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Wireless USB hub?

krinpit · 2007-12-17 12:24:08

Is there such a thing for OSX? It's getting mighty messy using USB devices with my laptop (usb hard drive, MP3 player, camera etc etc). I see there's a belkin offering, but it seems to be only supported on Windows:…

17-12-2007 12:24pm

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krinpit

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Is there such a thing for OSX? It's getting mighty messy using USB devices with my laptop (usb hard drive, MP3 player, camera etc etc).

I see there's a belkin offering, but it seems to be only supported on Windows: http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4PPW&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=wireless+usb+hub&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

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#2 17-12-2007 12:31pm

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You can use a regular wired USB hub plugged into an Airport Extreme Base Station to make it wireless.

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#3 17-12-2007 12:38pm

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Excellent.

Would it work with the airport express also, which would be a bit cheaper?

(Sorry, prob a silly question, but I'm new to Mac)

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#4 17-12-2007 12:40pm

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Airport Express only supports printing through its USB port.

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#5 17-12-2007 12:57pm

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Perfect, thanks

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