All the information I didn't know as fast as a download, epic video today I've been trying to figure out how to use the non wireless printer on a network
Edward is only now discovering that the world is made up of different people, with accents, who don't pronounce everything the same as Edward does. Edward is shocked to realize that some people in the world don't even speak English. Edward now remembers English wasn't invented in his hometown. "Router" came into English by way of Anglo-Norman and Old French (rute or rote or route). But its ultimate source is the Latin rupta from the phrase via rupta (a broken way, or a road opened by force). “routine” is a relative of “route” and I have never heard anyone pronounce that word as "ROW-tine" but as ROOT-ine. Edward just got educated.
@@edwardfletcher7790 it's used to form scribed or patterned edging on furniture etc, a router or r-outer, I use mine for kitchen worktop installation 👍
Why do i like this video?: 1. No music 2. Fast Talking 3. Talking to the Point 4. No repetition 5. I forgot, it taught me FIVE things I can use the USB-port for on a router/rooter/rauter.
I agree with all the points. When I see long videos (once I've seen one lasting more than 4 hours) I skip them, no matter how useful they might be. And music, oh boy, some videos become totally useless because of the music volume!
A tech channel that gets straight to the point without dragging the video for 10 minutes or plugging 100 products and sponsors? You got a new subscriber, sir.
@@monetary_episode494 it always used to be pronounced 'rooter', in american and british english, for example, the song 'route 66' is pronounced 'root' not 'rout'.
@@LironSegev, one USB port? Ok. May we connect a USB hub to the router, then connect external storage devices, and printers to the hub... which, hopefully, can be used by everyone on the network?
@@Sytijinx I wan to know if you can do this with a USB OTG on android phone or tablet too? Beware some Ebay sellers have a USB OTG adapter that comes with their tablet, but the device itself does not support a USB as such! Ouch! Its just a link to charge or connect to PC. True OTG supports extra devices like a regular USB, and I presume would auto detect new devices connected.
@@MindTrip888, a fun option to connect to modern Android phones (USB OTG, of course) is the 9-in-1 USB-C hub which includes an HDMI output. I've used this type of hub to connect my LG G8 to a TV, and it's more fun than cable TV. Movies and games that I've played on my phone look so much nicer on a big screen. I've connected thumb drives, external hard drives, mice, full-size keyboards, and joysticks to the hub, and they've all worked great. Haven't tried a printer yet, but I'm guessing it'd work.
Great tip on printers. Cheap printers can do all you need but don't have wi fi. A big problem that means multiple users having to bring their lap tops to the shared printer. This use of the Router is genius.
The back of my router has a USB thumb drive, that allows my router to become an adblocker. Anyone who uses my router has adblock, if they like it or not.
One more additional usage: As power source to power up a small cooling fan as the base to cool down the router. Hot router tends to slow down connection.
I've got a tray shaped fan thing I bought for my old Win 7 to keep it cool. If I could reach that router on the high shelf, I could plug that into it and maybe it might work better. oh well.
Hi, technician for a fiber company here. This is generally fine information for purchased equipment however most equipment provided by your ISP the USB port is ONLY for updating the firmware of the device. If you attempt to use the USB port for anything else the best case is it does nothing, with the worst case being it will cause tons of issues.
I was having thermal throttling issues with a 4G router, so I bought 2 50mm USB fans with a speed controller and placed them over the ventilation holes. $10 fix and no more frustration.
I previously used an old printer paper support back curved plastic to keep the router elevated off the table while a small fan kept it running cool. Worked like a charm. As for router USB ports. Depending on the age of model, some come with one or two or more ports which can be used for Printer, HDD, or connect an Internet USB Data Card to be used as a shared wired/WiFi router/access point. Not sure if mobile connected by OTG can allow to access mobile internet in the same way.🤔 Though someone can confirm the same.
@@Muzart There's no intake/exhaust ports per se, it's just blowing air in or around the modem/router internals so the onboard ICs don't get heated up too much and start throttling/powering down to keep the thermals in control/check. That's how the connectivity stays better intact. Like I said elevating the router/modem and keeping an external Small fan blowing on and around it did wonders on a Cheapo ISP provided modem! Those days was only kbps, so nowadays in Mbps GBps connections, would definitely help if keeping the devices running cool. ISP throttling though cannot be helped by fans or whatever, or solving jamming of WiFi/mobile signals by Mobile and Internet Service Providers or Police Cybercrime Intel used External devices like Stingrays Kingfish HackRF or RTL-SDR devices. That's a totally different ball game and one I've had prolonged experience with. Cheers! That's why in Network Switches to prevent heating and throttling you'll find fans in them, something like car audio amplifiers in addition to thermal paste applied full array heatsinks that connect from the board to the body metal or aluminium cases to dissipate the heat. Hope the info helps.👼🕵🏼🇮🇳🗺👍🏼
I gotta say man, this is crazy useful. We pay hundreds and thousands of dollars for these gadgets and never use nearly half their capabilities. I've also been manually backing up on two external drives all these years, this just made things so much easier. Thanks :). Glad I clicked.
Took you advice/suggestion and activated an wi-fi Ariel to my laptop via a USB . 20-30mbps turned into 140 down 60 up. Love the whole shebang of your advice. It Works ! Geoff Burton Brisbane Australia
For people who might try to connect a USB or external drive and doesn't work, try to reformat the drive to NTFS. Some flash drives especially, use exFAT which routers usually don't see.
