Two month ago i bought out a Western Digital My Book World Edition II to save my downloads and keep my archives in a single media to quick access. My version of My Book is created for LAN usage. It has no USB connection directly to PC ( It has a USB port but it’s for data storage ). So you have to transfer files from LAN using your ethernet cable.
The problem starts here.
I’m using a 100Mbit LAN at my home. My switch is a 100Mbit switch. My other two PC’s can 1Gbit but because of my switch i use them in 100Mbit mode. And my laptop… It has 100Mbit connection also.
You can say that why you do not prefer to upgrade your switch and buy out a PCMCIA port for your laptop. I can’t. But this impossibility is not dedicated to my fault. It’s because in my country to follow technology beyond most people can not be! I searched all markets, shops, internet shops but i have no chance on finding a PCMCIA cart for my laptop and a 1Gbit switch.
So what are you doing you say.
I’m trying to reach nirvana while i’m sending 45GB of fresh downloaded DVD’s, Archives, Education Videos (It’s a huge set consisting of so many legal ( and some illegal ) things ) to my storage drive. I hope this patience will be raise my rank on the God’s eyes.
Patience must be first virtue in computer related world i think. If not i’ll be confused of my time which i spent on waiting data transfers using 100Mbit connection!
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I think you should give a try to real network hardware such as 1G routed layer3 switches.
Ie:
http://www.superwarehouse.com/Hewlett_Packard_6_Port_Manageable_Switch/J4902AABA/p/142056
http://www.superwarehouse.com/3Com_OfficeConnect_8_Port_Gigabit_Switch/3C1670800B-US/p/1506170