“Will this adapter allow a usb external hard drive to be network accessible?”

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• Yes, it works! I have the same exact setup at home, it allows me to access my USB hard drives with all network devices at home. So cool!

  Answered by computerwizard 8 years ago

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• If the drive is a network drive which only requires a USB LAN adapter then yes. If it is just a hard drive then it will likely need a host PC or have integrated host hardware that will identify it to the network, allow security/management and sharing. Seagate and WD have such products which are referred to as a personal cloud.

  Answered by SeattleDude 9 years ago

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• It needs to be connected to the router but it will be slow because it is a bottleneck on the network, since it is USB, It runs slower than the network and the router can only 'talk' at the speed of the adapter

  Answered by ComputerGuru1 9 years ago

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• usb is not the same as a network. if your usb drive is plugged into a NAS that is on the (ethernet) network it will work. if you have a usb hub your usb drive will work on that just fine.

  Answered by skeptic 10 years ago

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• yes

  Answered by brfurst 10 years ago

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• It should. You will need to install the driver before it will work, but it should work.

  Answered by InsigniaCustomerSupport 10 years ago

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