Any such thing as an ethernet USB Drive adapter ?

deadl0ck · 01-01-2019 11:03PM #1

Hi all,
I'm looking for a quick way to put a USB Stick on my network to access it for reading and writing.

I'd prefer USB3 speeds if possible, and I want to be able to leave it there for use when I want.

So basically I want to be able to plug in a USB Flash drive into it and then access that drive via my network from any computer.

Is there a reasonably priced device already that does this with minimal set up ?
I know, for example, I could use a RPi to do this sort of thing, but is there a simple solution that's more or less plug and play ??

Edit: This looks like it might fit the bill - any other options ?

Dardania · 01-01-2019 11:57PM

deadl0ck wrote: »

Hi all,
I'm looking for a quick way to put a USB Stick on my network to access it for reading and writing.

I'd prefer USB3 speeds if possible, and I want to be able to leave it there for use when I want.

So basically I want to be able to plug in a USB Flash drive into it and then access that drive via my network from any computer.

Is there a reasonably priced device already that does this with minimal set up ?
I know, for example, I could use a RPi to do this sort of thing, but is there a simple solution that's more or less plug and play ??

Edit: This looks like it might fit the bill - any other options ?

A reasonable number of WiFi routers have this option built in. So possibly you have this already.

Also some NAS’ allow it too.

Johnboy1951 · 02-01-2019 02:23AM

Check your router for a USB port ... most recent devices can accept a USB stick or externally powered HDD/SSD for file sharing.

BailMeOut · 03-01-2019 05:42PM

LaCie used to have nice 'Ethernet Disks' but googling looks like they are discontinued.

Any such thing as an ethernet USB Drive adapter ?

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