Oh, dear. That's ... that's ridiculous. I've got a Linksys network storage device in my setup, and it has two USB2.0 ports built into it. I've had various USB hard drives and memory dongles plugged into those ports with no problems. Thus, I know that Linksys knows how to put a generic USB port in a network device. There's no excuse for them limiting the USB port on the router that way.
If I was you, I'd open a trouble ticket with Linksys. It might not do any good, but at least they'll know you're unhappy with the current state of affairs...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
If I was you, I'd open a trouble ticket with Linksys. It might not do any good, but at least they'll know you're unhappy with the current state of affairs...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012