Wireless Networking - Dumb Question

03-10-2007, 03:22 PM

Hi

I have a wireless modem with four LAN 10/100M ports. Up to now I've
used External Hard Drives with USB or Firewire to connect to my
MacBook Pro and Toshiba Windows machines directly.

Can I just plug a Network drive into one of those ports, switch it on
and it will show up on the computers? If so, what do I need to look
out for when purchasing (I know nothing of network protocols and such,
e.g. whether 10/100M (which is what is written on the modem) is
compatible with 100BASE-TX (which is what is listed in the tech specs
of the drives I've found on Amazon.

Any pointers, recommendations, would be well received, particularly
drives which don't require a lot of effort to sync with both Mac OSX
and XP/Vista (I have simply formatted one partition on an external HD
to each OS for backup purposes and that works fine).

Cheers

David

Uncle Dave

03-10-2007, 04:42 PM

Hi
You can buy a NAS device, it is a small device that can be plugged into a
regular port on Router, and the USB Hard Drive plugs to the device. The
Hard Drive would become a Network Device that can be accessed by all Network
computers.
Example, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124036
Research before you buy since there are many devices starting at $50 and
going into the hundreds.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Uncle Dave" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have a wireless modem with four LAN 10/100M ports. Up to now I've
> used External Hard Drives with USB or Firewire to connect to my
> MacBook Pro and Toshiba Windows machines directly.
>
> Can I just plug a Network drive into one of those ports, switch it on
> and it will show up on the computers? If so, what do I need to look
> out for when purchasing (I know nothing of network protocols and such,
> e.g. whether 10/100M (which is what is written on the modem) is
> compatible with 100BASE-TX (which is what is listed in the tech specs
> of the drives I've found on Amazon.
>
> Any pointers, recommendations, would be well received, particularly
> drives which don't require a lot of effort to sync with both Mac OSX
> and XP/Vista (I have simply formatted one partition on an external HD
> to each OS for backup purposes and that works fine).
>
> Cheers
>
> David
>

Jack $MVP-Networking$.

03-10-2007, 04:42 PM	#2
Jack \(MVP-Networking\). Posts: n/a	Re: Dumb Question Hi You can buy a NAS device, it is a small device that can be plugged into a regular port on Router, and the USB Hard Drive plugs to the device. The Hard Drive would become a Network Device that can be accessed by all Network computers. Example, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124036 Research before you buy since there are many devices starting at $50 and going into the hundreds. Jack (MVP-Networking). "Uncle Dave" <> wrote in message news: ups.com... > Hi > > I have a wireless modem with four LAN 10/100M ports. Up to now I've > used External Hard Drives with USB or Firewire to connect to my > MacBook Pro and Toshiba Windows machines directly. > > Can I just plug a Network drive into one of those ports, switch it on > and it will show up on the computers? If so, what do I need to look > out for when purchasing (I know nothing of network protocols and such, > e.g. whether 10/100M (which is what is written on the modem) is > compatible with 100BASE-TX (which is what is listed in the tech specs > of the drives I've found on Amazon. > > Any pointers, recommendations, would be well received, particularly > drives which don't require a lot of effort to sync with both Mac OSX > and XP/Vista (I have simply formatted one partition on an external HD > to each OS for backup purposes and that works fine). > > Cheers > > David > Jack \(MVP-Networking\).

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03-10-2007, 03:22 PM	#1
	Dumb Question Hi I have a wireless modem with four LAN 10/100M ports. Up to now I've used External Hard Drives with USB or Firewire to connect to my MacBook Pro and Toshiba Windows machines directly. Can I just plug a Network drive into one of those ports, switch it on and it will show up on the computers? If so, what do I need to look out for when purchasing (I know nothing of network protocols and such, e.g. whether 10/100M (which is what is written on the modem) is compatible with 100BASE-TX (which is what is listed in the tech specs of the drives I've found on Amazon. Any pointers, recommendations, would be well received, particularly drives which don't require a lot of effort to sync with both Mac OSX and XP/Vista (I have simply formatted one partition on an external HD to each OS for backup purposes and that works fine). Cheers David Uncle Dave