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  #81  
Old October 7th 05, 02:32 AM
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Dear fellow network enthusiasts,

My setup - with the latest 0804 firmware was giving me problems in
Windows XP:

- the files becoming invisible
- delays in displaying files
- error messages saying that the path was not known or already being
accessed

I have been able to get rid of the gremlins by reverting to the
firmware NetHDD005-0607. I got the firmware from
http://www.jarenterprises.com/11501.html which a previous poster has
kindly made available.

Hope this helps!

ED

  #82  
Old October 7th 05, 06:32 PM
fixuser
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I don't have any news regarding the next firmware release. Tritton
support assures me they are working on it though.

05-0607 vs. 06-0804
If you need reliable file dates and times, say for backup or file
syncing purposes, use 06-0804. If you need better file and
directory reliability, revert back to, or stay with, 05-0607.
I personally need the stable features of both firmware releases, so am
waiting for the next firmware.

[b:3ae61a3a5c]Syncing / Backup Program for Win XP[/b:3ae61a3a5c]
For those Win XP users that may be interested, Microsoft has a new
file syncing utility:
Sync
PowerToy. This may be helpful for those using the NAS as a back
up device. And, it's free.

[b:3ae61a3a5c]Tom's Networking Latest NAS review[/b:3ae61a3a5c]
Again, for those that may be interested, Tom's reviewed the
ADS
NAS. I've mentioned this NAS before when the Hawking NAS was
asked about. It appears to have a couple interesting features ...
such as a personal web server and it supports BitTorrent (which seems
like a neat idea to work into a NAS unit). Other than this, the
performance was terrible when comparted to Tritton units.

[b:3ae61a3a5c]Bytecc/VGear LANDISK vs. Argosy/Tritton
NAS[/b:3ae61a3a5c]
Ever since presenting information about the V-Gear LANDISK, I've been
curious to know if the Tritton/Argosy firmware would work in such a
device. Well, last week I received a most interesting private
message from someone that owns the Bytecc ME-850 LANDISK. He was
able to load the Argosy firmware into and the device continued to
work normally. In addition, the 5 lights on the LANDISK (verses the
1 light on the Argosy/Tritton) continued to work as they did before.

So, all these NAS units appear to all be the exact same thing. I'm
very, very curious who makes the original OEM unit. For those that
know, or remember, the 'To Tell the Truth' TV game show ... "Will the
real NAS please stand up!!"

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Old October 9th 05, 05:33 AM
fixuser
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With nothing to do but wait for the next firmware, my curiousity got
the better of me this monring, and I tried to load the V-Gear LANDISK
019 firmware into my Argosy/Tritton NAS. The firmware was accepted
and loaded. But, after that the device no longer worked properly.

Upon a power up, the LED flashes like it usually does during the power
up sequence, but then the system shuts itself off. I've tried with
the hard drive connected and disconnected and have not been able to
get it to stay on

So, I just ordered a new NAS. So, now instead of waiting for the next
firmware, I'm also waiting for my brand new NAS unit ... two things to
look forward to!

Just FYI.

  #84  
Old October 10th 05, 07:33 PM
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fixuserwrote:
With nothing to do but wait for the next firmware, my curiousity got
the better of me this monring, and I tried to load the V-Gear LANDISK
019 firmware into my Argosy/Tritton NAS. The firmware was accepted
and loaded. But, after that the device no longer worked properly.

Upon a power up, the LED flashes like it usually does during the

power up sequence, but then the system shuts itself off. I've tried
with the hard drive connected and disconnected and have not been able
to get it to stay on

So, I just ordered a new NAS. So, now instead of waiting for the

next firmware, I'm also waiting for my brand new NAS unit ... two
things to look forward to!

Just FYI.


Sorry to hear you farged up your unit...

MC

  #85  
Old October 12th 05, 02:31 AM
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Man, these NAS/Argosy devices suck!

I just moved a whole heap of file from the NAS to my media center and
it for some stupid reason created a whole heap of junk folders like
s,!~, _0

now either I've been hacked or the stupid NAS firmware is still buggy
as all hell.

It also say that I dont have permission to delete some files.... I
copied them, but just cant delete them. I of course ran the scandisk
utility and it said there were no errors!

I'm getting rid of my NAS! and am going for a SimpleTech/Maxtor NAS.

I dont have the time to wait for them to fix the problem/firmware.
they should have tested it before they sold it.

They have at least USB ports and can act as a printserver or allow you
to expand your disk space by plugging a usb hdd in.

  #86  
Old October 14th 05, 11:39 PM
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I too have 2 of these HD363n network devices and installed 200 gig
Maxtor IDE drives in both of them.
I experienced weird latency/delays when moving/copying/deleting files
from Windows based Os's. Both in Windows XP pro and Windows 2000
Pro.

