Router and storage enclosure

GraySenshi

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Basically I was wondering if you use a hdd enclosure with 5 drives will you be able to view each drive on the network using the routers USB port. To be specific I have a r7000
 
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It depends on the enclosure. Some act as JBOD (just a bunch of disks) and present each drive as a separate disk to the computer over a single USB connection. Some do some form of RAID and allow you to combine the drives into a single volume.

Whether the router is capable of identifying the multiple disks, I don't know. Most routers run Linux, and Linux can handle multiple drives over a single USB port (as if using a USB hub). So I could assume the hardware is capable of recognizing multiple drives connected to a single USB port. But whether the network sharing software is set up for that possibility is anyone's guess. You'd have to try it to be sure.
It depends on the enclosure. Some act as JBOD (just a bunch of disks) and present each drive as a separate disk to the computer over a single USB connection. Some do some form of RAID and allow you to combine the drives into a single volume.

Whether the router is capable of identifying the multiple disks, I don't know. Most routers run Linux, and Linux can handle multiple drives over a single USB port (as if using a USB hub). So I could assume the hardware is capable of recognizing multiple drives connected to a single USB port. But whether the network sharing software is set up for that possibility is anyone's guess. You'd have to try it to be sure.
 
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