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External Hard Drive
Is there an external HD that I can run into a router (rather than into a single machine) and use it for storage for my simple P2P network?
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Pretty much any external HD that runs off the USB power should suffice.
The main thing you'll need is a router that supports this feature. |
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Thanks
Will check on that now
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Want you want is a NAS (network attached storage).
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...rk-Storage-NAS essentially they're hard drives with network ports. plug it into your router with a network cable. I've had good experiences with Buffalo brand NAS devices and currently have the D-Link DNS-323 installed at home for backups of all my computers over the network and as an FTP server. The D-Link DNS-321 is another good option (cheaper, but has 80% of the features of the DNS-323) if you need 2 drives or RAID capabilities.
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a NAS device works, or get a box that will effectively turn an extern harddisk into one.
Sitecom has some, and no doubt other brands as well. |
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Thought about doing it this way
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considering the prices of NAS systems, there isn't much justification for a usb to network bridge device (not counting print server devices... those are really handy).
e.g. $100 for a lacie 500GB NAS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822154195 500GB external USB drives run around $65 for no-name generics. $80-$90 for a brand name like Lacie or other reputable brand. If you already have the bare drive, then you can get a NAS enclosure for $30-$40. I'm curious as to why you'd want to use a network to usb adapter box? I've worked in IT for quite a long time and there are only a few very specific situations where i'd ever suggest doing it that way.
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For me the justification was that I already had a non-networked 500GB USB drive with some data on it I wanted networked
Regular USB drives are also often so steeply discounted you end up paying less for one + the extra box as compared to a NAS system. While less flexible than a NAS system, that's not usually a problem if your home network is small and the chances of many people connecting to the drive at the same time is almost zero. |