A NAS unit is a computer connected to a network that only provides file-based data storage services to other devices on the network. Although it may technically be possible to run other software on a NAS unit, it is not designed to be a general purpose server. For example, NAS units usually do not ...
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How to connect Snow Leopard Mac to a NAS that is running Samba?
How do I connect to a SUN Systems NAS that is running Samba as its interface software? The PCs that I have running Windows 7 connect fine and all applications run successfully accessing the NAS.
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Setup HP MicroServer as Homeserver for NAS and other stuff
I've got a brand new HP Proliant Microserver N40L here, which I want to use mainly as a NAS system (because it has four hard drive bays) but since it also is a full-featured homeserver with enough RAM ...
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Finding a port number for an NAS resource on mac book
I have an external drive connected to a network using an Addonics NASU2 adapter. The adapter has Samba, FTP and media server capabilities. I can see the drive in a Finder window identified as ...
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Which lossless audio format should I use when storing them on my NAS?
I have started a project of ripping my big collection of CDs and storing them on my NAS. Since I care for audio quality I have decided to store them in a lossless format. Right now I have tried to use ...
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Windows 7(or XP)'s Network Security Tab Missing
I am setting a local network of windows xp and windows 7 machines, together with a NAS (Synology Diskstation DS209). And then i set up those windows machines so that the users can access the ...
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Trying to connect to DNS-323 NAS, Getting “The Share Does Not Exist”
I'm having trouble connecting to my NAS all of a sudden. I have a samba share set up at smb://192.168.1.15. In the DNS-323 Admin, Network Access Settings, I have a share called Volume_1 in the SMB ...
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How to add a (windows readable) backup disk to Netgear ReadyNAS?
So we have this ReadyNAS appliance with 2x1TB disks in Netgear X-RAID (read: mirrored), two empty disk bays and all three usb ports unused.
We'd like to add another 1TB disk to the NAS and schedule ...
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Forwarding ports to access a NAS behind a NAT
I have a Wifi router doing DHCP and NAT, connected to another router, which in turn is connected to the internet.
The main router (LAN IP: 192.168.1.1) distributes addresses in the 192.168.1.* range, ...
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Trying to Share Files between Laptop and Server
I bought a HP Proliant n36L microserver for learning and to use it as a NAS server.
I have the server running windows server 2008 r2. I want to be able to share files between my laptop and server. ...
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NAS Port forwarding
So I have a NAS. According to the website I should be opening port 80 (for the web interface), port 443 (HTTPS), 20 and 21 for FTP and some random range for torrent downloading (I kinda don't need it, ...
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Examples of encrypted hot-swap RAID NAS for SOHO use?
As per title.
Does an encrypted hot-swap RAID NAS even exist?
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Drobo or Synology? [closed]
Drobo vs. Synology for home server/media server setup
This is my current setup:
2006 Mac Pro running Mac OS X Server and Plex, streaming to Apple TV
2x 500GB internal drives (Movies, User data ...
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How to calculate what maximum amount of HDD storage my motherboard can support
I want to create a NAS by myself, for about 4-12 TB of space, depending on what it will cost.
I see that I can buy hdds for 3TB now, but how can I know if the motherboard will work with it, and how ...
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Can I use a USB attached Hard Drive on Win7 for TimeMachine backup?
I have a Western Digital external USB hard drive. I would like to use this as my Time Machine backup HDD for my new MacBook. After a bit of research I've found that I can't simply share the HDD via my ...
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Off site online back up [closed]
Can anyone recommend an off site back up solution for a NAS (it's got a max of 4TBs of data). I run a small business and at the moment we have Dropbox on each machine as well as backing up using ...
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File transfer between Ubuntu laptop and Synology NAS is way too slow…i guess? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
File transfer speed over Wifi 54g?
I recently bought myself a Synology NAS (DS411) and installed it with 2 x 2TB Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 3,5" disks. I ...
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samba on netgear WNR3700 ddwrt
I have the latest ddwrt firmware for netgear WNR3700.
