Lou Syracuse wrote: > Because it won't fit. :) A standard USB printer cable has a square end > and at the other end a rectangular plug that would go into a computer. > > The external drives I have seen have the _smaller_ rectangular jack, the > size that is used on many cell phones. So I'd need a cable with the > smaller rectangular connector and the square connector - and that is what I > have not seen. > > It is also possible that my router won't support what I'm trying to do...
Hi Lou, Never say never. Pick one of these from the graphic and then you will know what to look/ask for. Six different kinds - *some* standard! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Types-usb_new.svg > You just use a regular USB printer cable. It's called a USB device cable. >> This got me thinking, knowing that I >> have a USB port on my router, that I >> could hook up an external drive and use it as a network >> storage device. >> >> Does your router have the rectangular port, or the square >> port? The port on >> my router is the square type, and all of the drives/cables >> I have found >> would not allow me to connect a drive to that kind of >> connector, and I >> haven't found a proper adapter. >> >> This is something I've been planning on doing, but I wasn't >> looking forward >> to having a computer all the time to do it. >> Connecting an external drive to >> my router would be a terrific solution! -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
