Networking External Peripherals

[sweetcheeks69]

Hi there,

I have a wireless router and would like to link my printer and USB external hard-drive to it so that everyone in my house can use it... I know that I can hook my printer up to a router (probably with an additional box or 5) but can I hook my drive to it too? If so, do you have any ideas how to and how much it would be likely to cost me (£'s if possible, but can work from $'s)?

Many thanks

 

[lee101]

here is something that will let you connect your USB hard drive to your network:
http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...l&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0&v=3#infoarea
but i don;t think it is compatibly with Freecom drives, this won't affect you of course unless your drives freecom

and any of these may work (apart from the first one) for connecting your printer to the network:
http://www.dabs.com/productlist.asp...9&NavigationKey=11179&PageMode=1& #Paging
but printers can be very picky as to which print servers they will work with, so check the manufacturers website first to see if its compatible, or search google, as i know many lexmarks, in particular don't like print servers

Lee