External hard drives offer you the flexibility to back up your files to free up space on your computer or to save a mirror image in case your computer crashes. Some must be plugged into a wall. Nov 3, 2016 - For this guide we'll be using the HooToo HT-UH010 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub. Peripherals and wish to plug a USB 3.0 external hard drive (or two).
For years we wondered why external hard drives didn't come with multiple USB ports so that two or more computers could work off of the same drive at once. Sadly, there isn't a simple way to connect two computers to a single hard drive, but we've found.Every time we travel we bring along our trusty Synology NAS (Networked Attached Storage) box. The one we currently have isn't available anymore but the current version is the. This small little box will hold two separate drives that will work together to back up your data and it will share this footage over a network connection. These NAS boxes can do a ton of different things but we only use them to backup our data and to access our data from multiple computers at once.In the past I connected the NAS box to a standard and then ran Ethernet cables from the switch to our laptops. This gives us around 110 MB/s read speeds with a wired connection.
Recently I've swapped out our switch for the. This router has the same five Ethernet ports on the back so we can still use it wired but it will also broadcast our NAS box wirelessly as well. Sadly the top speeds we were able to get with any router on the market was around 45 MB/s. Also, unless your computer has multiple Wi-Fi chips, you won't be able to connect to the box and the Internet at the same time. It's not as good as a wired connection but it's nice to have the option.If you're looking for a server solution while traveling or if you want more storage for your home, the is a great choice because it has the ability to connect to a to add even more storage. We use a much larger version of this in the Fstoppers office as our main server.This post may read like an ad but we have no connection with Synology.
We are just extremely satisfied customers and I wanted to pass this info along to anyone who may also need this type of solution. 'Also, unless your computer has multiple Wi-Fi chips, you won't be able to connect to the box and the Internet at the same time.' I guess you already know it, but if you run a cable from the WAN port of the TP-Link router to the router connected to the internet (if this is possible at all) you don't need to have 'multiple Wi-Fi chips' on you laptop. This can also work with any other port on the TP-Link implying you are using the same IP address class of the internet connection.I agree on the quality of the Synology products, I can also recommend Qnap but Synology's are better on some aspects of the software.
Ok I may have the solution but, not having that TP-Link, I'm not sure it will work so you guys have to test it. Windows 10 have a pretty nifty feature that is called Hotspot Mobile and it works just like your iPhone so what you got to do is connect Laptop 1 to the hotel WiFi, then activate this Hotspot Mobile feature in the Settings under Network & Internet. When you are ready go to the settings page of the TP-Link with Laptop 2 and activate the feature Enable WDS Bridging I showed you before and input the data of the Hotspot Mobile of Laptop 1, in the MAC address field just input the Laptop 1 WiFi card MAC address.
It really is a MacGiverish procedure and if it works I should tap myself on the shoulder. Give it a try and let me know. If you have any question just hit me up with a direct message. Personally I'd not recommend any 2 bay NAS for data storage.
The minimum I'd recommend is a 4 bay unit for redundancy and also storage. Don't get me wrong 2 bay units are a good choice for home users but not for a SMB environment.Also the 5 bay attachment install used on any Diskstation series other than the DS1815/DS1815 (or newer) are only shown as JBOD systems which reduces their usefulness.This said, I can pull around 70Mb/s with my old DS415+ and a Surface Pro over WiFi when needed over AC. I use a HP managed ProCurve router in the stack to control the network and a ASUS router (the ProCurve is to create VLANs to separate the network from personal and for business/VPN for NAS to NAS back up).
Heres the usb hub that I just bought.I have 5 portable 2.5 inch hard drives i want to connect to my laptop, and there are only 2 ports available. So I got this hub. How many hard drives can I safely plug into the hub? My initial test with 4 hard drives plugged in seemed ok, but then I had some trouble with one hard drive being read, and it kept disconecting and reconnecting and making clicking noises(I plugged it back directly to my laptop and it works fine, so its not broken or anything). But so you know, I do not know if this is the issue with my hard drive or the usb port, because even without the usb hub, my hard drives have occasional difficulty being read and making clicking noises because my usb 3.0 ports are very unstable.
Most of the time they work just fine, no noises. Its very inconsistent. This is not the hub you need.
Its only power source is from the host computer's USB3 port and hence it is limited to a max of 0.9 amps total power to all connected devices. The description on the page you linked says that clearly as item 2 in Additional Notes.One advantage of the USB3 system is that each port can supply up to 0.9 amps (USB2 was 0.5) to a device. USB2 'portable hard drives' had to be specially designed to work under that 0.5 amp limit OR provided with special connection cables that you had to plug into TWO host USB2 ports. The new USB3 'portable hard drives' are designed to work with the higher 0.9 amp limit and usually do NOT come with double-connector cables. So, EACH portable hard drive of the USB3 type is VERY likely to need most of that 0.9 amp limit, and you cannot plug in more than one of these on this hub.What you need is called a Powered USB3 Hub. It comes with its own power supply block that plugs into the wall and draws virtually no power from the host computer's port. The power supply unit should provide at least 0.9 amps PER PORT for as many ports as the hub has.
Here is one that is much more than you need - it has 10 ports (one of which is designed for charging certain devices) and can supply up to 10 amps total to its combined load, so it certainly can handle 5 drives at 0.9 amps each. However, it's more expensive than others.This next has only 4 ports (do you need to use 5 at once?) but CAN provide 0.9 amps per port to all four.This next has 7 USB3 ports plus 2 charging ports, and comes with a 12 V, 5 A (60W) power supply that should be able to support all 7 USB3 ports at 5 V, 0.9 A (33.5W) with no trouble.