Can I use this adapter to put my external HD on the home LAN via TWC's cable modem/router (made by Arris)?
580752
Hello.Not sure about this Arris product however if it is a router and assign an IP address to the ports available, YES. You can use it. Once the NAS receive an valid IP address, it will connect to the network and share the contents.
580753
yes, but be aware that since the adapter is running Java, it needs the external HD formatted to FAT32. If the external drive uses NTFS, the adapter will tell you it needs formatting because it can't read it. This has max-size implications too.
1197981
Depends if your cable modem has a usb port, but I'd guess it wouldn't work. Usually a router is something that has a usb port for something like this. This would allow you to plug a drive into it and then be able to access it from computers on your network: http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-WNR3500L-Open-Source-WNR3500Lv2-Processor/dp/B002RYYZZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428902380&sr=8-1&keywords=WNR3500L
1577442
It should be, I bought this but never used it because I had to take my computer in for a different repair and had them put an internal modem in it while it was in the shop. I do have a similar one on one of my other computers and it works fine. I also have a HDE external floppy drive and it works fine so I do trust the HDE brand.
1690208
It sounds like you could give the un-official FW a try. It seems to support usb to ethernet devices:http://root.unknown.sk/wdtv/wiki/doku.php?id=start
334850
In one word- yes. You can do it by either connecting a cable or using the FileHub's own wifi signal.
820729
Yes. This is just an adapter that provides you with the ability to connect to an ethernet/intranet/LAN. I used it to connect to a DSL & cable modem when there was no wireless signal available and the wifi turned off.
111973
Yes. You can hook up your cable connection to the modem and plug your router into an ethernet port and configure the wifi on your "better" unit by logging into the ip address of your "better" unit. You don't even need to log into the ip of the Arris if you are not going to use the wifi from it. I have done it this way many times in order to verify that another wifi unit was working properly. I hope this helps.
521220
I have no idea where these yes and/or maybe answers are coming from. Even if your router is one of the few with a USB interface specifically for hard drives (airport extreme is one), you can't call this USB unit a network hard drive. A network hard drive has an ethernet or wifi interface, which these do not have. The only correct answer is no, it won't work as a network hard drive. Are we all talking about the same exact Toshiba? Maybe not since Amazon likes to make changes and lump things together as one, but I doubt any in this series have ever been network capable.
681857
Yes this will work with Comcast's modem router combination. As long as you have a free outgoing Ethernet port from the router. Most routers have four hardliners out ports. One usually is dedicated to main computer. The tplink comes with two cat 5 Ethernet cables. One goes from router to tplink. The other will go from to link to whatever device u want to hard wire in far reach of house. I'm not using the second and simply using the WiFi. Good luck. Hope it works for u as it did for me.
12020
I don't really know the answer... but I don't think it was intended to work that way. If you plug in the hard drive into the USB and then plug in the Ethernet connector and not hook up the computer, I don't think there's a built in server or anything to directly access the hard drive over the network.
734479
I can't be certain, but I would think so. It plugs directly into your router, it is actually an independent hard drive, not dependent on any given computer.
1042055
yes, it should i just bought one 2 days ago and it's awesome, i've got an old school mac g4 running 10.5 with two external drives connected via firewire (with all my vid's on them) and the WD box was able to connect to the computer without needing to do any kind of setup on the box. you just have to make sure your file sharing is turned on, on ur mac(durr). the only reason i say that it "SHOULD" is that my entire house is setup with gigabit, ie no wireless... so it should work so long as the WD box connects to the network that your computer is on. i'm just not sure how fast everything would be over wireless.
110293
No This is not a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device, unless your router has a USB Port for external storage this will not work.
917084
I have not done this BUT, according to the setup manual:"...You will be able to access files from a USB externalhard drive or thumb drive that is plugged into the router from your local network or from the Internet using either a webbrowser or an app for your smartphone or tablet..." so I don't why the other two respondeers said no to you.
312633
I don't think the USB ports are designed for USB network adapters. You plug an ethernet cable from your router or modem directly into the "LAN" jack on the back of the HD-A1 to get new firmware.
179041
Yes. You can connect this to your cable modem and use it as a wired router to distribute your internet connection throughout your home or business. The key word is "wired" as this does not have wireless capability. Connections will require ethernet cables.
2148507
I wasn't able to use it because my swm box and internet router are on two different floors so I didn't hook it up. The one that will work is the Directv Connected Home Adapter DCASR0-01 which I got for free from Directv.