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General Category => Random Technology => Topic started by: ninjaPB_43 on November 12, 2012, 09:31:16 PM

Title: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: ninjaPB_43 on November 12, 2012, 09:31:16 PM
Any recommendations for a wireless networked HD for the wife and I to both share with our macbooks? (storing photos mainly, but other docs and pron as well   :tapedshut: )

I'd like 500GB or 1TB...

Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: Joe on November 12, 2012, 09:58:52 PM
If your router has the USB feature you can plug any old USB drive into it and everyone on your network can access it at the same time. My under $100 Netgear router has this feature. Very handy.
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: Farabomb on November 13, 2012, 09:39:34 AM
Mine has it too but I've never used it.
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: Joe on November 13, 2012, 11:22:09 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on November 13, 2012, 09:39:34 AMMine has it too but I've never used it.

I just stuck an old 320 gb IDE drive into an external USB case and plugged it into the router. Gives me a network drive available across the network and I don't have to setup file sharing between computers if I want to get something from one computer to the other.
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: gnubler on November 13, 2012, 11:44:50 AM
I bet it's for baby pics. I wish I could see them. :hello:
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: ninjaPB_43 on November 13, 2012, 06:58:39 PM
Quote from: gnubler on November 13, 2012, 11:44:50 AMI bet it's for baby pics. I wish I could see them. :hello:

He doesn't wear any pants pervert.  :hello:
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: ninjaPB_43 on November 13, 2012, 07:00:38 PM
Quote from: Joe on November 12, 2012, 09:58:52 PMIf your router has the USB feature you can plug any old USB drive into it and everyone on your network can access it at the same time. My under $100 Netgear router has this feature. Very handy.

Hmmm - we have at&t u-verse and their standard issue router...  it does have a USB on back...  :homer:
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: Joe on November 13, 2012, 07:22:12 PM
Quote from: ninjaPB_43 on November 13, 2012, 07:00:38 PM
Quote from: Joe on November 12, 2012, 09:58:52 PMIf your router has the USB feature you can plug any old USB drive into it and everyone on your network can access it at the same time. My under $100 Netgear router has this feature. Very handy.

Hmmm - we have at&t u-verse and their standard issue router...  it does have a USB on back...  :homer:

Sounds like it has that option then.
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: ninjaPB_43 on November 13, 2012, 07:39:44 PM
I'm going to try - that's for sure. Thanks for the tip. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: DigiCorn on November 14, 2012, 04:24:33 PM
Does that trick work with a non-network printer?
Title: Re: Wireless Storage for the house
Post by: Joe on November 14, 2012, 05:07:53 PM
Quote from: DigiCorn on November 14, 2012, 04:24:33 PMDoes that trick work with a non-network printer?

Not sure...never tried it.
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