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USB Tape drive and Ethernet network

Hello

Quick question. I want to connect an Iomega REV drive into my ethernet network. Obv the REV drive is a USB/Firewire device.. I have looked everywhere for details on how I might connect this device. I don't want to plug it into a comuter on the network. Is there such a thing as a coupler for USB to Ethernet? Or some device that will allow me to plug this into my Netgear switch?

Thanks.

sirbounty

Connect the drive to a workstation and share out the appropriate drive letter from that workstation (right-click the drive/sharing)

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er...like I said, I don't want to connect it into a computer on the network, otherwise that computer will need to be all the time................

sirbounty

That's the only solution I know of...sorry. : (

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LimeSMJ

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ASKER

No other input, so accepted LimeSMJ. Thanks.

Thought that might be the case. Seems to be a gap in the market that needs filling.

LimeSMJ

Agreed but with the hard drive -> conversion boxes (such as the Linksys) available, it shouldn't be long before other mediums (like Rev disks) show up eventually... thanks for the points.

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ASKER

I spoke to Linksys and they weren't aware of the Rev(!). Thought that suprising, but they said they were going to look at it in more detail.

LimeSMJ

Usually companies don't acknowledge other company's technology as I am guessing they don't want you to look elsewhere. In addition, most Customer Support reps are trained by the book, so they aren't aware of any technology besides what they can read in front of them. :)