From Cisco E4200 to Netgear WNDR4500 - can't access tower in network places

[RickInHouston]

I had a Cisco E4200 router setup for a year.  The thing froze while updating the firmware three days after the warranty ran out and tech support wanted to charge me to TRY and fix it but they weren't sure they could bring it back online.  So I decided to put my money toward a Netgear WNDR4500.

 

My Cisco would find my unraid Tower almost instantly in Windows 7 Explorer when I would access it.  With the new Netgear WNDR4500 it would take 15 to 30 seconds for the first few months, and now won't find it at all.  I can find it via web access typing in 'tower'. 

 

The only thing that has changed is the router.  What, in the router settings must change to be able to see it once again?  Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

Thanks,

 

Rick

[Frank1940]

Did you reboot the router?  Routers often get slower and slower when they run without being rebooted.  Whenever there is a networking problem, all Customer service organizations will have you reboot all components on the network.  (And it works more than 90% of the time!)