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| 524399 | 2007-02-13 06:31:00 | My home network currently runs the following Xbox/PS2/Laptop/Home PC thru a Wireless Linksys Router(using a combination of Wired and wireless cards) which all connect to the internet no problems :) What I REALLY would like to add is a external HDD to the network, prefferably via the LAN network. Then I can move all the wifes photo's/music, my games etc to this new HDD. Found a 60gig external HDD for a nice price, however it uses the USB2.0. My question is this Can I connect a cheap wireless USB adaptor to the External HHD that then connects to the router, and is available on my network? |
Smash King (11883) | ||
| 524400 | 2007-02-13 06:39:00 | Hi, nice try but no, you need a NAS device (network attached storage) which has an ethernet port to plug into the router WITH its security. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 524401 | 2007-02-13 06:46:00 | Guess I'll need to find a crappy spec, huge HDD pc(under $100) and use my last wireless card on it. Thanxs Solmiester |
Smash King (11883) | ||
| 524402 | 2007-02-13 07:39:00 | You know that you can always buy more wireless cards right? I mean its not like we're running out of them or cost a bomb :D | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 524403 | 2007-02-13 10:10:00 | NAS, $150: www.ascent.co.nz No hdd included. It looks nice, I am very tempted. Can that be made wireless? |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 524404 | 2007-02-13 10:58:00 | I have seen WLAN 2.5" hard drive enclosures but this probably doesn't help as you would need to buy it and a notebook hdd. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 524405 | 2007-02-14 05:06:00 | that NAS drive looks very slick and just what i was looking for. Now to convince my wife how vitally vitally important a conponent it is :D | Smash King (11883) | ||
| 524406 | 2007-02-14 05:08:00 | wait a sec...... you mean I still need to buy a HDD still. Wife's gonna freak out soon. |
Smash King (11883) | ||
| 524407 | 2007-02-14 08:29:00 | NAS, $150: www.ascent.co.nz No hdd included. It looks nice, I am very tempted.That does look interesting. I see it is limited to a FAT32 format and therefore its maximum 4 gig individual file size limit. I wonder what the security is like on that if you had it open to FTP access apart from the standard username/password control? |
Jen (38) | ||
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