Interesting considering Linux has better support for exFAT. FAT32 would be the most compatible but also wastes a lot of space and has max file size limitations
Personally, if I were using openwrt and not planning to remove it I'd just use btrfs. Sending snapshots is a pretty killer feature in a lite NAS type setup
For a few years now I have wanted to create my own internet network in my house, with a central server to which all devices are connected. Unfortunately, I have not yet managed to make all devices work together. There are so many possibilities and applications that must be coordinated with each other. That's complicated, so I can learn a lot from your videos now
Now everyone is running to check the backs of their routers! Well, this is highly useful.....if youre a techie. Here I am trying to unlearn stuff, go back to an analog life and here comes a fantastic message about going deeper into things most of us didnt even know we could. I wish this came along years go when I still cared and it makes me think about all the capability we have and dont use because we dont know. Great video.
In the UK, we pronounce it as "rooter", and Route is pronounced "root". If you say "rowt", it means something completely different, and is spelled ROUT (no, it's not an illiterate fish!). Obviously us English are right and the Yanks are wrong on this... we named the language after ourselves and let them borrow it, and they just ruined it! 😁 😉
You forgot to mention that not all routers support all those functions. With the printer function being the least likely across all routers. You should check the routers setup page or model number on the internet and see what's supported.
@@millomweb Yes. Say you have some photos and documents on a thumb drive, you can plug it into the USB port on your printer, then using the tiny bity screen on the printer, you can then view and select the photos and print directly from the thumb drive. No computers needed. It works for photo files with the .jpg, .bmp and .png extensions. I'm not sure about word documents, excel or PDF.
@@eudofia The concept you mentioned, I was aware of - but I think my printer's a bit too professional for that kind behaviour. Personally, it'd be great if I could plug a scanner in to that USB port......instant photocopier !
Add an USB hub, powered externally if needed. One USB port can have multiple USB ports. Then all the alternatives for USB accessories can be added. Some USB hubs have independent power switches for the added additional USB ports. The other limitation is that every USB port has speed limits. The overall speed might be limited at the slowest point in the chain of connectors. So be careful of speeds.
When I saw 5 things under 5 minutes, I was sceptical. When it's to the point and well directed, I guess it is possible! Many times, if the poster of the video isn't 5 minutes in with B.S. before they actually start with the subject, they feel like they are not getting enough face time I suppose.
Wow. That was actually really useful. I'm a filmmaker and that would be really nice if I can put my latest creations on a USB drive and load them up on my smart tv without having to stream them from the Internet.
That printer cable tip is great. My WiFi printer always gets confused and needs rebooting before it prints but not with the cable to the router. Thanks.
I knew the storage thing cause I already use the MicroSD card slot on my 4G mobile router for that, but that trick with old USB printers was something so simple that I never thought of, doubly handy as our secondary older printer that's WiFi enabled is often a bit flaky where it'll recognise two computers but not others so we keep having to directly connect PCs to it via USB.
Thank you so much for this video. In our day and age we have so many things we forget what we have at our disposal. Often we buy something to fulfill a purpose of a device we already have, lol. This has been one of those times. I was about to purchase a separate printer port to attach to one of my gateways. Low and behold my gateway has an accessible USB for that purpose, duh. I feel so silly not remembering this feature. Thank you again so much. Keep up the videos and good work.
Another cool thing with the USB port on a router is the ability to play PS2 games from a USB thumb drive. If you have a PS2 slim with Free McBoot you can run the OPL app and configure the console play PS2 games from ethernet. The games run faster than from the DVD drive and the front USB ports. It's a cheaper solution (I got a second hand USB router from a charity shop for a few pounds).
I have had a col printer that I liked and I was considering selling it to et a wifi enabled printer. But thanks to you now I can print over my wifi connection.
Brilliant. I dig the "no nonsense", very easy content you provide with the appropriate clip-markers! You are quite entertaining to watch and listen to as well! Good job!
Unfortunately some rooters (routers) have only smb1 connectivity. In my instance I had to regress w10 to use smb1 protocol in order to see the USB storage via the router. Especially on Linux you have to edit smb.,conf and enter min client = ntl1 protocols. So this linksky router has smb1-3 compatibility?
That’s what I use mine for. I have an old iPhone with a bad battery that I use as a webcam. Since it needs constant power source, I just plug it in. 😅😅😅
Another use even more basic but sometimes just as handy: power. If you've got your router tucked away somewhere like a supply closet that doesn't have a lot of light accessible and you've got work you need to do in there, popping in a cheap USB light can get you enough to work by without having to lose a hand holding a flash light or your phone. Or, if the space is tight and doesn't have that great of ventilation, a USB fan blowing on the router and other electronics can give you an external boost to get the air moving and potentially improve function and longevity.
Excellent summary of how to get great utility out of the router's USD port. I've subbed! BUT ... it's not going to be clear how to actually do some of the things you mention. You could therefore do a series of how-to videos.
Would I need to reformat my 1TB drive to use it as a media hub or would the modem/router be ok with Fat16? I use that format because my PS3 uses it. Also my hdd has no external power so uses power from the usb port. Is that a potential issue?
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Trippy James Reynolds you can draw the necessary power from one or more USB ports. There are some cables that has 2 usb A plugs to use when one is not enough to power de hdd. Regarding fat16, I’m not sure but I believe the router would work with it but, if I’m not mistaken, the fat16 format is limited in partition sizes. My advice is to use a dedicated usb drive to plug to the router. In that case you could use the NTSF format which is more versatile.
I'm a pretty techy guy and never even wondered not to mention bothered with the router USB. Yet all are things I'll actually use! Thank you! Very useful!
