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Can I access my NAS by connecting my R7000 router to Synology NAS via their respective USB 3.0 ports
My current router has only 4 ethernet ports and they are almost all used. I want to save an ethernet port, if possible via connect my router to my NAS via USB, instead of ethernet as I have it now. I...
Don't think that would work. Best bet is to get an inexpensive gig switch. Any dumb switch should work just fine
Don't think that would work. Best bet is to get an inexpensive gig switch. Any dumb switch should work just fine
labatt wrote:
Don't think that would work.
I'm with you on that one. Looks like a disaster waiting to happen.
Is it even possible to use USB on an NAS to do anything more than read/write to a USB drive?
So USB ports on routers and NAS are just used for external USB drive/dongle access only ?