virgin media 50 meg router wtih external hd

[ackers87]

hi guys i am wonting to get a external hard drive but my virgin media not coming to 27 feb and i would like to order one tonight so any one no of any what work with the router thanks guys

[Rainmaker]

The router supplied by VM (DLINK DIR-615) doesn't have a USB port at all. If you're looking for a decent router that will do that, might I suggest you keep an eye out for the new Netgear WNR3500L? It's due out any day now, will run third party firmware such as DD-WRT (the 'L' stands for Linux) and has USB. DD-WRT will allow you to use the USB port for NAS, WAN-facing FTP and HTTP serving and all that jazz.

The WNR3500L is also quite a beast by all accounts, and has great routing and WAN>LAN and WLAN>LAN speeds. I can't wait to grab one to try tbh.

[izools]

This will allow you to connect a USB Hard Drive to any router (ADSL or Ethernet) and share it on the network:

http://www.kenable.co.uk/product_info.p ... ts_id=1835

[Rainmaker]

Nice little gadget, especially at that price, but only 10/100? I'd be wanting gigabit for NAS else it would soon become very boring!

[izools]

Depends what you want to do with it... e.g. streaming media and saving downloads as they come down, fine!

Especially if you'll be using WiFi for other devices anyway...

[ackers87]

i am going to get a Western Digital Passport all going to be fore is films so i dont clog my laptop up and hope it will work with router when i order one when i get my alienware laptop soon