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WNDR3700 Router + Startech NAS

Pulsar

Pulsar

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I have an interesting problem and I wasn't sure whether I should put it here or in networking.

I have a WNDR3700 Router. The router has a USB port to connect storage. It can also handle a USB hub so that you can connect as many storage devices as you like.

I have two Startech dual sata enclosures:
http://www.startech.com/HDD/Enclosu...ernal-Hard-Drive-Enclosure-w-RAID~SAT3520U2ER

The problem is that both enclosures seem to have the exact same hardware usb ID and serial number. I can connect both to a computer without a problem, but the WNDR3700 Router will not show both in readyshare. I can see both have been recognized in the router's web gui, but they are both assigned to the same share name, so only one is actually accessible over the network.

Is there a device I could put in-line with the usb cable from the Enclosure to the router that would make the router see the enclosure as something different?

The enclosure also has SATA out. Would a sata-to-usb converter make the enclosure appear as a different piece of hardware?
 
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Schmide said:
It does support dd-wrt? Just a thought.
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Previously dd-wrt did not support the WNDR3700, but now it does. However, that doesn't guarantee that I'd be able to use the USB drives even after flashing, and I really don't want to spend a day and possibly brick a router just to find it doesn't work. It appears that a non-trivial amount of 3700 flashes result in bricking. Which is recoverable, but is a pain.

So I'd like to avoid that. I'd rather get a $10 converter rather than chance having to buy a new router.
 
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I was hoping that we could identify the USB-SATA-eSATA bridge chipset inside the enclosure and perhaps flash its firmware with a compatible device. Alternatively, if we could find a native firmware update for your enclosure, then perhaps we could examine it to see whether it changes the product's ID. If not, then we may be able to hack it ...
 
fzabkar said:
I was hoping that we could identify the USB-SATA-eSATA bridge chipset inside the enclosure and perhaps flash its firmware with a compatible device. Alternatively, if we could find a native firmware update for your enclosure, then perhaps we could examine it to see whether it changes the product's ID. If not, then we may be able to hack it ...
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Ok. I'll check that tonight if my first try doesn't work out. I bought a $10 eSata-Usb2.0 converter, and I'm hoping that the USB2.0 side of the converter presents it's own device ID so that the router sees the two NAS' as seperate units.
 
And my last follow up. I fixed the problem. I tried to flash newer firmware and the flash program (Steelvine) crashed mid-flash. I now own a nice aluminum brick, and a new USB 3 capable enclosure is on it's way.
 
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