Can I safely connect 2 NAS devices to one router?

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Even if I can, should I bother?
My reason for considering it is that I have bought a new NAS to replace one I thought had failed, but which now seems to be working OK again. I have an Ethernet switch so can certainly connect both NAS if I decide to.
If it is relevant, the old NAS is Seagate, the new one is Buffalo.
 
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I don't think you'll have any conflicts. Worth checking out to be sure.

Give it a try and let us know how it turns out.

Good luck!
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A NAS is just a specialized Linux/SOC Computer. You connect any number and they will be seen as independent devices.
 
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Seagate GoFlex Home already installed, with Seagate Dashboard running on PC (I also have a Seagate 2TB Desktop HD directly-attached to the PC by USB). Not yet installed - Buffalo Linkstation Duo (which I intend to set up as RAID 1)
 
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Thanks for the encouragement. I went ahead and now have 2 separate NAS connected physically to the Hub via a Gigabit Ethernet Switch - a Seagate GoFlex Home controlled by Seagate Dashboard software, and a Buffalo Linkstation controlled by Buffalo NAS Navigator2. Both seem to be running happily

There don't seem to be any conflicts, and my next problem is to decide how best to set up the Linkstation. It is much less idiot-proof than the Seagate, and offers a confusing array of choices which I am going to have to pick over carefully in working out how to set up backup and shared folders. But that is a software problem, so I don't expect an answer here (though I never turn down helpful advice!).

The only advice I have received from the Buffalo community is "you shouldn't have bought it, send it back and get a Windows Home Server". Not quite what I was looking for!

Anyhow, thanks again for the inputs.
 
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