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PhotoBug · 02:07 AM

--- Can Timecapsule handle a USB hub with printer and HD attached?
And/or can the Airport handle 2HD's and a printer using a USB hub?

SoBayJake · Jan 22, 2008, 02:34 PM

You already stated you realize you use Time Machine in a non-standard way, but that is a very bad idea. Time Machine only keeps copies for so long. Depending on how often things change on your computer, that would be not long at all! I forgot to set a privacy preference, and Time Machine was backing up a 8 GB virtual disk image every time that I was using Parallels. That can eat up hard drive space rather quickly.

There is no guarantee that Apple will make backing up via Time Machine to an AEBS with a hard drive attached supported. I read a rumor that it was in 10.5.2, but who knows. Until that actually lands, no one knows.

I have not explicitly tried, but you should be able to hook up a hub to the USB port on the AEBS, and plug in 2 (or more) hard drives for storage (perhaps not Time Machine though). You should then be able to plug in a printer as well.

You also mention a wireless mouse plugged into the base station. I don't see how anything like that would work.

Are you and your roommates on the same wireless network? If so, you can protect the disks attached to the base station with a separate username/password, so they cannot access it. If you have your own network that is encrypted (WPA, not WEP) then you are fairly secure.

peeb · Jan 22, 2008, 03:01 PM

It sounds like what you need is another drive to archive old stuff that you might need.

besson3c · Jan 22, 2008, 03:46 PM

Wait for 10.5.2 to come out to see whether Apple supports backing up to a NAS (network attached storage) device. Time Capsule is basically a NAS + wireless base station, but if all you care about is the disk storage part you'll be able to buy a NAS device for much cheaper than Time Capsule.

PhotoBug · Jan 23, 2008, 02:08 AM

can timecapsule drive a usb hub... with printer, 2.4 ghz wireless mouse (dongle attached), and a 250 HD? because it says on apples site that the base station can handle HD's and printers and i didn't know if it could handle both at the same time.
LOL Sorry my last original question was such a story! Very tired last time.

SoBayJake · Jan 23, 2008, 03:09 AM

Originally Posted by PhotoBug

can timecapsule drive a usb hub... with printer, 2.4 ghz wireless mouse (dongle attached), and a 250 HD? because it says on apples site that the base station can handle HD's and printers and i didn't know if it could handle both at the same time.
LOL Sorry my last original question was such a story! Very tired last time.

It can handle multiple hard drives thought a hub (I just tried), so it should handle hard drives and printers at the same time.

It will not share a wireless mouse. It is NOT sharing the USB items directly, so scanners, mice, etc. will NOT be shared.

PhotoBug · Jan 23, 2008, 03:45 AM

Thank you for trying

. Thats good to know.
When you say "not sharing" you mean... Not working? I don't like plugging in a wireless dongle to my laptop and wanna just plug it into the hub (that will be) under my desk. Not gonna work?

SoBayJake · Jan 23, 2008, 03:59 AM

Originally Posted by PhotoBug

Thank you for trying

. Thats good to know.
When you say "not sharing" you mean... Not working? I don't like plugging in a wireless dongle to my laptop and wanna just plug it into the hub (that will be) under my desk. Not gonna work?

Correct. It won't work.