Great video. I just think it's crazy how little people know about the electronics they buy. When I was shopping for my wifi6 router I made sure it had two usb3.2 gen1 (usb3.0) ports so I could add a second drive after my 4tb fills up. My "old" router only had a single 3.2gen1 and a single 2.0
This was very helpful, thank you! I'm a cable installer, and I have a CIT degree that I don't use. Well, except when helping customers with setting up their personal devices. I've had a few with older printers and could not help them; I've never explored uses for the router usb other than NAS or power (fire stick, roku, ect.) I'm sure I can find other uses beyond this video now that I know to look! Thank you so much!
That connectivity part is very intriguing. Could you do a video on the routers that support that and what advantages that would have over the WiFi box a cell carrier would offer
Me falling over my bed to reach for the router to see if it has what he's talking about. Me: It does have a USB port. NOW I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN CHARGE MY PHONE LIKE SOMEONE POSTED HERE. BRILLIANT!
Thanks for another great video. I do have an external 5TB Seagate HD connected to my Asus router. We can watch videos from any smart TV, iPad, laptop or Smartphone in the house. It works well enough that up to three devices can stream TV shows or movies at the same time without a hit in FPS or buffering. What I can’t figure out is how do I add new videos over my Wi-Fi? Now when I want to add a video, I have to unplug the HD from my router and plug it into my PC, in another room. I know there is a way to do it over Wi-Fi, I just don’t understand how. Again, many thanks for all of the great information you've posted.
I thought I was a power user until I watched this video. WOW! Did I learn a lot. I couldn't hit the subscribe button fast enough. This is now one of my favorite channels.
I went to my one and found that it didn’t have one 🤦♀️ I wanted to connect the printer to it as well, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do but never got around to, and now I don’t even have that opportunity!
This was fantastic! I knew all of these, but it's super conden and clear. Printing and mobile connectivity can be a pain with the routers I've used - but useful to know for some people
@@redux5228 From google. Google Cloud Print will be deprecated in December 2020. Before end of 2020-We recommend that you find an alternative print solution and migrate your print services. January 1, 2021-Google Cloud Print will no longer be supported and devices across all operating systems will not be able to print using Google Cloud Print
my wifi router is like 1.5 feet to far from the printer to plug in the usb and moving it causes me to lose signal in all the other rooms (guessing the fringe somehow blocks the signal)
Tip #6: Use it for a USB-powered lamp. I have my router next to my table and so I don't need to use any extra power supply or computer USB-ports to get some light on my table.
I didn't even know the router had a usb port on it until I saw this video and went and looked. I have a usb backup drive sitting in the closest, I'm going to set up a file share. Thanks!
@@Hexalobular do i need some kind of parallel to serial to usb adaptor cord for my printer to work now? ...what about the 23 year old dried up ink crust deposits. ??
Question(s): 1. Would you be able to use a port replicator and do all of the above mentioned? 2. Where would you find a port replicator for multiple usb-c connections?
Oh, you just sold me on the first one!! Thank you. My old printer is sitting next my router and I had been trying to figure out how to make it work for both computers. Trying it out now! Thank you!!
I power my 'Fire TV stick' from the router behind the downstairs TV. It's always on, might save power vs a transformer and frees up a wall socket. The upstairs TV has a USB 'service port', but it powers off in standby. So it takes a few minutes for the stick to restart and then you need to choose your app and TV show again!
i ve always thought this was just for in case an update goes wrong so you can plug a usb stick in and do the update manually but this is super useful! thanks
While these uses for your routers USB port might be useful, depending on where you get your internet from. Those USB ports might not actually function how you think, some ISP's (Internet Service Provider's) may have those ports disabled or even limited to a diagnostic function and incorrect use could damage the router or cause it to become locked until a technician can unlock the device. I have personally seen companies like Shaw, Rogers or Bell in Canada practise such things. In fact on their current routers the USB ports are disabled entirely, along with the RJ-11 jacks and the red Ethernet port is configured as a diagnostic port for techician use only. So if youre looking to try this with your ISP's router, it might be best to either check the manual or call a suppprt rep and ask which ports you can use.
Have you ever tried a powered hub and several things on that port? Besides not every router device combo works OutOfTheBox or at all unless you can program a device driver for linux.
I am blown away by this video, this is like unlocking secret game cheats but in real life, not only am I amazed by the fact that none of this is common knowledge to us simpletons, but I'm also amazed by the fact when I watch this video on my TV media box, it has breaks in the duration bar on the entire video exactly where each segment is, AND it says by the time stamp, what the segment is about, what is this sorcery and how do you do it? 🤯 ...is this simply a byproduct of typing the breakdown timeline in the description?
@@cd8578 The one I got from Walmart for our older Canadian snowbird tenants is now 49.95(on Walmart.com) but comes with 1 year of service (renewable) so that makes its price really 19.95. Here's a little hack: it starts working for outgoing calls the instant you plug it in. You don't even have to register it. It assigns you a different random phone number on each call, so that's what shows up on the callerId of the person you call. So, if you wanted to make unreturnable, or nuisance calls, there's your method.
Fantastic advice and ideas! think I will use it for plugging in a USB stick and use it for storage of audio and video across my network - many thanks!, now to work out how the BT router sets it up!
Seriously too much talky talky. A video on chopping fruit shouldn't be 5min long, 4 minutes talking about it lol. 30 seconds on less just showing the chop is sufficient lol.
I had wifi printers, two of them and I had to reinstall them too many times. I have an older printer, no wifi just prints, nice color. Just plug it in and print. I love it.
Liron I've been watching your videos for a couple of weeks now and I just have to tell you that each one I've watched has made me say wow, never knew that. Keep it up. I do appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. Thank you!
