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  • How to connect a USB printer and HDD to network….wirelessly?
  • ericemel
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    Ok – I want to add a UBS printer and HDD to my network – but not plug it into my PC or Modem….

    Is there any way to do this?

    Cheers

    z1ppy
    Full Member

    Wifi NAS?

    The NAS device will usually have a USB port, which the printer can plug into

    ericemel
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    I would like to use the printer and USB HDD I currently have

    Was thinking of some kind of wireless USB hub – but an struggling to fin one.

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    molgrips
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    Not easy, really, using the same stuff you already have. Wireless NAS is expensive, but you might find some kind of adapter.

    Wireless printing is easier.

    stevious
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    I know the Apple Airport can be used to share printers and HDDs wirelessly, but not sure if they’d work with Windows stuff. Quite pricy too (as you’d expect)

    molgrips
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    I have a router that claims to be able to accept a USB hard drive. It bloody well won’t 🙁

    Belkin N+ btw.

    z1ppy
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    I would like to use the printer and USB HDD I currently have

    Ahh you have a USB enclosure with a HDD within it, you didn’t say that… I’d still not use a single hdd on its own as anything other than temporary storage, don’t rely on these as a long term backup device. IMO (of course) you need some sort of RAID enabled NAS if your not backing up to an other sort of medium.

    Yes in the short term the drive will be fine but don’t come back crying when it dies with your only copy of the data on it 😉

    Cougar
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    I think I’d be tempted to get a small form factor PC and use that headerless next to the printer and HDD.

    Failing that, for printing you’ll need a WiFi / USB print server. This question cropped up here a week or two back, have a search. You can get one for about £40.

    What difference does it make where your HDD is plugged in, if you’re using it as a network drive?

    molgrips
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    I think I’d be tempted to get a small form factor PC and use that headerless next to the printer and HDD

    Noise and power consumption.. and cost.. a wireless NAS caddy (you can use the drive from the inside of the USB most probably) and a printer server would be cheaper.

    Cougar
    Full Member

    I was thinking of something like this but might be overkill.

    thebunk
    Full Member

    This sounds like what you want

    Discontinued, though they have a second hand one available:£20

    ericemel
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