Smart Hub 2 - USB Networking

[MBRE_01]

Hi,

I've been reading that the USB port at the back of the EE Smart Hub 2 router cannot be used to connect a USB Flash drive to the network.  At least, there is no discovery of a USB stick on the Manager Hub/App. 

So, I'm led to believe it is only there basically as a power socket.

If this is the case, what if anything could be plugged into the router (by adding on some kind of peripheral eg Male Ethernet/Female USB adaptor ; a different router, etc)  to get the a USB network functionality ?

Thanks.

[XRaySpeX]

It will also be another charging point for your mobile as it is a powered USB but w/out any other user functionality 😉 .

[ChungaLunga]

Nope, you're definitely not alone, my previous hub worked great in that respect, network drive easily configured to .....1.254/usb0 all was good as a media source and a backup, but now it's useless and I'm left trying to justify cause for a NAS.  I'm certain this is simply a software restriction on the hub and that could be resolved with an update.  I'll make some calls.

[RobT999]

Did you make some calls?

[XRaySpeX]

@RobT999 : There wouldn't be any point. The USB port does not support attached file drives.

[ChungaLunga]

I did yes, it seems they dropped support for the usb as a storage Device
with the new hub. Which is stupid.

[RobT999]

It does I have it up n running, I have a 4 port in too 🙂

[XRaySpeX]

@RobT999 : What is "it"? Which EE router are you using? This thread is about the EE Smart Hub Plus.

[missionman05]

I am also very surprised and disappointed by the lack of functionality in the USB port. I have just upgraded from a very old router and service provider (I am talking maybe 10 years old) with another company that had a drive attached. I assumed - wrongly - that my new EE Smart Hub Plus router would have this capability... Has anyone managed to find a way to attach a drive of some description to the router, by ethernet (e.g. NAS drives, but relatively cheaply)? 

[bobpullen]

@missionman05 - should be relatively trivial to use any Ethernet-based attached storage. There's no doubt other options, but something built using a Raspberry Pi is probably on the cheaper end.

[hevster_uk]

Another here who sees my transfer to EE broadband from BT as a downgrade that has lost me functionality and is going to cost me money investing in a new NAS I previously didn’t need. EE seem to be masters of leaving out key details or sailing close to the wind on misrepresenting things.