How to connect external hard drive to network?

KRV

let me start by saying I am very technology dumb. I was told that it is possible to hook my external hard drive to our wireless network.
I am interested in doing so for two reasons...
1. to be able to access the folders on it from either laptop in the house.
2. to watch movies saved to it via the x-box????

Is this possible and how do I go about it?
I have verizon wireless

Answer
You can connect the external HDD to one of the computers and then "Share" it across the network where all users on all computers will be able to see the shared files.

In order for you to stream video to the XBox you will need to setup "Windows Media Centre" on the same computer.

You cant just connect the external HDD to the network, you need a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device for this.

Can Toshiba 1TB External hard drive be connected and available for networking?

Claudia

I have this hard drive and im wondering if it can be connected to a router or to a network to be shared?

Answer
You can only connect it to a router if your external hard drive has an ethernet port.

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

Title Post: How to connect external hard drive to network?
Rating: 100% based on 9998 ratings. 5 user reviews.
Author: Unknown

Thanks For Coming To My Blog