Connect USB HDD to Ethernet Router

[Rwac]

Is there a product/solution to connect a usb hdd to a wireless router via ethernet.

I obviously do not want to have to connect it to a turned on PC
nor do I want to purchase a NAS

Alternatively, if there is a cheap hub that has a USB port on it

 

[ANDARIAL]

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=104991
something like the above?
although i don`t think the usb connector is of the right type

 

[RobH]

something like the above?

That's a USB ethernet adapter used to connect a computer to an ethernet network. The feature your after is often built into routers, my speedtouch router has a USB port which I can connect my USB hard drive to and it appears on the network as a SAMBA share. I know there is a standalone device for USB printers but I''m not sure about USB hard drives, your best bet might be a router with a USB port.

 

[Snapshot]

Something like a Linksys NSLU2 would turn your USB HDD into a NAS.

 

[Rwac]

Star = You sir!