Can I attatch a hard drive to my network through my router?

October 8th, 2008 | by networkrouter |
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the asked:


Is it possible for me to attach a hard drive to my network by just purchasing a hard drive enclosure and a USB (or IDE or eSata) to ethernet adapter, then hooking that up to my router? What would not work in this setup?

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  1. 4 Responses to “Can I attatch a hard drive to my network through my router?”

  2. By bongster on Oct 11, 2008 | Reply

    Oh, how about no OS.

  3. By David L on Oct 14, 2008 | Reply

    You need some network smarts for your hard drive so that it has a TCP/IP stack, an address, and all that; it’s then called a file server. Easiest way to do that is a cheap (eg used) computer - you don’t need anything very fast to keep up with file sharing.

    If you have the file server on a home network, keep its Windows (or other OS) patches up to date to avoid attacks. Your router gives some protection but I am all for belt and braces.

  4. By Michael Scofield on Oct 18, 2008 | Reply

    i dont think so… coz u need to have an IP assigned to a device when you hook it on the router…. im not sure if that would be possible.. but if you have the resources to test it, why not…. :)

  5. By GTB on Oct 18, 2008 | Reply

    A network hard drive will do what you wish to do. The network hard drive connects to the network via ethernet, not USB or SATA or IDS. It has its own IP address on your LAN. It should be given a static IP consistant with your router’s subnet. It has its own power supply also.

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