Wireless adaptor?

caleyles

I've ordered a buffalo linkstation 250gb hard drive to connect to my hub which joins with the ethernet cable. I was told by a friend that a wireless adaptor can be used instead of the cable. Is that correct and if so, what kind of thing is it because it would suit me to have it connecting wirelessly to the hub as I could locate it a less prominent position than the hub which is a bit of an eyesore in the hallway

Many thanks in anticipation

antispam246

What is the model number?

caleyles

Its a Buffalo Linkstation 250gb Network Hard Drive HD-H250LAN

HTH

caleyles

From the Amazon site - a description of the item





The quick and simple way to store and share all your music, videos, images and other files in one safe and convenient location! Easily stream digital media to a Buffalo LinkTheater Network Media Player!
The LinkStation Network Storage Center from Buffalo Technology offers an easy and economic solution to add 250 GigaBytes of network-attached storage via wired or wireless connections. Quick and simple installation allows you to instantly store and share your music, videos, images and other files via a web browser from both PCs and Macs. Offering a built-in print server, the LinkStation simplifies network printing, and with two USB 2.0 ports, an additional hard drive can be added for extra space or backups instantly. Simple setup and maintenance, versatile usage, and a compact design make the LinkStation the "must have" solution for storing and sharing files on your home or small office network

antispam246

Sorry for late reply. I had a look about and couldn't find anything relevant to what your friend mentioned. Your best bet would be to ask your friend for specifics. You/he said a wireless adaptor can be used instead of the cable. From the product description, to me, this would mean you could attach a wireless USB adaptor to it. Although, I'm not sure this would work as there would be no easy way to install the hardware drivers/software for the the usb device on it, unless you dig deep and look into 3rd party firmware/software.

Only other thing I can think of is, too purchase a separate wireless router, which you could attach directly to the linkstation (via ethernet cable) then bridge the new wireless router to the old one wirelessly allowing you to place the linkstation wherever you liked. Seems extreme but that's all that I can think of.

I believe the pro version of this linkstation actually has wireless built in, so again, it's feasible you can attach a wireless adapter to it. Either ask your friend or contact customer support directly for the product.

caleyles

I've since found out that a wireless ethernet bridge will do the job - it plugs into the ethernet cable socket on the linkstation and connects wirelessly to the router - i bid and won a linksys one on ebay that will do the job - transfer speeds are slightly slower than direct cable but that isn't a huge issue.

Thanks again for the replies