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Thread ID: 82510	2007-08-29 20:27:00	Finding A Nas	Ben Cook2 (12496)	Press F1

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586032	2007-08-29 20:27:00	Hi, I Am Looking To Purchase A Small NAS Device To Share Some Files Over A Local Network And To Allow Me To Access It's Files Remotely ( ie: Over Internet ) It Needs: -FTP Server ( Online Access ) -Upnp AV ( Working With Media Reciever In Lounge ) -To Be Reliable! -To Be Semi-Fast ( 5+ MB/s ) It Can Be A Enclosure Preferrably ( 1 * IDE ( Not 2! ) ), A USB Storage Unit Or A Preinstalled Factory NAS. Can You People Find Something? Ben	Ben Cook2 (12496)
586033	2007-08-29 21:06:00	Hi, at 1st glance cheap linksys (ascent.co.nz) Much better device (ascent.co.nz) there are a few to check out, i suggest you look for yourself, as i dont know your budget!	SolMiester (139)
586034	2007-08-29 21:06:00	Well I've got the D-Link DNS-323 NAS device which will do everything you want except it is a 2-bay unit. It will work fine with only one drive in it though. It takes SATA drives not IDE. It has a gigabit LAN connection on it and also a USB port so you can attach a printer to it to share on the network. I get speeds of about 8-9MB/s	CYaBro (73)
586035	2007-08-29 21:33:00	Well I've got the D-Link DNS-323 NAS device which will do everything you want except it is a 2-bay unit. It will work fine with only one drive in it though. It takes SATA drives not IDE. It has a gigabit LAN connection on it and also a USB port so you can attach a printer to it to share on the network. I get speeds of about 8-9MB/s Wouldnt mind 1 of those myself CYaBro!, got to be better than running the windows home server!....Hmmmmm	SolMiester (139)
586036	2007-08-29 21:40:00	Do you have windows Home server Sol? I've been using it since the Beta's come out, with 2TB ( 4 x 500 Gb )of drives, and remote access is idiot proof (almost) from any web browser in the world, and it also does Complete PC backup with no actions required from the user, which will restore a whole OS/Programs and data in arounf 15-20 minutes depending on how much stuff you got on your PC. A NAS wont do that:p :lol:	wainuitech (129)
586037	2007-08-30 00:53:00	Do you have windows Home server Sol? I've been using it since the Beta's come out, with 2TB ( 4 x 500 Gb )of drives, and remote access is idiot proof (almost) from any web browser in the world, and it also does Complete PC backup with no actions required from the user, which will restore a whole OS/Programs and data in arounf 15-20 minutes depending on how much stuff you got on your PC . A NAS wont do that:p :lol: Hey bud, yeah, had WHS from the 1st beta . . . . . starting to get pi**ed off with having to backup and reinstall with the 3rd beta now!!! I have the pro xtra plan so downloading from it up to work isnt to bad actually!? . . . LOL . Well, better than average anyway! . . Mate, you have alot of data on that for a beta, hope you have a good set of backups . I do think its a great idea, though I am leaning more now towards a NAS device . Lets face it, less to go wrong! So it doesnt do backups, but any data i have would already be on the NAS anyway, and storing an image on the NAS would resolve any immediate recovery requirements should a pc fail! . . . . And, less money in M$ coffers as well!!	SolMiester (139)
586038	2007-08-30 01:04:00	WHS is now available as a final OEM version from retailers such as Ascent. Upgrading from RC1 to RTM is supported.	somebody (208)
586039	2007-08-30 01:08:00	have a look in the upcoming PC World for some advice on NAS, storage and backup :)	Jan Birkeland (4741)
586040	2007-08-30 01:19:00	Hey bud, yeah, had WHS from the 1st beta . . . . . starting to get pi**ed off with having to backup and reinstall with the 3rd beta now!!! I have the pro xtra plan so downloading from it up to work isnt to bad actually!? . . . LOL . Well, better than average anyway! . . Mate, you have alot of data on that for a beta, hope you have a good set of backups . I do think its a great idea, though I am leaning more now towards a NAS device . Lets face it, less to go wrong! So it doesnt do backups, but any data i have would already be on the NAS anyway, and storing an image on the NAS would resolve any immediate recovery requirements should a pc fail! . . . . And, less money in M$ coffers as well!! Yeah More $$$ to MS . I got the OEM installed in a new machine almost 2 weeks ago when it first was available from my vendor (17th Aug), has heaps of storage, but only using around 1 . 5 TB Thats backups from 5 PC's, general data and other stuff, like programs I install in customers PC's etc . A NAS is far cheaper (and smaller), but I mainly got WHS for backups and easy accesss form the WEB, with out the need for FTP software . And its good for small business's that need the same . Its says Home Server, but theres nothing in the licence saying it "has to be in a Home" only . Hell I work from Home - so does that apply :lol: Try teaching "some People" how to use FTP software:lol: ( you'll know what I mean);)	wainuitech (129)
586041	2007-08-30 05:09:00	I Have Instead Found This: Click Here (ascent.co.nz) It Doesn't Have Upnp But It Has Good Performance Apparently, And Has Everything Else I Need. ( Everything ( Sequential/Random Read/Write 10-9 Mb/s ) ( Except Random Read ( 5 Mb/s ) ) According To A Review Anyway...	Ben Cook2 (12496)
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