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<blockquote data-quote="Smalltowntech" data-source="post: 1406407" data-attributes="member: 251560"><p>I just got my mac yesterday - new macbook pro 15 - and I am running into a snag. I purchased a separate usb hd thinking I could connect it to my current wifi and use it for time machine. The problem I have is that my current wifi router does not have a usb port on it. The one I had before this one did have a single usb port but sadly this one does not.</p><p></p><p>I set up my computer on the current wifi router and I can connect to the internet just fine. However, when I try to set up the second router the computer seems to choose one or the other. Is there a way to set up the computer so that it recognizes and uses both routers - using one for internet access and one for the external hd? This is one of the reasons I did not pick the time capsule because I was afraid of the interference from one router over the other.</p><p></p><p>I would just connect and use the older router, but for some reason it does not seem to like the comcast system so I can't use it as my internet router.</p><p></p><p>Currently I just connect the hd via usb to my laptop when I am home to have it do the time machine backups but I was hoping to not have to connect/disconnect every time I go home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smalltowntech, post: 1406407, member: 251560"] I just got my mac yesterday - new macbook pro 15 - and I am running into a snag. I purchased a separate usb hd thinking I could connect it to my current wifi and use it for time machine. The problem I have is that my current wifi router does not have a usb port on it. The one I had before this one did have a single usb port but sadly this one does not. I set up my computer on the current wifi router and I can connect to the internet just fine. However, when I try to set up the second router the computer seems to choose one or the other. Is there a way to set up the computer so that it recognizes and uses both routers - using one for internet access and one for the external hd? This is one of the reasons I did not pick the time capsule because I was afraid of the interference from one router over the other. I would just connect and use the older router, but for some reason it does not seem to like the comcast system so I can't use it as my internet router. Currently I just connect the hd via usb to my laptop when I am home to have it do the time machine backups but I was hoping to not have to connect/disconnect every time I go home. [/QUOTE]
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