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hi
does anybody knows of a solution like a external HD 80 GB or something , that will be able to connect to 2 computers at the same time by USB or Firewire , and both computers will see that drive ? thks |
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You must use 2 computers on a network that are set up to share the drive.
You can have multiple drives in a computer that is on the network using a router, and this can act as a server. The drives must be set up to share. -- Jerry G. ===== rmachado wrote in message ... hi does anybody knows of a solution like a external HD 80 GB or something , that will be able to connect to 2 computers at the same time by USB or Firewire , and both computers will see that drive ? thks |
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NOT at the same time; no.
-- DaveW rmachado wrote in message ... hi does anybody knows of a solution like a external HD 80 GB or something , that will be able to connect to 2 computers at the same time by USB or Firewire , and both computers will see that drive ? thks |
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On Sat, 29 May 2004 11:22:09 +0100, rmachado wrote:
hi does anybody knows of a solution like a external HD 80 GB or something , that will be able to connect to 2 computers at the same time by USB or Firewire , and both computers will see that drive ? thks You need make determinations of things like size of enclosure, cost, and evaluate the real need for this drive to be external. The closest to what you suggest would be taking a flexATX motherboard, mounted in a minimally size chassis, with the drive, then using the two USB ports to network that to both PCs. However, it would be faster to just use network ports to attach to a hub or switch. More polished would be a network attached storage box. Not USB, and much more expensive. The cheapest and easiest would be what Jerry suggested, use typical USB drive enclosure and share the drive over a LAN, just a crossover cable between two network adapters if you're sure you don't need any further networking ability. |
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get a hub for $20. then install the drive in one computer and share
it. I have 4 computers hooked up and I can access all the windows drives (win 98, 2000 and XP home) with any computer. and my linux box can access everything. that is a total of 13 drives. ============== Posted through www.HowToFixComputers.com/bb - free access to hardware troubleshooting newsgroups. |
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thks for all the replays but ....the porpuse of this is to simulate a cluster , for testing cluster services . i would like to create a environment with 1 external disk and 2 workstations so i can do tests and the help desk can give support to our clients that have clusters. getting a SAN is out of the question ( $$$ ) so ... i heard that there are some external HD that have 2 firewire or usb plugs , making it possible for 2 workstations to see it as Local Disks . if anybody knows ...give names or partnumbers . thks again rmachado "DaveinOlyWa" wrote in message ... get a hub for $20. then install the drive in one computer and share it. I have 4 computers hooked up and I can access all the windows drives (win 98, 2000 and XP home) with any computer. and my linux box can access everything. that is a total of 13 drives. ============== Posted through www.HowToFixComputers.com/bb - free access to hardware troubleshooting newsgroups. |
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