Network External Drive

[munruss]

I have an external USB Seagate hard drive. Is there a way I can network it?

 

[JackMDS]

If it is attached to a computer you can share through the computer.

To act as a NAS (indepndent Drive on the Network) you have to plug it to a USB NAS.

You get something like this plug it to the Router's switch and plug the drive into it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-001-_-Product

Those thing are usually slow, YMMV.

 

[munruss]

If it is attached to a computer you can share through the computer.

To act as a NAS (indepndent Drive on the Network) you have to plug it to a USB NAS.

You get something like this plug it to the Router's switch and plug the drive into it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-001-_-Product

Those thing are usually slow, YMMV.

Thank you. Yes, my drive it is connected to my tower and I don't want that anymore.

 

[quamifla]

Right now I use wireless G, but I want to switch to wired, before I drill through my block wall and run cat6 to the room with router/modem, is using home plug a good solution? What I am concerned about is will it be reliable and just as good as wired ethernet, particulary in gaming and downloads/torrents? I know I wont get fast gigabit transfer over the lan, I just want a good connection to the internet. My house was built in 1996 if that means anything. Also, does cat6 work with these types of devices?