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Network storage for home network (wifi or not?)
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I have 5 desktop machines running a mix of Linux and XP on my network at home. Two are wired the rest are wireless (g). Am thinking about adding a Network storage unit, firstly does anyone have any suggestions.. something not too expensive. I am also contemplating wifi or not, moving data (5mp pictures etc.) round could be really slow when going wireless even if it's 54Mbps. Would appreciate any feedback on brands/models etc that anyone has experience with. I have a new 300G Maxtor IDE that I could put into whatever new enclosure I buy for starters. Thanks, Kevin |
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wrote in message ups.com... Hi all, I have 5 desktop machines running a mix of Linux and XP on my network at home. Two are wired the rest are wireless (g). Am thinking about adding a Network storage unit, firstly does anyone have any suggestions.. something not too expensive. I am also contemplating wifi or not, moving data (5mp pictures etc.) round could be really slow when going wireless even if it's 54Mbps. Would appreciate any feedback on brands/models etc that anyone has experience with. I have a new 300G Maxtor IDE that I could put into whatever new enclosure I buy for starters. I've had my Netgear SC100 for about 2 weeks now http://www.netgear.co.uk/digital_home_sc101.php You need the latest firmware, but I've had no trouble with it. Paid £70 for it. doesn't come with any drives and you need to check the Netgear site for a list of compatable drives, Looking through Netgears forum, most of the problems people have with these units seem to stme from not using any of the drives on the 'tested' list Clive |
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Clive wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... Hi all, I have 5 desktop machines running a mix of Linux and XP on my network at home. Two are wired the rest are wireless (g). Am thinking about adding a Network storage unit, firstly does anyone have any suggestions.. something not too expensive. I am also contemplating wifi or not, moving data (5mp pictures etc.) round could be really slow when going wireless even if it's 54Mbps. Would appreciate any feedback on brands/models etc that anyone has experience with. I have a new 300G Maxtor IDE that I could put into whatever new enclosure I buy for starters. I've had my Netgear SC100 for about 2 weeks now http://www.netgear.co.uk/digital_home_sc101.php You need the latest firmware, but I've had no trouble with it. Paid £70 for it. doesn't come with any drives and you need to check the Netgear site for a list of compatable drives, Looking through Netgears forum, most of the problems people have with these units seem to stme from not using any of the drives on the 'tested' list Clive I clicked on the "Datasheet" and read what they say about "True SAN." It looks like baloney to me. Compare this: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks...5470.html?Open -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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Clive wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... Hi all, I have 5 desktop machines running a mix of Linux and XP on my network at home. Two are wired the rest are wireless (g). Am thinking about adding a Network storage unit, firstly does anyone have any suggestions.. something not too expensive. I am also contemplating wifi or not, moving data (5mp pictures etc.) round could be really slow when going wireless even if it's 54Mbps. Would appreciate any feedback on brands/models etc that anyone has experience with. I have a new 300G Maxtor IDE that I could put into whatever new enclosure I buy for starters. I've had my Netgear SC100 for about 2 weeks now http://www.netgear.co.uk/digital_home_sc101.php You need the latest firmware, but I've had no trouble with it. Paid £70 for it. doesn't come with any drives and you need to check the Netgear site for a list of compatable drives, Looking through Netgears forum, most of the problems people have with these units seem to stme from not using any of the drives on the 'tested' list It shouldnt be that fussy if it was properly designed in the first place. |
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Folkert Rienstra wrote:
"Mike Redrobe" wrote in message ...and you can't easily monitor drive temperatures, as SMART doesn't work on external drives... No? Why not? I'd gladly be proved wrong on that. Do you know of any usb or network enclosures that have software to query SMART temperature on the drives? -- Mike |
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"Folkert Rienstra" wrote in message
reenews.net... ...and you can't easily monitor drive temperatures, as SMART doesn't work on external drives... No? Why not? Did you hurt your brain today, Folknuts? |
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"Mike Redrobe" wrote in message . uk
Folkert Rienstra wrote: "Mike Redrobe" wrote in message ...and you can't easily monitor drive temperatures, as SMART doesn't work on external drives... No? Why not? I'd gladly be proved wrong on that. Do you know of any usb or network enclosures that have software to query SMART temperature on the drives? That wasn't the question. |
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