Hi,
Forgive me if this is an obvious question but I'm new to macs and not au fait with networking and all that stuff.
I am in the UK and have a home connection with O2 - which came with a preconfigured wireless modem. I'm wondering whether it's possible to connect an external HDD to that modem via ethernet to use as a shared drive.
I know about Time Capsule but it's a bit expensive and I don't really need all of its functions, so I am looking for a cheaper option that allows me to share files and backup (computers at home are 2 Macs and a Linux Eee PC - whether or not the Eee PC can access the shared drive is not that important however).
Would Airport Express do something like that for me? Or is Time Capsule a better option in that case, since I'd have to buy airport express and a HDD?
If I do get Time Capsule:
1. Is it possible to use Time machine from both my macs?
2. Is it possible to use part of the drive as Time machine but then also have a partition for shared files (photos, movies etc)?
Thanks for your help and apologies for my ignorance!! I'm very confused.
Forgive me if this is an obvious question but I'm new to macs and not au fait with networking and all that stuff.
I am in the UK and have a home connection with O2 - which came with a preconfigured wireless modem. I'm wondering whether it's possible to connect an external HDD to that modem via ethernet to use as a shared drive.
I know about Time Capsule but it's a bit expensive and I don't really need all of its functions, so I am looking for a cheaper option that allows me to share files and backup (computers at home are 2 Macs and a Linux Eee PC - whether or not the Eee PC can access the shared drive is not that important however).
Would Airport Express do something like that for me? Or is Time Capsule a better option in that case, since I'd have to buy airport express and a HDD?
If I do get Time Capsule:
1. Is it possible to use Time machine from both my macs?
2. Is it possible to use part of the drive as Time machine but then also have a partition for shared files (photos, movies etc)?
Thanks for your help and apologies for my ignorance!! I'm very confused.