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Does a network storage to USB drive converter exist?
Hello:
I wonder if any converters are out there, to make a networked storage (SMB share, NDAS, ...) appear as a USB drive. That would be a small box with a USB male connector and a 1GB Ethernet socket, remotely configurable to access the specific networked storage. Thank you in advance for any pointers. -- A. |
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Does a network storage to USB drive converter exist?
abonne wrote:
Hello: I wonder if any converters are out there, to make a networked storage (SMB share, NDAS, ...) appear as a USB drive. That would be a small box with a USB male connector and a 1GB Ethernet socket, remotely configurable to access the specific networked storage. I don't have a pointer to one that's available today, but I own an inexpensive USB-to-RJ45 converter cable (not even a box) that (with the installed software) allows me to access my local network through a USB 1.1 port on my old laptop (which lacks a built-in network port). It would not make the remote storage 'appear as a USB drive', though: it would just look like networked storage. - bill |
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Does a network storage to USB drive converter exist?
Bill Todd wrote: abonne wrote: Hello: I wonder if any converters are out there, to make a networked storage (SMB share, NDAS, ...) appear as a USB drive. That would be a small box with a USB male connector and a 1GB Ethernet socket, remotely configurable to access the specific networked storage. I don't have a pointer to one that's available today, but I own an inexpensive USB-to-RJ45 converter cable (not even a box) that (with the installed software) allows me to access my local network through a USB 1.1 port on my old laptop (which lacks a built-in network port). It would not make the remote storage 'appear as a USB drive', though: it would just look like networked storage. - bill So it presents itself to the host system as a network card, like this device: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/N...-152000210.htm , right? It looks like a network card, not a storage, it is up to the system to make further conversions. I am looking for a different device - which would present itself to the system directly as a USB disk drive. Thanks. -- Andy |
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Does a network storage to USB drive converter exist?
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage abonne abonne@free wrote:
Bill Todd wrote: abonne wrote: Hello: I wonder if any converters are out there, to make a networked storage (SMB share, NDAS, ...) appear as a USB drive. That would be a small box with a USB male connector and a 1GB Ethernet socket, remotely configurable to access the specific networked storage. I don't have a pointer to one that's available today, but I own an inexpensive USB-to-RJ45 converter cable (not even a box) that (with the installed software) allows me to access my local network through a USB 1.1 port on my old laptop (which lacks a built-in network port). It would not make the remote storage 'appear as a USB drive', though: it would just look like networked storage. - bill So it presents itself to the host system as a network card, like this device: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/N...-152000210.htm , right? It looks like a network card, not a storage, it is up to the system to make further conversions. I am looking for a different device - which would present itself to the system directly as a USB disk drive. Not easily done and requires a full computer with USB drive emulation software an a spciel USB slave interface card. Short form: Forget it. What are you trying to do? Maybe there is a different way? Arno |
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Does a network storage to USB drive converter exist?
Not really possible.
USB drives are block devices that can be formatted, and SMB is file based and does not provide block access. It would be possible with iSCSI, but there is little market for that. "abonne" abonne@free wrote in message ... I wonder if any converters are out there, to make a networked storage (SMB share, NDAS, ...) appear as a USB drive. That would be a small box with a USB male connector and a 1GB Ethernet socket, remotely configurable to access the specific networked storage. |
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Does a network storage to USB drive converter exist?
Arno Wagner wrote: In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage abonne abonne@free wrote: .... snipped I am looking for a different device - which would present itself to the system directly as a USB disk drive. Not easily done and requires a full computer with USB drive emulation software an a spciel USB slave interface card. Short form: Forget it. What are you trying to do? Maybe there is a different way? Arno Ok. Let's forget it. I have a set-top box that can record to a USB drive; I don't want to put a dedicated drive next to it, but rather use the shared storage accessible via my home network. Another (im)possible option would be a virtual USB cable extender that works over the Ethernet... (I know there are USB extenders that work over the Ethernet *cable*, but I'd rather use the general network.) -- Andy |
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Does a network storage to USB drive converter exist?
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage abonne abonne@free wrote:
Arno Wagner wrote: In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage abonne abonne@free wrote: ... snipped I am looking for a different device - which would present itself to the system directly as a USB disk drive. Not easily done and requires a full computer with USB drive emulation software an a spciel USB slave interface card. Short form: Forget it. What are you trying to do? Maybe there is a different way? Arno Ok. Let's forget it. I have a set-top box that can record to a USB drive; I don't want to put a dedicated drive next to it, but rather use the shared storage accessible via my home network. Another (im)possible option would be a virtual USB cable extender that works over the Ethernet... (I know there are USB extenders that work over the Ethernet *cable*, but I'd rather use the general network.) Hmm, tricky. Best find out whether this box can record to network, e.g. via samba, ftp, or the like. If not, an USB extender (not over the netwrok, as that has the prblems I originaly mentioned) is your best option. Arno |
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