Hard drive / hub

I got a Belkin USB hub, recently I bought a firewire Lacie Hard drive. I want to connect my HUB hub into the USB input at the back of the hard drive. The USB output from the hub is a mini one, and the HUB input of the HD is not the "rectangular" one, but more of a square... I think is hi-speed 2.0?
Went to radio shack and got a usb cable/adapter, that has like 5 dif USB adaptors, so I got the mini for the output of the hub and the "square" for the back of HD, which is connected to my MBP via firewire.... the problem is that my hub doesnt work when I do this... like if its not being recognized... why?... I cant do this? (hub to hard drive) or is a problem of the adapter?
Thanks in advance for your help and advice!!

jaykay06,
If I'm reading your post correctly, you are attempting to connect your HD directly to your MBP via the HD's Firewire interface, then connect the USB hub to the HD via the HD's USB interface. You think that you should then be able to connect other peripherals to the hub. Correct?
No, this won't work. The USB interface on your HD is only intended to connect the HD directly to a computer. It is not intended to be used for "daisy chaining" other devices, and it won't work that way. Your HD can be connected to a computer using either the Firewire interface or the USB interface, but not both at the same time.
The only configuration between the two devices you have (the HD and the hub) that would work would be to use the HD's USB interface to connect via USB to the hub, then connect the hub to your MBP. Obviously, this would circumvent the HD's Firewire interface altogether, and I doubt that you could then "daisy chain" any other Firewire devices from the HD.
Scott

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The diagram was supposed to look more like this......
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     I                           I                          I                            I                                   I
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NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G
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