AEBS/USB-Hub Drobo Reboots?

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I have my Drobo (2nd Gen, Firmware 1.7.3) hooked up to my Airport Extreme Base Station through a D-Link DUB-H7 High Speed USB 2.0 7-Port Hub. I would like to share my Drobo and Printer on my network because I recently got a MacBook Air (OSX 10.6.6).

When I transfer mild/heavy data to my Drobo either Wirelessly/Wired, my Drobo will hard reboot and than become active again. I recently disconnected the USB hub and directly connected the Drobo to the AEBS instead … Eureka, no reboots.

The main question I have here is what USB powered hub have the Drobo community found works best to share a Drobo on? I have been reading reviews on powered USB hubs and found some units that might solve this issue, but I would like to find out if any other Drobo owners have a similar setup as I and solved the reboot issues?

I understand that Drobo Knowledge Base does not recommend using a USB hub, but I sort of would like to use one so I can have my printer and Drobo shared via my AEBS.

Please let me know if any other information is needed. Thanks.

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hi, how many usb ports do you have available on your computer?

i dont have a mac, but maybe if theres problems, you could try borrowing a 2nd hub (of the same type) and to use 1 device per hub to see if it works?

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I have a MacBook Air (2 USB ports) and a Airport Extreme Base Station Router (1 USB Port). I DON’T want the USB hub connected to my MBA, instead to the AEBS. I am planning to buy another Hub to test out, but the point of my thread is to find out if anyone has had a similar rebooting situation with this setup and could suggest what type/brand of USB hub to purchase.

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ok no problem, im sure one of the guys here will reply back with info for you (some are in the states so might take a day or so)