nick205
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 10:05 AM |
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Connecting a USB HDD to a WiFi router?
Is it possible/easy/cheap/reliable to hook a an external USB hard drive up to a wireless router?
Or do I have to bite the bullet and buy a new hard drive with Ethernet connectivity?
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tegwin
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 10:55 AM |
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You can get little boxes that have ethernet and USB ports on that can act as a "middle man" between HDD and wireless router (assuming it
has network ports on it)...
Dont expect really fast data transfer speeds though...
I cant remeber the name of the brand, its an obscure one... but the box should only be about £35..
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SeaBass
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 11:01 AM |
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My new NetGear Router has a USB storage connection. Not tried it yet but it seems you can enable remote access over the web too.
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jossey
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 11:23 AM |
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try that...
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/16096190/Seagate-FreeAgent-GoFlex-1TB-Gigabit-Ethernet-Network-External-Desktop-Hard-Disk-Drive-STAM1000200/Product.html
?_%24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccc:%7Cprd:16096190%7Ccat:Hard+Drives
i use a cisco 4tb server box....
works on the lan.
but they cost a bomb.
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balidey
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 11:30 AM |
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I have a Sumvision Aero Lite NAS Dongle. This should do what you are after, but I've still not got mine plugged in yet, so can't comment
on its effectivness.
[Edited on 18/11/10 by balidey]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 01:47 PM |
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You find NAS enclosures on ebay at a very reasonable price and you can just put any suitable HD into them ---- very simples !
NAS drive enclosures run on firmware that acts as a firewall, ftp server, and windows networking file server --- USB drives don't have any
protection against intrusion.
[Edited on 18/11/10 by britishtrident]
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nick205
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 02:15 PM |
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Thanks for all advice chaps.
@ BT in particular, good point and something I hadn't considered!
I suspected the answer would be to invest in a proper NAS set-up. Maybe I can re-use the USB HDD as a back-up to the NAS device...?
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 02:15 PM |
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If you have a BT Home hub 2 (black curvy one) you can plug a USB HDD into it and map it as a network drive no problemmo. Full firewall protection from
the outside world etc.
[Edited on 18/11/10 by coyoteboy]
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RazMan
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 02:54 PM |
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I have a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo which is pretty good - 2Tb of storage all accessable on the network. I keep all of my backup software and media on it,
streaming wirelessly to my 52" Plasma tv via a Netgear EVA8000
p.s. If your drive is SATA then it will probably go into a NAS drive but the large drives are getting much cheaper now,
[Edited on 18-11-10 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
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