The USB ports on most routers are too slow for multiple devices.But what you could do is plug in a USB switch hub and just turn on whichever device you want to use.
I used the USB port to power a standard 12V casefan, Fan span slow but moved enough air thru the vents to help the routers passive cooling and stop it from crashing.
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are there any routers that are capable of reading 10tb external drives? one that is not that expensive qould be rpefferable
All the information I didn't know as fast as a download, epic video today I've been trying to figure out how to use the non wireless printer on a network
What's a "Rooter" lol
Edward is only now discovering that the world is made up of different people, with accents, who don't pronounce everything the same as Edward does.
Edward is shocked to realize that some people in the world don't even speak English.
Edward now remembers English wasn't invented in his hometown. "Router" came into English by way of Anglo-Norman and Old French (rute or rote or route). But its ultimate source is the Latin rupta from the phrase via rupta (a broken way, or a road opened by force).
“routine” is a relative of “route” and I have never heard anyone pronounce that word as "ROW-tine" but as ROOT-ine.
Edward just got educated.
@@edwardfletcher7790 it's used to form scribed or patterned edging on furniture etc, a router or r-outer, I use mine for kitchen worktop installation 👍
Why do i like this video?:
1. No music
2. Fast Talking
3. Talking to the Point
4. No repetition
5. I forgot, it taught me FIVE things I can use the USB-port for on a router/rooter/rauter.
I agree with all the points. When I see long videos (once I've seen one lasting more than 4 hours) I skip them, no matter how useful they might be. And music, oh boy, some videos become totally useless because of the music volume!
Only negative is sound effects
@user-wc2pl1ul6b isnt the left arrow a blessing?
I watch at 2.5 speed so for me it's even faster 😂
A tech channel that gets straight to the point without dragging the video for 10 minutes or plugging 100 products and sponsors?
You got a new subscriber, sir.
appreciate YOU being here - short and to the point is what I am going for😂
@@LironSegev And that is definitely appreciated. Please keep doing what you do!
Correction... TWO new subscribers.
Awesome 🎉
@@LironSegev make it three or more...
Why would anyone give this video a thumbs down?All this guy is doing is trying to helping people.Great work man.Thank you.Trollers Gonna Hate.
Welcome to my world 😜 appreciate you being here and thanks for the message 🙏
Thank you
I like how it starts out as a “rooter” and soon becomes a “router”. That was awesome!
well you know how some people lose their minds because they can't accept there are more people in the world then their tiny home town 😂
'rooter' is the correct pronunciation. a 'router' is a woodworking power tool
@@monetary_episode494 try the same elsewhere. Route is mostly pronounced ‘root’.
@@monetary_episode494 it always used to be pronounced 'rooter', in american and british english, for example, the song 'route 66' is pronounced 'root' not 'rout'.
You have entered The Twilight Zone 😜🤣
I think this is the most useful tech video I've ever seen. All five are things I might actually want to do, and I had no idea.
Appreciate you being here 👍
@@LironSegev, one USB port? Ok. May we connect a USB hub to the router, then connect external storage devices, and printers to the hub... which, hopefully, can be used by everyone on the network?
agree! thanks for the ideas!
@@Sytijinx I wan to know if you can do this with a USB OTG on android phone or tablet too?
Beware some Ebay sellers have a USB OTG adapter that comes with their tablet, but the device itself does not support a USB as such! Ouch! Its just a link to charge or connect to PC. True OTG supports extra devices like a regular USB, and I presume would auto detect new devices connected.
@@MindTrip888, a fun option to connect to modern Android phones (USB OTG, of course) is the 9-in-1 USB-C hub which includes an HDMI output. I've used this type of hub to connect my LG G8 to a TV, and it's more fun than cable TV. Movies and games that I've played on my phone look so much nicer on a big screen. I've connected thumb drives, external hard drives, mice, full-size keyboards, and joysticks to the hub, and they've all worked great. Haven't tried a printer yet, but I'm guessing it'd work.
Great tip on printers. Cheap printers can do all you need but don't have wi fi. A big problem that means multiple users having to bring their lap tops to the shared printer. This use of the Router is genius.
My printer's connected to the router via a network cable.
Maybe I could connect a scanner !
The back of my router has a USB thumb drive, that allows my router to become an adblocker. Anyone who uses my router has adblock, if they like it or not.
@@mrbisshie How did u do that?
Tried plugging in my old 2005 Epson C90 to my router. It wasn't recognised.
Actually, very few routers has printer support on the USB port. Harddrives and sticks always work. I think you should have told this.
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One more additional usage: As power source to power up a small cooling fan as the base to cool down the router. Hot router tends to slow down connection.
I've got a tray shaped fan thing I bought for my old Win 7 to keep it cool. If I could reach that router on the high shelf, I could plug that into it and maybe it might work better. oh well.
SO I can charge my phone on It?
@@missyoufr1770 You can. It won't be very fast but it's fine for charging overnight
Hi, technician for a fiber company here. This is generally fine information for purchased equipment however most equipment provided by your ISP the USB port is ONLY for updating the firmware of the device. If you attempt to use the USB port for anything else the best case is it does nothing, with the worst case being it will cause tons of issues.
I'll probably be the only one to say...yep 😉
So don't use the ISP's router.
@@TheRealHiro17 agreed. My vodafone router sees the old Lexmark, but I was unable to see it from a PC on the local network.
Perhaps the best 4 minutes I've spent on the internet in quite a while.
Best comment ever 💥
I was having thermal throttling issues with a 4G router, so I bought 2 50mm USB fans with a speed controller and placed them over the ventilation holes. $10 fix and no more frustration.
