted. Once I get it working – I let it alone. I can almost guarantee in 6 months’ time something will stop working – not self-inflicted. So I go through a routine of shutting down, starting up, looking for updates, checking this and that, and at every turn waiting for something to happen to make it right again. I will say that about 70% of the time this works, if not, off to the WD forums.
This then presents a second difference, and most likely is the source of MY problem. I am not a hardware, network, or programing guy. Presently I am a retired lineman for the phone company, ask me to dig a hole, put in a pole, then climb up there and attach a cable, and I’m your guy. I only know what I have struggled to learn over the past 20 years and as I get older – remembering solution to past problems also starts to become an issue.
So now off into the forums – Yes, Brian does a great job of trying to keeps things together and he has also helped me in the past. But, in the process of getting help – I don’t really speak computer, at least you have a background in hardware and networking. So, if Brian were to ask, well are you sure your DHCP is set up correctly, UH? – Again nothing against Brian, I know it’s my problem, but 3 hours later looking up DHCP, trying to figure it out and how it applies to my situation becomes old really quick. The next time you have an issue and use the forums, try this: copy and paste your responses into your google translation software –convert it to let’s say Russian, then use a Russian to English paperback dictionary to come up with your translation and solutions.
So finally, my story is out, lol. All I’m asking is an alternative to WD. In the past 10 years, there have been improvements to all types of products, cars, appliances, computers, software…. But yet after 10 years, I am still trying to figure out why WD stops working. In other words – is there an alternative – Is it time that I switch from Chevy to Ford?