Topic: Router with multi-port USB capability?

[lncc63]

New routers, such as the ASUS RT-N65 we have at home, have server functionality built-in including file and media server functions.  Our router works great with one disk and can stream to multiple clients - we've tested 3 simultaneous HD streams over WiFi which did pretty well.  The thing is when I plug our 4 disk MediaSonic Probox into it, only one of the disks is recognized. 

Probox needs a USB port with "multi-port" capability so the device accessing it can see the other disks.  Our small home PC server works fine but the router would consume less electricity.

Anyone know which routers have a USB port with the multi-port capability?

[toys4geeks]

New routers, such as the ASUS RT-N65 we have at home, have server functionality built-in including file and media server functions.  Our router works great with one disk and can stream to multiple clients - we've tested 3 simultaneous HD streams over WiFi which did pretty well.  The thing is when I plug our 4 disk MediaSonic Probox into it, only one of the disks is recognized. 

Probox needs a USB port with "multi-port" capability so the device accessing it can see the other disks.  Our small home PC server works fine but the router would consume less electricity.

Anyone know which routers have a USB port with the multi-port capability?

have you tried connecting 3 USB sticks into a standard 4 - USB to 1 USB hub?

[Stagea]

New routers, such as the ASUS RT-N65 we have at home, have server functionality built-in including file and media server functions.  Our router works great with one disk and can stream to multiple clients - we've tested 3 simultaneous HD streams over WiFi which did pretty well.  The thing is when I plug our 4 disk MediaSonic Probox into it, only one of the disks is recognized. 

Probox needs a USB port with "multi-port" capability so the device accessing it can see the other disks.  Our small home PC server works fine but the router would consume less electricity.

Anyone know which routers have a USB port with the multi-port capability?

Netgear R6300 / AC1750 or AC1450. Both models feature 2 USB ports.

Of course, there are also USB NAS adapters.

[rhizom3]

Nah I don't recommend making your routers as NAS on your home especially important materials are stored there.  I've been using RT-N16 for 2.5 years now using Tomato firmware and one thing I've learned is that you cannot put everything on one device.  Potentially, vital services will be affected and worse, it lessens the device's life.  Running multiple services on the device will consume high CPU and memory utilization.

If you want to have a stable internet / LAN connection, I suggest you configure the router to do that.  But for uPnP, NAS (smb), or other services, leave it to a dedicated machine.

I only run transmission and samba on my RT-n16 plus monitoring (bandwidth and IP traffic) other than basic services.

[rhizom3]

Also running monitoring (bandwidth and IP traffic) would help me analyze and shape my home's network bandwidth consumption within and outside LAN (WAN).

QoS in tomato is great too!

[paolorenzo]

Nah I don't recommend making your routers as NAS on your home especially important materials are stored there.  I've been using RT-N16 for 2.5 years now using Tomato firmware and one thing I've learned is that you cannot put everything on one device.  Potentially, vital services will be affected and worse, it lessens the device's life.  Running multiple services on the device will consume high CPU and memory utilization.

If you want to have a stable internet / LAN connection, I suggest you configure the router to do that.  But for uPnP, NAS (smb), or other services, leave it to a dedicated machine.

I agree here.  I used to have a Sapido GR-1222 router, that can do-it-all.  As I found out, it can surely do it all, not just altogether...  Even the most fundamental task of routing, it was struggling with, with just a couple of torrents on queue.

But I just upgraded to a dual core modem-router (Netgear DGND3700v2).  So I'm curious if these multi-core routers can better multi-task (although it is already multi-tasking as a ADSL2+ modem and dual band wireless router).

Sana meron akong neighbor na may ProBox na puwede ipa-hiram, para ma test kung kaya mabasa lahat nang drives, and kung ma-compromise rin ang performance nang router, when also used as NAS. 

[jackryan]

pao, if you need one, I can lend to you one of my proboxes... i got the 4bay and 8bay models

[paolorenzo]

pao, if you need one, I can lend to you one of my proboxes... i got the 4bay and 8bay models

Thanks sir T!  Whatever you're not using will do.  I'll keep in touch.  I'll play around with the Stora muna.