I do the same! great tip
I previously used an old printer paper support back curved plastic to keep the router elevated off the table while a small fan kept it running cool. Worked like a charm.
As for router USB ports. Depending on the age of model, some come with one or two or more ports which can be used for Printer, HDD, or connect an Internet USB Data Card to be used as a shared wired/WiFi router/access point.
Not sure if mobile connected by OTG can allow to access mobile internet in the same way.🤔 Though someone can confirm the same.
And I thought my laptop was the only one having thermal throttling issues 😂
Does it help with better connection? How do you know which vent is intake and outtake
@@Muzart There's no intake/exhaust ports per se, it's just blowing air in or around the modem/router internals so the onboard ICs don't get heated up too much and start throttling/powering down to keep the thermals in control/check.
That's how the connectivity stays better intact. Like I said elevating the router/modem and keeping an external Small fan blowing on and around it did wonders on a Cheapo ISP provided modem! Those days was only kbps, so nowadays in Mbps GBps connections, would definitely help if keeping the devices running cool.
ISP throttling though cannot be helped by fans or whatever, or solving jamming of WiFi/mobile signals by Mobile and Internet Service Providers or Police Cybercrime Intel used External devices like Stingrays Kingfish HackRF or RTL-SDR devices.
That's a totally different ball game and one I've had prolonged experience with. Cheers!
That's why in Network Switches to prevent heating and throttling you'll find fans in them, something like car audio amplifiers in addition to thermal paste applied full array heatsinks that connect from the board to the body metal or aluminium cases to dissipate the heat. Hope the info helps.👼🕵🏼🇮🇳🗺👍🏼
I gotta say man, this is crazy useful. We pay hundreds and thousands of dollars for these gadgets and never use nearly half their capabilities. I've also been manually backing up on two external drives all these years, this just made things so much easier. Thanks :). Glad I clicked.
Appreciate you being here 🔥
Why are you paying thousands?
@@everythingpony because we're not poor
it sounds a little bit like you paid too much for your router
@@Autotrope Sounds like your impoverished
Used my router's usb port to power an old laptop fan to cool the router.
@@delvinciposterkid best use by far
Took you advice/suggestion and activated an wi-fi Ariel to my laptop via a USB . 20-30mbps turned into 140 down 60 up. Love the whole shebang of your advice. It Works !
Geoff Burton
Brisbane
Australia
For people who might try to connect a USB or external drive and doesn't work, try to reformat the drive to NTFS. Some flash drives especially, use exFAT which routers usually don't see.
great tip!!! thanks for sharing this!
@@LironSegev tHank you....I enjoy the tech but don't have a passion for it. You have woken a sleeping giant
Interesting considering Linux has better support for exFAT. FAT32 would be the most compatible but also wastes a lot of space and has max file size limitations
Personally, if I were using openwrt and not planning to remove it I'd just use btrfs. Sending snapshots is a pretty killer feature in a lite NAS type setup
For a few years now I have wanted to create my own internet network in my house, with a central server to which all devices are connected. Unfortunately, I have not yet managed to make all devices work together. There are so many possibilities and applications that must be coordinated with each other. That's complicated, so I can learn a lot from your videos now
Now everyone is running to check the backs of their routers! Well, this is highly useful.....if youre a techie. Here I am trying to unlearn stuff, go back to an analog life and here comes a fantastic message about going deeper into things most of us didnt even know we could. I wish this came along years go when I still cared and it makes me think about all the capability we have and dont use because we dont know. Great video.
I never thought about having an external drive with all my music and videos accessible to everyone using the router
Verizon routers do not support data transmission at last check.
This is one of the most useful videos that I've watched in a while. Well done Liron!
Thank you sir! We still need to get some flying going - I am way too nervous to fly 😂
@@LironSegev Agreed! You are in Dallas, right? Let's make it happen!
Yip.... As soon as it's safe!
Very useful
What about charging ya devices ?
Started video saying "ROOTER" ended video say Router, that made my anxiety go away, thank you!
Am here for you buddy
I have a rooter router.
@@LironSegev Were I am, we pronounced it Rowter. But to each his or her own....
In the UK, we pronounce it as "rooter", and Route is pronounced "root". If you say "rowt", it means something completely different, and is spelled ROUT (no, it's not an illiterate fish!). Obviously us English are right and the Yanks are wrong on this... we named the language after ourselves and let them borrow it, and they just ruined it! 😁 😉
Yip (or ja) 😂
You forgot to mention that not all routers support all those functions. With the printer function being the least likely across all routers. You should check the routers setup page or model number on the internet and see what's supported.
Then there's the USB port on the printer. I wonder what that's for - external hard drive ?
@@millomweb Yes. Say you have some photos and documents on a thumb drive, you can plug it into the USB port on your printer, then using the tiny bity screen on the printer, you can then view and select the photos and print directly from the thumb drive. No computers needed. It works for photo files with the .jpg, .bmp and .png extensions. I'm not sure about word documents, excel or PDF.
@@eudofia The computer's in the printer !
I've just looked through the info that came with it - doesn't even mention the port !
@@millomweb Ok. I once had a HP printer where you can print directly from a memory stick plugged into the printer's port on the back.
@@eudofia The concept you mentioned, I was aware of - but I think my printer's a bit too professional for that kind behaviour. Personally, it'd be great if I could plug a scanner in to that USB port......instant photocopier !
Add an USB hub, powered externally if needed. One USB port can have multiple USB ports. Then all the alternatives for USB accessories can be added.
