mudmanc4 Posted December 29, 2010 CID Share Posted December 29, 2010 So I have several USB 3.5" drives , been using them with a USB powered hub. Anyone have a solution for connecting USB devices or drives to the local lan ? Doesnt have to be fast , if i want fast I'll put the data ona a local server. I have a WD world book that has a USB connection , I suppose i could connect the hub to that , but even then I can still only connect to the drives through the world book that connects with a cat5 to the network. I would connect them to one of the local boxes, either PFsense , a centOS server, or an ubuntu server, just hadn't thought to far past a hub of some sort. It would be great if there were a USB hub where a ethernet connection lives with so I could keep them within there own subnet or even subdomain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlucardHS Posted December 30, 2010 CID Share Posted December 30, 2010 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817264004&cm_re=usb_ethernet_adapter-_-17-264-004-_-Product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 30, 2010 CID Share Posted December 30, 2010 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817264004&cm_re=usb_ethernet_adapter-_-17-264-004-_-Product I don't think that will work for what he wants to do. That is just a ethernet port that works over USB. As for what you want to do. You could get a router that has a USB port for plugging in the drive and having it on the network. but it would be only 1 port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted December 30, 2010 Author CID Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thanks for the suggestion AlucardHS , but yes , not just the piece I'll need. Chances are I'll be doing it with PFsense I just haven't looked into it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted January 6, 2011 CID Share Posted January 6, 2011 wouldn't it be easiest to just use samba? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted January 16, 2011 CID Share Posted January 16, 2011 Would it not just be easier to take them off the case and just put it in a local server Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted January 17, 2011 Author CID Share Posted January 17, 2011 I guess I'm looking for technology that probably doesn't exist, that will allow any USB device to be accessible via http , as i can already access everything i need locally in several ways. And I can access them remotely through any machine there connected through if i have the right permissions set. And if I put them into a server , that would defeat the purpose , as I boot from them locally at times , so i need the USB connection as well. I should be connecting the whole hub to the centos server as suggested, and see about using the firewire converter for booting, hmm that outta be interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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