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Why are people mounting discs?
by Kiro 3y ago
Why are people mounting discs?
- vardump 3y agoProbably they want to share files or to install extra software on the router?
- Kiro 3y agoWhy not just put the drive on the network? I'm getting downvoted but I'm just trying to understand how a router is able to delete things on an external disc.
- nubinetwork 3y agoSome routers can also double as a budget NAS by plugging a USB hard drive into it. I've seen some that also double as print servers.
- hiatus 3y agoHow would you put the drive on the network? Attaching it to an always-on computer, or buy a nas device or something? It seems easier to plug it into your router if the firmware supports it.
- xen2xen1 3y agoYou can use a lot of routers as low cost NASs.
- wil421 3y agoWhen I was a broke college student sharing my neighbors open WiFi (with permission) I convinced him to attach a HD to his router. I ripped all our DVDs, Blu-ray’s, and put our torrents on the HD. We could watch videos from our laptops connected to TVs. The sea gate drive failed soon after and I lost tons and tons of files. Not to mention it silently corrupted almost every file before biting the dust, videos stopped playing suddenly.
- Vrondi 3y agoMany of the ASUS routers have a built in feature to use a usb drive's space as FTP/SMB share on the network. Can be handy, although slower than an actual NAS.