Some USB hubs have independent power switches for the added additional USB ports.
The other limitation is that every USB port has speed limits. The overall speed might be limited at the slowest point in the chain of connectors. So be careful of speeds.
When I saw 5 things under 5 minutes, I was sceptical. When it's to the point and well directed, I guess it is possible! Many times, if the poster of the video isn't 5 minutes in with B.S. before they actually start with the subject, they feel like they are not getting enough face time I suppose.
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Can u install a USB hub to the router
@@ninerbug
Depends in the router and the hub.
Wow. That was actually really useful. I'm a filmmaker and that would be really nice if I can put my latest creations on a USB drive and load them up on my smart tv without having to stream them from the Internet.
Not only that but if your router is advanced enough you can make your own server from the same usb method
Not all routers will support storage (NAS).
Most TVs these days have the ability to directly stream from a PC using WIFI
That printer cable tip is great. My WiFi printer always gets confused and needs rebooting before it prints but not with the cable to the router. Thanks.
My routers USB port has one of those little fans. It's angled that it blows on the vent of the router keeping it cool
I knew the storage thing cause I already use the MicroSD card slot on my 4G mobile router for that, but that trick with old USB printers was something so simple that I never thought of, doubly handy as our secondary older printer that's WiFi enabled is often a bit flaky where it'll recognise two computers but not others so we keep having to directly connect PCs to it via USB.
Wifi printer should connect to router, not computers. Then any computer connected to router can access it.
Thank you so much for this video. In our day and age we have so many things we forget what we have at our disposal. Often we buy something to fulfill a purpose of a device we already have, lol. This has been one of those times. I was about to purchase a separate printer port to attach to one of my gateways. Low and behold my gateway has an accessible USB for that purpose, duh. I feel so silly not remembering this feature. Thank you again so much. Keep up the videos and good work.
100% - glad it helped
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What is your accent from?
@@gonzos-twin South Africa
Don't let those hecklers get you down: I'm rooooting for you. :)
Wow, this is gold. This video didn't pop up until 1/23/22. I'm going to create a public playlist to help give it coverage.
Another cool thing with the USB port on a router is the ability to play PS2 games from a USB thumb drive. If you have a PS2 slim with Free McBoot you can run the OPL app and configure the console play PS2 games from ethernet. The games run faster than from the DVD drive and the front USB ports. It's a cheaper solution (I got a second hand USB router from a charity shop for a few pounds).
Nice! Love the idea of plugging external storage into it to access it from any of the TV's in my home.
I have had a col printer that I liked and I was considering selling it to et a wifi enabled printer. But thanks to you now I can print over my wifi connection.
BOOM! thanks for sharing
But you have to keep your printer near the router.
Good explanation
thank you Ray - appreciate the comment and you hanging out here - more to come!
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We literally use those ports to load configs and firmware onto them before shipping at work. Very useful and very cool!
Brilliant. I dig the "no nonsense", very easy content you provide with the appropriate clip-markers! You are quite entertaining to watch and listen to as well! Good job!
Oh, cool! Now I can make full use of my router's USB port!
IF IT HAD ONE!!!
Same here. It’s be nice if mine had one. But my printer works wirelessly and can pair to Alexa (if I wanted that nightmare) so at least there’s that.
1:13 I have a laptop set up with an SMB server for this reason. Glad to know there are other ways.
I used to do the same!
Unfortunately some rooters (routers) have only smb1 connectivity. In my instance I had to regress w10 to use smb1 protocol in order to see the USB storage via the router. Especially on Linux you have to edit smb.,conf and enter min client = ntl1 protocols. So this linksky router has smb1-3 compatibility?
@@ibm450 that's a big security hole
Damn and I used it to charge my phone when I couldn’t find a USB port 😂
now that's another usage I suppose 😂
That’s what I use mine for. I have an old iPhone with a bad battery that I use as a webcam. Since it needs constant power source, I just plug it in. 😅😅😅
lol. On my televison there is an app for cloud storadge. I will try it and see. I have this terrabit storage device and never thought of that.
I did the same thing😂🤣
Me too😂😂😂
Another use even more basic but sometimes just as handy: power. If you've got your router tucked away somewhere like a supply closet that doesn't have a lot of light accessible and you've got work you need to do in there, popping in a cheap USB light can get you enough to work by without having to lose a hand holding a flash light or your phone. Or, if the space is tight and doesn't have that great of ventilation, a USB fan blowing on the router and other electronics can give you an external boost to get the air moving and potentially improve function and longevity.
Excellent summary of how to get great utility out of the router's USD port. I've subbed! BUT ... it's not going to be clear how to actually do some of the things you mention. You could therefore do a series of how-to videos.
Love the way you put all directives in laymen's terms! You just make tech stuff sound so damn easy!! Thanks!
you rock! thank YOU for hanging out here - more to come!
I use mine as a NAS, for storing media and backing up.
I have an external usb enclosure with hardware raid, so I have two 2tb hdd in RAID 1.
Cool
Would I need to reformat my 1TB drive to use it as a media hub or would the modem/router be ok with Fat16? I use that format because my PS3 uses it. Also my hdd has no external power so uses power from the usb port. Is that a potential issue?
Trippy James Reynolds you can draw the necessary power from one or more USB ports. There are some cables that has 2 usb A plugs to use when one is not enough to power de hdd.
Regarding fat16, I’m not sure but I believe the router would work with it but, if I’m not mistaken, the fat16 format is limited in partition sizes.
My advice is to use a dedicated usb drive to plug to the router. In that case you could use the NTSF format which is more versatile.
