NAS USB Dongle or something like it

kizer · 2009-01-23, 00:11

Does anybody know who sells a USB NAS Dongle so I can plug in a Western Digital formatted to what I believe is FAT32 and use it on my home network without having to format it to EXT2 or some other Linux/Unix file system? As well it needs to support SMB not their own software that wouldn't support xbmc.

As well it would be nice if I could actually buy it as well.

I was looking at things like FreeNAS, but it requires a computer and a NAS box, but then I'd have to buy the box and then a drive when I already have a 500gig drive waiting to serve on the network.

smcnally75 · 2009-01-23, 01:26

Western Digital NASs do work on XBMC. I know this because I am using two of them myself. I have two 1TB MybookWorld Edition NAS units that have been working perfectly for XBMC.

kizer · 2009-01-23, 01:36

I have a Western Digital 500 gig drive, but its not networkable and well was trying to get it on the network as cheaply as possible.

keithskaggs · 2009-01-23, 02:43

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/11/a...ds-now-networ/

smcnally75 · 2009-01-23, 13:45

Sorry, I misunderstood you. I don't know about you, but I'd rather spend $99 on a 500GB NAS than $55 on a dongle. Then you could use the drive you have for other things. Here's a link to one for $99 on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/Western-Digital-...3%3A1|294%3A50

kizer · 2009-01-28, 21:50

Thanks guys for the links.

@keithskaggs
If I recalled the one that keithskaggs posted you have to format your drive to a Linux file system which of course would render the drive usless if you carried it around

@smcnally75
Thats exactly the same conclusion I came to looking around. It would cost me 50bucks to make something that I already have work, but I could spend double that and get storage.

In the end I'm probably going to end up building a NAS machine and throwing some drives in it or buying a portable drive like the Western Digital World.

2009-01-23, 00:11	#1
kizer Fan Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle WA, US Posts: 548	NAS USB Dongle or something like it Does anybody know who sells a USB NAS Dongle so I can plug in a Western Digital formatted to what I believe is FAT32 and use it on my home network without having to format it to EXT2 or some other Linux/Unix file system? As well it needs to support SMB not their own software that wouldn't support xbmc. As well it would be nice if I could actually buy it as well. I was looking at things like FreeNAS, but it requires a computer and a NAS box, but then I'd have to buy the box and then a drive when I already have a 500gig drive waiting to serve on the network.

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2009-01-23, 01:26	#2
smcnally75 Aeon Group Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 956	Western Digital NASs do work on XBMC. I know this because I am using two of them myself. I have two 1TB MybookWorld Edition NAS units that have been working perfectly for XBMC.

2009-01-23, 01:36	#3
kizer Fan Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle WA, US Posts: 548	I have a Western Digital 500 gig drive, but its not networkable and well was trying to get it on the network as cheaply as possible.

2009-01-23, 02:43	#4
keithskaggs Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 47	http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/11/a...ds-now-networ/

2009-01-23, 13:45	#5
smcnally75 Aeon Group Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 956	Sorry, I misunderstood you. I don't know about you, but I'd rather spend $99 on a 500GB NAS than $55 on a dongle. Then you could use the drive you have for other things. Here's a link to one for $99 on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/Western-Digital-...3%3A1\|294%3A50

2009-01-28, 21:50	#6
kizer Fan Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle WA, US Posts: 548	Thanks guys for the links. @keithskaggs If I recalled the one that keithskaggs posted you have to format your drive to a Linux file system which of course would render the drive usless if you carried it around @smcnally75 Thats exactly the same conclusion I came to looking around. It would cost me 50bucks to make something that I already have work, but I could spend double that and get storage. In the end I'm probably going to end up building a NAS machine and throwing some drives in it or buying a portable drive like the Western Digital World.

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