Ethernet, usb, nas?

Azuse05 · 24 Sep 2010 at 12:55

Got a spare usb hd here which isn't used much and I'm curious if (and I know a driveless nas would be better

)it's possible to use a female usb/ethernet adapter to connect it to a lan and work as a budget nas? I can't imagine plugging a hd directly into a lan would be effective, but for arguments sake, is it workable in any way?

KIA · 24 Sep 2010 at 21:56

It won't work.

Makhaira · 24 Sep 2010 at 21:58

Sort of. You can't just convert the socket, but you can use a little box of tricks such as Sharkoon's Lanport to hook a USB HDD straight up to your network.

Azuse05 · 25 Sep 2010 at 00:07

Yeh I found that a couple hours ago. It's a nice idea but the price just kills it sadly.