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407212, Sharing an external USB HDD over a LAN?
Posted by Pilgrim, Mon Apr-10-06 09:01 PM
Is there a way to share an external USB 2.0 HDD over a LAN? It would make things quite a bit easier to create True Image backups on the other PC if this could be done instead of unplugging it, carrying it downstairs, plugging it in, etc.
Jeff
simul iustus et peccator
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407214, RE: Sharing an external USB HDD over a LAN?
Posted by davidt, Mon Apr-10-06 09:18 PM
Absolutely! I did it, and I'm no whiz. It involved sharing the drive on the network, is all.
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407239, RE: Sharing an external USB HDD over a LAN?
Posted by therube, Tue Apr-11-06 12:06 AM
I have found that networking directly to an external USB HD over a LAN was quite a bit slower then accessing the networked computer directly.
So it may end up being quicker to copy (or save) the image to a networked computer & then copy (or move) that image to the attached USB HD on that computer.
Two steps, but it may end up being much quicker (& worth verifying that that is the case for you also - or not).
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407285, RE: Sharing an external USB HDD over a LAN?
Posted by emes, Tue Apr-11-06 07:08 AM
Just direct write, to or from the usb drive - got a couple of 200GB drives in USB/Fire-wire cases and I just move them about where ever I need them (hot swap) :-)
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