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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1644267" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>Hi Jacob, lets see if I got this right. You have an Airport connected to a external USB Hard Drive. You now want to connect a printer to the Airport, does the printer not have WiFi connectivity? If so, why not use WiFi instead of a cable connection?</p><p>Did you buy a AC powered Hub? One with a transformer that plugs into a wall outlet? If not you may have power issues. Either way a USB hub is a bit like a double adaptor for a wall outlet, a bit risky and simply not as efficient.</p><p>You did not say what you are using the external HD for. If it is a high demand device like a server with a lot of continuous data being processed then I doubt you could plug anything else into the same USB port without sacrificing performance and risking data corruption.</p><p>Generally a USB HD should have a dedicated port.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1644267, member: 204485"] Hi Jacob, lets see if I got this right. You have an Airport connected to a external USB Hard Drive. You now want to connect a printer to the Airport, does the printer not have WiFi connectivity? If so, why not use WiFi instead of a cable connection? Did you buy a AC powered Hub? One with a transformer that plugs into a wall outlet? If not you may have power issues. Either way a USB hub is a bit like a double adaptor for a wall outlet, a bit risky and simply not as efficient. You did not say what you are using the external HD for. If it is a high demand device like a server with a lot of continuous data being processed then I doubt you could plug anything else into the same USB port without sacrificing performance and risking data corruption. Generally a USB HD should have a dedicated port. [/QUOTE]
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