Is there nmbd included? Router hostname is not listed in ms workgroup machines but I can access it by hostname and IP via explorer.
smb.conf
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NAS web server with Ubuntu server or similar
I would like to build a small home server where can I access my files from everywhere including some personal web apps and my svn/git repos.
The problem is that I really don't have much space for a ...
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Downloading from / uploading to external drive via SSD PC
Suppose I have a Windows 7 machine with a 256 SSD, and a secondary 2 TB HDD, as well as a NAS.
Will my SSD always have data written to it first, since it runs the OS, even if I specify my download ...
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Download torrents on an iPad to a NAS [closed]
I recently purchased the amazing TonidoPlug 2 to be a media server. Now, I would like to run a torrent client on my iPad, but save the downloads right to the TonidoPlug. The TonidoPlug has various ...
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Recovering DATA from HDD pulled from failed NAS
I pulled out a HDD from the My Book Live (Western Digital) NAS because it doesn't connect anymore.
Product info: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=280
I am trying to recover data from ...
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Accidentally deleted a folder from a NAS drive (My Book Live) – is there any way to recover this?
I accidentally deleted a folder from a NAS drive (My Book Live). Is there any way to recover it?
This is on a Mac. I know this may be a stretch, but I'm just hoping to find a solution.
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Problems streaming media to Samsung TV from NAS, possibly due to DLNA issues
I have been experiencing problems with my IT-entertainment setup at home lately, and haven't managed to sort it out on my own. Basically I have the following setup:
an iMac desktop computer
a Drobo ...
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Build a Linux Firewall/Router/NAS/WAP [closed]
I want to build a linux based Firewall/Router/WAP from a PC that I have.
Here is what I want.
Act as a firewall where I can deny all incoming traffic except what I want
Allow me to run servers with ...
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AM3+ desktop motherboards for NAS (6 or more onboard SATA3 ports and support ECC memory) [closed]
I'd like to build a NAS (FreeBSD/ZFS or DragonFly BSD/Hammer) but server components are rare (few options, quite expensive) where I live so I want to use desktop components specifically AMD AM3+ ...
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Can NAS appliances be used as external DAS (Direct-attached storage) enclosures with RAID?
Forgive my probably dim questions but I want some kind of multi drive bay with RAID functionality. I keep hearing Drobo and Synology being mentioned in the same breath (normally with buy Synology as ...
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How do I gain access to my new Seagate HD?
I've got a new Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home external HD. I connected it a few days ago, and it seemed to be fine. Then, it seemed to no longer be assessible from any PC. So I thought I would ...
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What's the difference between a RAID enclosure and a NAS?
I was taking a look at NAS's and RAID enclosures and was curious as to the difference between the two. Both seem to hold your hard drives. Both seem to provide hardware level RAID. Is there a major ...
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Can InDesign CS5 locally cache linked images?
We are building a catalog and getting bogged down with sharing large photos from an NAS on a 1Gbit lan. We will eventually try to get a faster fileserving situation, but is it possible for InDesign ...
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WD MyBook World Edition will not boot up
Has anyone had a problem with a WD MyBook World Edition not booting?
The lights on the NIC are on, but nothing happens with the HDD. This problem started about three months ago, but this is the first ...
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FreeNAS ZFS questions about CPU, Ram, & HD speed
I'd like to build the most energy efficient NAS possible but still be able to run FreeNAS with ZFS.
I've been looking at Atom processors, but haven't found any that
could support more than 4gb of ...
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Can you migrate an installation of Ubuntu Server from one volume to another?
Apparently, this question might be subjective (though I don't know how).
Essentially, here's what I have in mind:
I'm going to be building a NAS and am considering Ubuntu for the OS due to some of ...
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Picking HDDs for home RAID5 [closed]
I'm looking for a HDDs to put in RAID5 in my trusty old Synology DS 508 instead of a set of failing ones.
It stores some important backups and other stuff I would like avoid losing. (I do have other ...
