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23diablo23 · 2011-05-11 18:42

I'm trying to set a ATV2 up for a friend that does not have a network at home. I know you cannot hook a USB HDD to the ATV2, but can you hook a NAS up to it with a crossover cable? Anyone try this? The other option is to put a router between them but don't want to waste the money if we don't need to.

Thanks!
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Nefarious1 · 2011-05-11 22:35

I have not personally tried it, but logic says it would work.

**amet** · 2011-05-11 22:46

yeah, provided you set static IP on both

**SandmanCL** · 2011-05-12 04:42

If you have a NAS with an auto-uplink network port you don't even need a crossover cable. A regular straight-through cat5 would do.

However, I would assume that you'd pay more for a NAS than you would for an external hard drive and a router with a USB port to connect the hard drive to. I've seen 2TB external drives for less than $100 and I picked up my Wireless G router a year ago for $40 so I'm sure you can find them much cheaper today.

xbs08 · 2011-05-12 21:03

@SandmanCL
What's your router model?

I'm using one from my ISP but only supports FAT32 and it's damn slow (write).

TIA

**SandmanCL** · 2011-05-12 21:07

Not at home right now so I'm not positive of the router model but it is a Netgear router that I have flashed with dd-wrt. This may be outside the scope of what the OP wants but I know several routers provide access to a USB mounted drive.

23diablo23 Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: May 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-05-11 18:42 Post: #1 I'm trying to set a ATV2 up for a friend that does not have a network at home. I know you cannot hook a USB HDD to the ATV2, but can you hook a NAS up to it with a crossover cable? Anyone try this? The other option is to put a router between them but don't want to waste the money if we don't need to. Thanks! 23Diablo23
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Nefarious1 Junior Member Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 0	2011-05-11 22:35 Post: #2 I have not personally tried it, but logic says it would work.
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amet I wave my private parts at your aunties! Posts: 3,487 Joined: Jul 2009 Reputation: 18 Location: Novi Sad / Dubai	2011-05-11 22:46 Post: #3 yeah, provided you set static IP on both Always read the XBMC_Online_Manual,Frequently_Asked_Questions and search the forum before posting. For troubleshooting and bug reporting use -> Log_file.
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xbs08 Posting Freak Posts: 1,298 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Portugal	2011-05-12 21:03 Post: #5 @SandmanCL What's your router model? I'm using one from my ISP but only supports FAT32 and it's damn slow (write). TIA www.xbmc4xbox.org
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SandmanCL Multi-platform XBMC fan Posts: 572 Joined: Jul 2004 Reputation: 1 Location: San Francisco, CA	2011-05-12 21:07 Post: #6 Not at home right now so I'm not positive of the router model but it is a Netgear router that I have flashed with dd-wrt. This may be outside the scope of what the OP wants but I know several routers provide access to a USB mounted drive.
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