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Do network hard drives require a computer to work/be network accessible?

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I want the network hard drive or drive with an ethernet port so that I don't need a computer to make it network-accessible. Is a computer required, or can I do this computer-independently with an ethernet cable attached to the HDD? I am thinking of getting this:

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No they do not need to be connected to a computer, Network Attached Storage

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