Connecting a NAS drive

[FinGerS o FuDgE]

Originally Posted by TeeDoubleUDee

Here is one I use on my network. These things are virtually plug and forget.

I'm a new owner and not too clued up on the NAS/Network side of things, so what exactly does this do?
If I've got 4 ports on the back of my router, could I run 1 ethernet cable to this box, then plug my PS3, 360, Sky+HD all into it? If so would they all still work at the same time or is it for using one connection at a time but saves keep plugging/unplugging?

[ratty]

Originally Posted by FinGerS o FuDgE

I'm a new owner and not too clued up on the NAS/Network side of things, so what exactly does this do?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_attached_storage

[FinGerS o FuDgE]

Originally Posted by ratty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_attached_storage

I get that andI'm taking that in, I was referring to the little switch box in the link provided

[ratty]

Originally Posted by FinGerS o FuDgE

I get that andI'm taking that in, I was referring to the little switch box in the link provided

Apologies for the misunderstanding.

The device in TeeDoubleUDee's link is a dumb Ethernet switch. If, say, you ran out of ports on your router you could connect one of these and it would expand the number of ports available for additional peripherals. It allows anything to talk to anything else, simultaneously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_switch