Re: Maximum Number of USB Mass Storage Devices

> Thanks David. My question was specific to FreeBSD's limitations rather than > USB limitiations. You're not going to get "hundreds of them" on a single bus, whether it's FreeBSD's limitation or USB's. > > On 19/02/2010, David King wrote: >> >>> I have a requirement to connect a large number

Re: Maximum Number of USB Mass Storage Devices

> I have a requirement to connect a large number of USB bus powered external > hard disks to a FreeBSD 8.0 system. I am talking about hundreds of them. The USB spec itself limits to 127 devices per bus, including hubs (and including the internal hub-like device on many busses).

Re: Maximum Number of USB Mass Storage Devices

Thanks David. My question was specific to FreeBSD's limitations rather than USB limitiations. On 19/02/2010, David King wrote: > > > I have a requirement to connect a large number of USB bus powered > external > > hard disks to a FreeBSD 8.0 system. I am talking about hundreds of them. > > The US

Maximum Number of USB Mass Storage Devices

I have a requirement to connect a large number of USB bus powered external hard disks to a FreeBSD 8.0 system. I am talking about hundreds of them. I am aware of the power and bus limitations and intend to use power hubs and multiple server USB ports to overcome this issue. My question is this: Do