For your whole family to enjoy your "Homework Folder"
What are your transfer speeds when
1) HDD directly connected to PC
2) HDD connected to router connected to PC via LAN cable?
Most routers come with usb 2.0, so can't expect much out of it.
I'm a pretty techy guy and never even wondered not to mention bothered with the router USB. Yet all are things I'll actually use! Thank you! Very useful!
appreciate you being here!
Like the printer use,thanks for sharing
Great video. I just think it's crazy how little people know about the electronics they buy.
When I was shopping for my wifi6 router I made sure it had two usb3.2 gen1 (usb3.0) ports so I could add a second drive after my 4tb fills up. My "old" router only had a single 3.2gen1 and a single 2.0
Not many routers have 2usb ports, let alone 2 of usb3. What model did you get?
and now you can acces that HDD over netowrk?
@@quazar912 yes
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I ask several little people if they could help me with some tech and not one could.
This was very helpful, thank you! I'm a cable installer, and I have a CIT degree that I don't use. Well, except when helping customers with setting up their personal devices. I've had a few with older printers and could not help them; I've never explored uses for the router usb other than NAS or power (fire stick, roku, ect.) I'm sure I can find other uses beyond this video now that I know to look! Thank you so much!
BEST COMMENT - thank you!
That connectivity part is very intriguing. Could you do a video on the routers that support that and what advantages that would have over the WiFi box a cell carrier would offer
Quick tip it may help. Any or most routers running ddwrt or Merlin will most likely be able to do that.
This is brilliant.
Appreciate you being here 🔥
And here's me carrying my 4T external hard drive between laptops at home. Great idea to plug the hard drive into the modem. Thanks.
The NAS - why didn’t I think of that? 👍🏻
Me falling over my bed to reach for the router to see if it has what he's talking about. Me: It does have a USB port. NOW I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN CHARGE MY PHONE LIKE SOMEONE POSTED HERE. BRILLIANT!
Enjoy!
Sound effects and music too loud vs voice
Sorry, I don't use roto rooter... Great video especially no nasty music.
Thanks for another great video. I do have an external 5TB Seagate HD connected to my Asus router. We can watch videos from any smart TV, iPad, laptop or Smartphone in the house. It works well enough that up to three devices can stream TV shows or movies at the same time without a hit in FPS or buffering. What I can’t figure out is how do I add new videos over my Wi-Fi? Now when I want to add a video, I have to unplug the HD from my router and plug it into my PC, in another room. I know there is a way to do it over Wi-Fi, I just don’t understand how. Again, many thanks for all of the great information you've posted.
I thought I was a power user until I watched this video. WOW! Did I learn a lot. I couldn't hit the subscribe button fast enough. This is now one of my favorite channels.
Now I have to go home and see if there is a USB port behind my router...
There should be one
I have a Virgin Media combined modem/router and it does not have a USB port.
@@NENE15592 Depends. My TPLink WR841N does not have one. Maybe it's the routers without WIFI that have them.
it should have one...unless your router is THAT old
I went to my one and found that it didn’t have one 🤦♀️ I wanted to connect the printer to it as well, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do but never got around to, and now I don’t even have that opportunity!
You can also use it to hack/install viruses/jailbreak """Your""" router! Fun stuff!
Info pls lol
Jailbreak? Thats an IOS thing.
@@DanRC69 it's also a term used in many other devices when bypassing arbitrary restrictions on a platform or device
Wow thanks for the info on my rooter
Sigh ) the more I learn, the more I realize I have to learn !
Thank you for being cheerful 👋🏼
The only time I get to look at the back end of my "rooter" is on my birthday and even then only if I'm lucky 😜🇦🇺🇦🇺
This was fantastic! I knew all of these, but it's super conden and clear.
Printing and mobile connectivity can be a pain with the routers I've used - but useful to know for some people
Glad it was helpful and thank YOU for hanging out here!
Mobile can be one's cell phone as a hotspot. Depends upon the phone and carrier.
“honestly, i never thought about that connecting my printer usb cable into that usb port on my router”
You really don't need it !
You can use Google cloud print which is much easier than any of these mess !
@@redux5228 From google.
Google Cloud Print will be deprecated in December 2020.
Before end of 2020-We recommend that you find an alternative print solution and migrate your print services.
January 1, 2021-Google Cloud Print will no longer be supported and devices across all operating systems will not be able to print using Google Cloud Print
@@lingth any link?
I know...so my father donated it away...😩😩😩
my wifi router is like 1.5 feet to far from the printer to plug in the usb and moving it causes me to lose signal in all the other rooms (guessing the fringe somehow blocks the signal)
Tip #6: Use it for a USB-powered lamp. I have my router next to my table and so I don't need to use any extra power supply or computer USB-ports to get some light on my table.
I didn't even know the router had a usb port on it until I saw this video and went and looked. I have a usb backup drive sitting in the closest, I'm going to set up a file share. Thanks!
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“What do you do if your printer is really, really old.” Shows a printer with a USB cable. :)
Haha. How many didnt get that or your comment? Hey mate, you got a printer cable?
@@3mtech Serial or parallel? SCSI?
@@Hexalobular do i need some kind of parallel to serial to usb adaptor cord for my printer to work now? ...what about the 23 year old dried up ink crust deposits. ??
@@madmax8620 Get a laser printer.
I got one cheap at the local equivalent of the Salvation Army.
This was super useful because ive just been using it as a power source! Thanks Liron!
Glad it helped! Thanks for the message and hanging out here 👍
Question(s): 1. Would you be able to use a port replicator and do all of the above mentioned? 2. Where would you find a port replicator for multiple usb-c connections?
