First, aplolgies. I know others have asked similiar questions, but I want to be sure I have got it right. Just got off a live chat, but he wasn't really clear, given my level of ignorance. I want to attach a external hard drive of at least 3 TB to my router, so that my files are accessable on my laptop through wifi.
I understand that my current Verizon router, FIOS Quantum Gateway G1100 Router, cannot be used to to attach a hard drive to.
According to the support person, I can buy a router that can be used for this purpose, and hook it up to the verizon modem (or whatever it's called) with an ethernet cable. I can then attach a hard drive via USB or Ethernet, and set up a wireless network to access the files on my laptop. He foresaw no problems with this. He also did not suggest daisy-chaining them. Does that make sense?
He said Ethernet was enabled in the main box. I live in an apartment, so what we got is what we got. I have read that if the fios comes into the apartment via coax cable, it can creat problems with setting up networks. Although I don't have fios TV, the cable coming into the apartment looks like coax. Is this likely to create problems with my setup?
Finally, I have three 3TB USB-connected external hard drives, so I really dont want to but more drives, but I have read that USB-connected drives don't go well attached to internet routers, and one should use ethernet-connected drives. How bad is it? If I use them will it mess up my ROKU reception, for example? Does anyone have experience with this?
I know it's a long post, but I would really appreciate any suggestions. I am a bit above my pay grade in this!
