re: New Network Hard Drives compatible with 98SE (Follow-Up)
Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Kit
(14 messages posted)
This is a follow-up to my original question on Network Hard drives, as I now see
this is a knotty little problem.
I spotted on-line recently a hub-like adapter that connected to ethernet but distributed
to USB devices. Note that this is NOT those little adaptor cords that have a USB
connector on one end, and an ethernet RJ-45 jack on the other. The blurb on the website
said this unit was to distribute out to USB devices by way of the ethernet.
Has anyone had any experience with these devices, and could I concievably connect
a USB-compatible hard drive to this, then talk to it through my ethernet connection
instead of the USB port?
I know I probably should ask the manufacturer of the device, but frankly, I trust
the answers from this group more than them.
On Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 1:13 pm, Kit wrote:
>I finally solved the problem by swapping the My Book with my roommate's old Maxtor
>Personal Storage 5000V USB drive.
>
>So by way of the old Maxtor drive, I have at least for the moment, solved the problem,
>but every time I want to back up files, I must set up a place to set the Maxtor
near
>my laptop, set up power cords to run it, and plug in a USB cord to do the transferring
>- a major pain in the booty.
|
All messages in this thread [show all]
 |  | re: New Network Hard Drives compatible with 98SE (Follow-Up) (Kit: Thu, Feb 19, 2009, 3:02 pm) |
| |
| |
Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum
|
|
