On 08/06/2024 19:42, David wrote:
For a long time, routers have come with at least one USB port which canI was under the impression that in some cases the USB port could be used
be used to mount a HDD or USB stick.
This provides a local file server (of limited performance, usually).
Does anyone make use of this?
I tested this years ago and (I assume because of the limited processing
power of the router) it was far slower than a local HDD/SSD/USB stick
on a local PC.
I am tempted to test my new whizzo router, but in general unless you
have a network of laptops which are here (then not) over the weeks and
no other storage option I am not seeing a great need.
Cheers
Dave R
for a printer so that you could have a printer on "standby" (assuming
the router is never turned off) - but with the proliferation of wireless printers and the reduced need for printing in general maybe that side of
it has been forgotten.
For a long time, routers have come with at least one USB port which can be used to mount a HDD or USB stick.
This provides a local file server (of limited performance, usually).
Does anyone make use of this?
I tested this years ago and (I assume because of the limited processing
power of the router) it was far slower than a local HDD/SSD/USB stick on a local PC.
I am tempted to test my new whizzo router, but in general unless you have
a network of laptops which are here (then not) over the weeks and no other storage option I am not seeing a great need.
Cheers
Dave R
That is another use.
Again, does anyone use it now?
I assume the standard board for a router has a USB port now, due to tradition.
David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
That is another use.
Again, does anyone use it now?
I assume the standard board for a router has a USB port now, due to
tradition.
I use it for adding a USB stick for extra storage to routers that are
running open source distros -
On 09/06/2024 22:59, Theo wrote:
David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
That is another use.
Again, does anyone use it now?
I assume the standard board for a router has a USB port now, due to
tradition.
I use it for adding a USB stick for extra storage to routers that are running open source distros -
And to install the distros in the first place. Unless they now come with
a network boot/install bios?
For me, the Raspberry Pi killed off any reason to use a router for
anything apart from routing stuff.
For a long time, routers have come with at least one USB port which can be used to mount a HDD or USB stick.
This provides a local file server (of limited performance, usually).
Does anyone make use of this?
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