Does a Ethernet to eSATA adapter exist?

I am interested in connecting a laptop with an Ethernet port to an external hard drive with eSATA. Can this be done?

I did locate a ExpressCard with two eSATA II ports from an Express Card/34 slot.

http://www.shopaddonics.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=ADEXC34-2E&eq=&Tp=

Thanks

 

I honestly do not know if such a part exists.

The ExpressCard=>eSATA solution exists because the ExpressCard is using a PCI bus...which most eSATA cards use.

I don't think ethernet has a way to accomplish a similar task...sorry

 

Thanks. Always fun to be looking for that which does not exist.

 

Lateral thinking: Network attached storage (NAS) will have the network interface built into the HDD enclosure. Unless both the computer and the enclosure support gigabit ethernet, the transfer rate will be relatively slow even compared with USB.

John

 

My knowledge of computers is just enough to get me into trouble. I know PCMI cards to eSATA, ethernet, usb and firewire exist.

I found a USB to eSATA adapter so I was hoping to to find a ethernet to eSATA. Are you saying, unless the external HD is factory equiped to process an ethernet feed, any posssible ethernet adapterto usb, firewire or eSATA will be contstrained unless the external has a NAS interface?.

 

It's unusual to find adapters to connect to the network port. Most recent (<3 years?) computers have USB 2.0 which is faster than the normal network, so there wouldn't be much demand for what you want.

However, there is demand for sharing hardware on a network, such as storage or printers. I've seen enclosures which have USB and eSATA but I don't know if there are any which combine network and eSATA.

Can I ask why you want to use the network port and not USB or PCMCIA?

John

 

USB transfer rate on video should be much slower then eSATA. As for the PCMCIA, it probably will be how I go given my lack of options. I would prefer to keep the PCMCIA slot open for other uses and the card would presumably be more $$ then an adapter.

I figured an ethernet connection, theoretically, could be rather fast. Is USB 2 fster then an ethernet connection? If it is then - "nevermind" as Rosane Rosanadana would say.

I have just been looking at external storage and need to determine what I want in terms of interfaces.