Sounds like a job for a NAS setup - Network Attached Storage. You'd have to configure a NAS deamon on the machine the USB drive is plugged into and then have that NAS mount/offer the USB drive as a networkable mount point - or something to this effect. I've never done it my self but I have read it is possible.<br>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/31/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Paul Williams</b> <<a href="mailto:wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk">wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div>Hi again. I have hooked up a PC to my broadband connection via a wired connection. It is attached to the same router as my PC downstairs. Both systems use Ubuntu 8.04. The one downstairs has an external hd connected via USB. Can I share it so it can be easily be accessed upstairs? If so, how?<br>
<br>Ta<br><br>Paul<br><br>
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