I had wanted to take your advice and put a USB stick into the Comcast router, but upon further research, I discovered 2 sources that said Comcast disables this USB port for data, and you may only use it for power. My next impulse was to use a USB hub that includes an ethernet port, and use the USB port on the router for power, although this works in theory, I don't think it will give the usb stick an IP address, required for routing it to the PCs as a NAS. What cheap solution should I try next? Should I try a solution to give a USB stick an IP address, or find out if it already has one? Or should I try to find a cheap, but reliable top brand of NAS with a traditional HDD inside? We only need a small amount of GB.