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-D-Link and others for around $35 USD. Do any of them also have a USB port for adding a USB hard drive as a NAS (Network Attached Storage)??

Thanks for any ideas!

2007-09-28 12:29:10 · 1 answers · asked by Eugene B 1 in Computers & Internet Computer Networking

I have a NAS already. My home network has a home run to the basement. I have a WIFI router on the 1st floor. My Tivo, XBox, NAS, and 2 office computers run to the basement. My laptop uses WiFi. My DSL runs into the basement as well. My basement router (which I am looking at replacing) lost 2 (of 4) ethernet jacks due to a power surge / lightning strike.

2007-09-29 05:33:52 · update #1

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Why not just get an ethernet NAS. They are only slightly higher and you don't have the issue.

Switches are "dumb" devices in that there are no processors in them, there are processors in most routers these days so adding USB is much smaller deal than trying to add one to a switch. The Nerds has one for little money
http://www.thenerds.net/ADS_TECHNOLOGIES.NAS_Drive_Kit.NAS806EF.html?affid=1&srccode=cii_9324560&cpncode=08-32219196-2&affid=3

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Well, if you need to replace your ROUTER anyway, get a new router with USB support. Netgear (WGT634U) one designed just for this. It is not a SWITCH it is a full ROUTER!.
http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/netgear-wgt634u-108-mbps/4505-3319_7-30793348.html
has USB connection for usb drive etc.
There are a couple on Amazon for around $40.00
http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-WGT634U-Wireless-Media-Router/dp/B0001JXAF2

2007-09-28 13:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 1 0

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