I went to the mfgs web site, found a firmware update that was newer
than what was already installed and flashed the network drive
devices.

After the flash, nothing changed. I still have these really long
latency delays when moving files. I originally got these for media
storage devices for movies and songs. I was running out of space on
my computers and wanted to off-load some of the files. I started out
moving entire drives onto the HD363N devices over the 100TX Ethernet.
The files, while moving, actually gained in time thru the windows file
moving window. The files actually did move, but, as I said, it first
started out saying that it would take something like 60 minutes, then
it kepted on increasing, 80, 90, 100, etc.
I also ran into problems when moving files that it came back and said
the network device no longer exists on the network.

I have these devices hard-ip'd. Statically address and assigned on
the network. No conflicts. No problems on the network.

But, these 'appliances' do have a network communications problem,
definitely apparent when moving large files possibly greater then
1gig.
Most of my movie files are around 800meg - 2 gig. Per file. My mp3
files are standard size around 2-4 meg. The problems are more
apparenet when moving entire drives/directories/files into the HD363N
that contain around 100 Gig...

So, I know what your talking about.
The HD363N does have some problems. Enough for me to take them off
the network and make them dust collectors











BobValwrote:

I have just purchased a Argosy - HD363N Network Storage Enclosure
and
put in my Maxtor 200 gig drive.

This Enclosure connects to your router by RJ45 and allows adding
Network storage cheaply.

It supports Fat16, Fat32.

The problems I am having:

1) When the drive wakes up after being unsed for a while it does

not
allways connect properly and needs to be restarted.

2) I copied all the files I needed to the drive and have just used
applications that READ only from the drive but do not write and now

I
have files that are corrupted.


Is anyone using this Network Enclosure?
Are you having any of these problems?

Bob Valentino


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Old October 15th 05, 09:30 AM
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People, the HD363n was never meant to move large files and be a speed
demon on your 10/100 network - its meant to be used as a small backup
device or small storage device for personal desktops.

Really do most people have gigabyte size files on a desktop, are you
really going to use this device to edit or acess database files
directly - I wouldn't - try larger local hard drives that are raided
and shared.

If you want to access and move large files quickly you better go out
and spend some dollars on a Hatachi, EMC, or IBM San/Nas raid disk.
Oh! and you better have a hot host to go with it with fibre channel
interfaces and a gigabit network. And you still may not get the
performance because different file types transfer at different rates
- its a known fact in large SAN/NAS installations.

We have bought 3 of these units, over the last 4 months and am very
happy with the job it has done. They sit on our network and sync a
number of desktops and laptops daily without any problems. The job
we have asked them to do, it does.

Its a $80 solution! What did you expect, high performance!

Just my thoughts . . . thx :\

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Old October 15th 05, 09:36 PM
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I have no idea where people got the idea to use NAS devices for
"backup" myself. That's not normally the role one thinks of for a
file server.

Actually though, storing files and small file-based databases (Access,
SQLite, etc.) is precisely the target for these devices. The idea is
to have sharable or even multiuser files accessible to anyone in the
workgroup without leaving all of the desktops running all the time.
I assume that's where the cryptic "local... shared" comment comes
in.

There is a bug or two left, like the "set EOF" bug we uncovered a
while back. In general though my units are working fine, and the
performance is now (recent firmware) about where I'd expect it to be.
I haven't lost any data outside the limits set by the bugs I know
about.

Another fix or two and these will be very nice little file servers.
No, they'll never be giga-backup devices, but that isn't what NAS is
about anyway. If people are looking for backup they might consider
USB/Firewire cabinets instead. Those are probably a better fit -
though you sacrifice the multiuser capabilities offered by NAS.

  #89  
Old October 16th 05, 02:32 AM
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My first Bytecc 850 was DOA, and i now have a working model. Has
anyone tried to connect two IDE drives (at least one powered from an
external source)? I'm wondering if the Firmware supports two
devices...

  #90  
Old October 16th 05, 02:32 AM
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Guys - I have (for the moment) a Bytecc ME-850. The SYS command
reports:
TERM=ansi

login: admin
Password: ****************
LANDISK,Telnet Server [release 2.0]
ASIAMAJORsys
Host Name:LANDISK FirmwaLANDISK 019
Hardware Version : 0008 Speed 125Mhz
Firmware build date(YYYY/MM/DD): 2005/7/15
Timers: 11 In use, 13 free
Primary DNS x.x.x.xSecondary DNS y.y.y.y
System time: 2005/10/15 19:29:25 Time count 11397
log file C:\LOG.TXT, maximum length 0, log function on
Debug level 1
ASIAMAJOR

 




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