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Networking

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:40 am
by tecktalkcm0391
I want to have an External Hard drive shared on my wireless network (encrypted for sure), but where its alone, and doesn't have to have the computer it is currently hooked up to on. .... any ideas how to do this... i saw something one time, but now i can seem to find it.

Also, is there any way that i can set up my network so that if i am at my friends house (on their internet), I could still access the network computers, printers, and harddrive (hopefully if i get it to work), as if I was still at home?


Thanks!

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:51 am
by RobertGonzalez
There are network drives sold at just about any electronic/computer retailer. I'd look into that unless you want to use a computer as your network store (which I have done, but not sure I'd do it again).

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:28 am
by tecktalkcm0391
I couldnt find anything on BestBuy, other than a $ 500 TB Network Drive.... I wanted to hookup my exisiting harddrive to something to make it like its one standalone harddrive.

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:46 am
by RobertGonzalez
Have you looked at something like this?

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:54 am
by tecktalkcm0391
Yeah, I saw something like this a while ago. thanks!

Would a VPN be something to look in to for my other question?
If so... do i need to buy something to set that up?

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:22 pm
by Kieran Huggins
That's a pretty slick little device... it's the NAS version of the WRT54GL!

http://www.nslu2-linux.org