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OK, so my 7800DXL is being delivered today! I've downloaded the PDF version of the manual in order to hit the ground running but cannot see answers to the following questions about USB:

[1] Will the USB on the router support an unpowered external USB drive? Or does the drive have to have its own PSU?

[2] Could I connect the usb of the router to a powered / non-powered USB hub and thereby be able to use the router concurrently for NAS and also for remote printing via the USB?

Can't wait - it replaces an aging Linksys Wag354G!

Thanks!

Pete

peterb99 wrote:OK, so my 7800DXL is being delivered today! I've downloaded the PDF version of the manual in order to hit the ground running but cannot see answers to the following questions about USB:

[1] Will the USB on the router support an unpowered external USB drive? Or does the drive have to have its own PSU?

[2] Could I connect the usb of the router to a powered / non-powered USB hub and thereby be able to use the router concurrently for NAS and also for remote printing via the USB?

Can't wait - it replaces an aging Linksys Wag354G!

Thanks!

Pete

Yes the router will be able to power a unpowered USB hard drive (a USB harddrive with only a USB conenction for example)

Yes you should be able to a USB hub, but I have never tested it (don't have a USB hub sorry)

billion_fan wrote: Yes the router will be able to power a unpowered USB hard drive (a USB harddrive with only a USB conenction for example)
Yes you should be able to a USB hub, but I have never tested it (don't have a USB hub sorry)

Great news, thanks!

Pete

billion_fan wrote:

peterb99 wrote:OK, so my 7800DXL is being delivered today! I've downloaded the PDF version of the manual in order to hit the ground running but cannot see answers to the following questions about USB:

[1] Will the USB on the router support an unpowered external USB drive? Or does the drive have to have its own PSU?

[2] Could I connect the usb of the router to a powered / non-powered USB hub and thereby be able to use the router concurrently for NAS and also for remote printing via the USB?

Can't wait - it replaces an aging Linksys Wag354G!

Thanks!

Pete

Yes the router will be able to power a unpowered USB hard drive (a USB harddrive with only a USB conenction for example)

Yes you should be able to a USB hub, but I have never tested it (don't have a USB hub sorry)

Yes, you can use a hub, and it works - I've tested it with a 3G Dongle and a USB HDD connected to the hub.

eqcons wrote: Yes, you can use a hub, and it works - I've tested it with a 3G Dongle and a USB HDD connected to the hub.

Brilliant, thanks! It arrived, it's plumbed in and it's excellent already. Although the Status page in the router management reports a lower attainable rate than my Linksys WAG354G reported on its status page and the internet speed tests currently report lower speed than before, subjectively the internet (web pages coming through) seems noticeably faster!

I tweaked the SNR to 6 to start with though the downstream SNR Margin is still reported at 9.3. I think I'm going to have to do some more research to understand whether the adjustment happens immediately or after some time.

Thanks again! I'm really pleased with this router!

Pete

Did you use a passive USB hub, or a powered one? Was the USB hard drive an externally powered too?
Cheers...

tim_hamblin wrote:Did you use a passive USB hub, or a powered one? Was the USB hard drive an externally powered too?
Cheers...

Passive and externally powered HDD.