I want to connect 3 Windows computers (2 Windows XP, 1 Windows Server 2003) to an external USB hard drive via USB. I would like each computer to be able to directly read and write to the HD as if it were directly connected to each computer.
Using special file transfer software isn't a viable solution. Sharing the HD over the network also won't work for me. Is this possible?
Thanks for any advice!
Best Answer
Nope, USB operates on a tiered-star topology with one and only one host controller.
One possibly feasible solution would be to use USB Bridge cables to connect two of the computers to a third, where the hard drive would be plugged in. You would essentially be creating your own USB network with the middle computer presenting the USB drive as a shared resource.