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Hi. I'm new around here. Got a question; can I use the USB port on the back of the router as an internet input?
> R6400
R6400[v1] or R6400v2? Firmware version?
> [...] can I use the USB port on the back of the router as an internet
> input?No. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and
look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "USB". I
see "Storage Devices" and "Printer".What would you like to connect to the R6400[vX] USB port to act as an
Internet connection? (Which would be bidirectional, so not really an
"input".)
> R6400
R6400[v1] or R6400v2? Firmware version?
> [...] can I use the USB port on the back of the router as an internet
> input?
No. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and
look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "USB". I
see "Storage Devices" and "Printer".
What would you like to connect to the R6400[vX] USB port to act as an
Internet connection? (Which would be bidirectional, so not really an
"input".)
Sorry, but I didn't explain myself. I have four (4) pcs connected by a 4 ports HDMI KVM. I'm really using the R6400 as a switch so all the pcs have internet connection. What I really want to do is to provide an internet access throu an USB port that the KVM has but I don't have the specificacions of the KVM (bought it @ Ebay)). I know this is beyond this community scope. Sorry again.
> [...] I have four (4) pcs connected by a 4 ports HDMI KVM. I'm really
> using the R6400 as a switch so all the pcs have internet connection.
> [...]That's fine. You can connect multiple computers to the Internet at
the same time, using an R6400 (as a NAT router). That should work
regardless of how many keyboards/mice/displays you have connected to any
of them. Nothing to do with a KVM switch.> [...] What I really want to do is to provide an internet access throu
> an USB port that the KVM has [...]I don't understand that. What does "Internet access" have to do with
a KVM switch? Normally, as I understand a KVM switch, the USB ports are
used for keyboards and mice (and, perhaps, other USB-connected gizmos).
That's all entirely independent of any Ethernet/wireless/Internetconnections to any computers.
> [...] but I don't have the specificacions of the KVM (bought it @
> Ebay)).Even gizmos bought on Ebay can have a maker and model number. This
new Inter-web thing can often be used to find detailed information on
various devices, but a better description than "the KVM I bought on
Ebay" may be needed to find it.> Sorry again.
Apology not needed, only a better description of the actual problem
which you are trying to solve, and what your equipment is.