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Can i make my external hard drive wireless?

April 26, 2017add-ons Computers external hard drive hardware internet Wireless

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Can i make my external hard drive wireless?

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Yes, I have this setup at my house and it is really great. Even better, I can access the external hard drive from every computer in the house. I have a wireless router to network all the PCs in the house to the internet. Some are connected with an Ethernet cable (desk top is hardwired) and others are wireless (like the laptop) to this Linksys “WiFi G” WRT54G wireless router. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… Then conected to the router is this little gem – a Linksys Network Storage adapter that allows you to plug in any USB external hard drive: LINKSYS NSLU2 Network Storage Link for USB2.0 Disk Drives http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… You can set it up with a password to protect access to your data and it is very easy to set up. Best of all, you can back up any computer in the house to i