http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/ Engadget Comments for Belkin Network USB Hub gets official http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/May 15th 2007 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/May 15th 2007 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/May 15th 2007 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
What are you blind? A square with rounded edges looks very much like an Apple TV. ]]>May 15th 2007 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/May 15th 2007 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSLU2
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Im definately looking forward to the release of this. Nice design and nice functionality. Hopefully it delivers what it promises.]]>May 15th 2007 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/]]>May 15th 2007 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/May 15th 2007 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
What I'm interested in is if this thing can work on a regular wired network (looks like it should). Most of the rooms in my house are networked and I'd like to setup a USB webcam in our nursery, but all our PC's are in our office. So far the only network USB hubs I've found are in the $250-$300+ price range, but at $129 (or less) this Belkin unit could certainly fit the bill for what I'm wanting to do.]]>May 15th 2007 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
Back on topic I like the idea about networked USB. I need to see it working with %100 reliability before I spend the money to go untethered. ]]>May 15th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
I also have been looking for a Network USB2 device like this that will work with a Mac. I guess I'll have to wait until September. That probably means that the needed drivers will be included with the new Mac OS 10.5.

I may need 2 of them because of the location of my USB equipment.

Bill the TaxMan
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i sort of fail to the the utility for this though... what scenario would make it useful? ...a home office? i mean how much better is it than just network-attached storage or a print server? these things are cheap... so, er, i just kinda don't see the benefit (but i don't have to share one scanner with 6 computers or anything silly like that.)]]>May 15th 2007 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
I'm, guessing you don't see the utility to a stationary computer like a desktop. For someone with a laptop, this means you can take your computer all around the house with out having to worry about carrying your printer/external harddrive/external burner, like I would. It also allows you to have control of any clutter that may arrise from having so many external components like I do when I have to print something. For the most part, I leave my printer in my closet because I'm not always using it, but with wireless access, I can place it in my bedroom and print from one of my other rooms that I spend more time in with my laptop.]]>May 15th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/I'm, guessing you don't see the utility to a stationary computer like a desktop. For someone with a laptop, this means you can take your computer all around the house without having to worry about carrying your printer/external harddrive/external burner, like I would. It also allows you to have control of any clutter that may arise from having so many external components like I do when I have to print something. For the most part, I leave my printer in my closet because I'm not always using it, but with wireless access, I can place it in my bedroom and print from one of my other rooms that I spend more time in with my laptop.
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whatever. as far as i'm concerned, all devices that have any utility for anyone (no matter how limited the audience) has its place somewhere in the market. :)]]>May 15th 2007 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
Bill the TaxMan
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This seems wishful. I hope I am proven wrong, but then again this is Belkin.
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As for what it looks like, I could care less - it's not like it's going to be a centrepiece or anything. If it works, I'm happy.]]>May 16th 2007 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/May 16th 2007 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/May 18th 2007 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/May 19th 2007 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
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I highly recommend it.]]>Jun 25th 2007 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/Jun 20th 2007 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
Anyhow, I've only been able to test this device a little bit and I have to say the results are mixed. Dropping it on the network and configuring was fairly easy with the included software. However, my first disappointment was its inability to work with a Western Digital 2.5" Passport USB Drive. These drives receive their power via the USB cable. Unfortunately, the Belkin device immediately disconnected the WD Passport when I attempted to access it. The Belkin software claimed "too much power" was being used by the Passport.

Another annoyance I've found is a claim in the Belkin's manual that only one connection per device can be made at a time. This makes me quite nervous since the whole point of the device is to SHARE printers and drives on a network. What is the point if I can't have two computers sending a print job to the same printer? Admittedly, I still have more testing to do but the fact that Belkin included this info as a warning in their manual doesn't make me confident]]>Jun 21st 2007 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/Jun 25th 2007 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/]]>Jul 10th 2007 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
for now the search continues to find other reliable product.. may be linksys router with storage link or some wifi printer hub...what ever works with Apple + Windows...]]>Jul 23rd 2007 12:50AM