Oh, you just sold me on the first one!! Thank you. My old printer is sitting next my router and I had been trying to figure out how to make it work for both computers. Trying it out now! Thank you!!
I use this USB port to charge my auto water pump. And also, the data line on this router seems broken. It cannot read any data from even a simple USB.
i use it to power led ambient background light
I power my 'Fire TV stick' from the router behind the downstairs TV. It's always on, might save power vs a transformer and frees up a wall socket.
The upstairs TV has a USB 'service port', but it powers off in standby. So it takes a few minutes for the stick to restart and then you need to choose your app and TV show again!
Can you explain why I have to choose app and tv shows again
i ve always thought this was just for in case an update goes wrong so you can plug a usb stick in and do the update manually but this is super useful! thanks
While these uses for your routers USB port might be useful, depending on where you get your internet from. Those USB ports might not actually function how you think, some ISP's (Internet Service Provider's) may have those ports disabled or even limited to a diagnostic function and incorrect use could damage the router or cause it to become locked until a technician can unlock the device.
I have personally seen companies like Shaw, Rogers or Bell in Canada practise such things. In fact on their current routers the USB ports are disabled entirely, along with the RJ-11 jacks and the red Ethernet port is configured as a diagnostic port for techician use only.
So if youre looking to try this with your ISP's router, it might be best to either check the manual or call a suppprt rep and ask which ports you can use.
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really thank you :)
Have you ever tried a powered hub and several things on that port? Besides not every router device combo works OutOfTheBox or at all unless you can program a device driver for linux.
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I never knew my rooter had a usb port 😂
I know right
I never knew router had two o
I really did not knew why we have the usb port in my router. This video was immensely helpful for me. Thank you 🙏
I am blown away by this video, this is like unlocking secret game cheats but in real life, not only am I amazed by the fact that none of this is common knowledge to us simpletons, but I'm also amazed by the fact when I watch this video on my TV media box, it has breaks in the duration bar on the entire video exactly where each segment is, AND it says by the time stamp, what the segment is about, what is this sorcery and how do you do it? 🤯 ...is this simply a byproduct of typing the breakdown timeline in the description?
#6 Buy a Magic Jack, plug it into the USB on your router and get a VOIP land line for $30/year, free calls all over US and Canada.
Great idea!
Which Magic Jack works best for this setup?
@@cd8578 The one I got from Walmart for our older Canadian snowbird tenants is now 49.95(on Walmart.com) but comes with 1 year of service (renewable) so that makes its price really 19.95. Here's a little hack: it starts working for outgoing calls the instant you plug it in. You don't even have to register it. It assigns you a different random phone number on each call, so that's what shows up on the callerId of the person you call. So, if you wanted to make unreturnable, or nuisance calls, there's your method.
@@rodneykingston6420 You sir, are my kinda guy! Thanks for the info.
Fantastic advice and ideas! think I will use it for plugging in a USB stick and use it for storage of audio and video across my network - many thanks!, now to work out how the BT router sets it up!
Glad it was helpful! good luck with those BT routers....
You forgot the thing I use it for the most. Charging usb devices!
I've plugged in an external drive before which works well. Never knew about using a cellular hotspot on it, that's clever!
You get a like for getting to the point. So many youtubers make things drag on for way too long. Good job!
@90 Caliber Macher. Agreed!
Maybe longer vids are ok when I'm watching a story unfold. But when I'm trying to learn something they gotta get to the point cause I go work to do!
Seriously too much talky talky. A video on chopping fruit shouldn't be 5min long, 4 minutes talking about it lol. 30 seconds on less just showing the chop is sufficient lol.
I had wifi printers, two of them and I had to reinstall them too many times. I have an older printer, no wifi just prints, nice color. Just plug it in and print. I love it.
Thanks for sharing
I have a 4G modem plugged in. If my isp ever having hiccups, i have an alternative gateway
Does it automatically fail-over if one goes down? Or do you to have switch over manually?
Thanks man 😀👍🏼👍🏼
Guido Loko it’s done automatically. Never needed it so far, fiber is pretty reliable
@@GuidoLoko why does it matter are you too lazy to go change it smh
@@johnnyblaze9217
For convenience's sake, as well as the ease of switch over, it kinda does
Thank you! First time seeing a video of yours and I learned a few things I had no clue about previously +1 subscriber
Welcome and thanks for the message and hanging out here 👍 more to come 🔥
Never thought of the 'Network' printer nor with an external drive via USB neither the connectivity
You got my Like !
Mybrouter has one of my 5TB WD portable HDDs plugged in to stream movies and TV in any room on my smart TVs with Kodi on firestick. I love it!
Never seen the guy. Or his videos. But already love the way he calls that thing a router
1:28
*Gordon Ramsay voice* :What a shame...
This is awesome never knew any of this subbed
Glad I could help! Thanks for the message and hanging out here 👍 more to come 🔥
Liron I've been watching your videos for a couple of weeks now and I just have to tell you that each one I've watched has made me say wow, never knew that. Keep it up. I do appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. Thank you!
Wow, thank YOU - really appreciate your message and you being here!
Is the port restricted to one item, or can you use a USB 4 Port for example and connect several devices?
That would make such a port SUPER USEFUL.
The USB ports on most routers are too slow for multiple devices.But what you could do is plug in a USB switch hub and just turn on whichever device you want to use.
I used the USB port to power a standard 12V casefan, Fan span slow but moved enough air thru the vents to help the routers passive cooling and stop it from crashing.
So useful. Learn so much about why was there a darn USB port in that router for a long time.