Connecting an external hard drive to router

chrismox

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Is it possible to connect a hard drive to my Netgear DG834G router so that it is available to all connected PCs?

I see that some routers have a USB port (not mine) so I'm assuming the answer is no, just wondered if there was any way around this?

Thanks.
 
Not interested in having a PC turned on to share a drive as this goes against what I'm trying to achieve - the NAS drives (as linked to above) seem perfect for me.

I had come across the Netgear SC101 which seemes perfect but a few searhces seem to suggest that it's plagued with overheating and the need for drivers.
 
I have my HTPC in one room and my main PC in another - just wanted a hard drive connected to the router that I could keep stuff on (music, video etc) without having to keep swapping it between the 2 or permanently having both switched on.

I presume any of the NAS drives that OcUK seel will do the job?

Do these NAS drives appear simply as another drive in "My Computer" or are the files accessed differently somehow?
 
Thanks for the link to the freecom stuff.

I don't really want to replace my existing router so I think that the one munge linked to may be overkill - the Classic SL Network Drives appear more suitable I think.
 
Will do, I'm trying to avoid the "old PC" solution so I'm either going down the NAS route or I'll turn some old drives into USB drives and switch them around as necessary (the cheap option).
 
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