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What qualities to look for in a NAS for home use
I am looking to buy a NAS to use to store all of my media and stream HD (1080p/blue ray) to 3 devices in parallel. Also to use it as a file storage device for Macs and PC's with Raid 10 or 5. I have ...
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File Storage NAS - Do i need to replicate in addition to RAID 5
Im going to buy a NAS server soon. Im pretty sure i know the one Im going to get.
It can hold 4 hard drives.
If I RAID 5 then I will have about 8gigs of storage.
I understand if there is mechanical ...
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All-in-one Intel Atom Mini Pc vs. small NAS [closed]
What are the advantages/disadvantages of using an 'all in one mini pc' as a NAS machine rather than a small dedicated NAS box
Example
For example, these two cateogries:
"Zotac Intel Atom D525 1.8 ...
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Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH and 3TB WD My Book Essential
I have a Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH and a 3TB Western Digital MyBook Essential that I wish to use as a NAS, I have formatted the drive with a single XFS partition, but when I plug it into the router the ...
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Why doesnt windows show a logon dialog for a NAS?
I have a Synology RAID that publishes some windows shares on my network.
On some machines running XP i am unable to log into these shares.
- Connect Network resource with different User/Pwd shows ...
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What NAS product / software allows me to securely map a drive letter to Windows 7 over the internet?
I want to put a NAS drive at a relative's house to serve as my offsite backup. Can you suggest a solution:
Not too expensive
Minimum 1TB of storage
NAS must be stand-alone: no help from router ...
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Advantages of dedicated NAS over DAS with AirPort Extreme
I'm in the market for a expandable data backup solution. Some things I'm considering are:
Drobo (S) (which don't ethernet connections)
Drobo FS (which does have ethernet)
Promise Pegasus RAID (which ...
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Would more RAM or more CPU be better for a NAS (Network drive)?
When looking into buying a NAS (network drive), would it benefit from more RAM or more CPU power?
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Moving files from a Windows95 machine to a modern NAS
I may be in the wrong place, but I'll ask anyway.
I have a Dell Win95 machine that was purchased in 1997 and last used around 2000. Anyway it's been sitting in storage and I plan to send it off to be ...
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Do NAS extension bays over eSata slow down transfer speed
I am considering getting a NAS for home use (file hosting & media hosting (1080p) to ~ 3 devices simultaneously). I would like to set up 4 drives with RAID 0+1 and am wondering whether to buy a 4 ...
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How to retrieve the serial number of my NAS?
I need to retrieve the serial number of a NAS.
From another PC, I wrote:
wmic /node:x.y.z.k bios get serialnumber
but I get this message:
ERROR:
Code = 0x800706ba
Description = The RPC server is ...
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Do fanless NAS devices exist? If not, can I build one myself?
I'm interested in finding a fanless NAS with at least two drives for silence and reliable storage (RAID 1), but I haven't been able to find anything.
Do these exist? Or does having a CPU in the NAS ...
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How do I find out the credentials I used for a Samba share?
We have a NAS attached to our wireless router which appears to run samba, our Ubuntu laptop connects fine to this and works well. However, we can't remember the credentials used to set this up our new ...
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remote access to NAS services on subdomains
I've got a NAS that serves multiple services through multiple ports. System administration goes through 8080, bittorrent goes through port 9000, etc. When I'm a t home, I'd type the server's IP and ...
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How to achieve NAS to NAS rsync for offsite backup?
I'm interested in a home NAS solution that would look like this:
local NAS box for home backups
remote NAS box (at my parents) as an offsite copy
periodic rsync over the internet from "local" to ...
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Can not read file content from samba
I installed a FreeBSD/ZFS based NAS (FreeBSD 9.0-Beta3) and configured an samba several to deliver movies to a WD TV Live device. Both of them are connected behind the same Airport Extreme.
The ...
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Seeking Windows hardware encryption card for drive encryption
I am seeking a hardware encryption card for accelerating drive encryption on an older system that I am trying to repurpose as a NAS.
I have a dual-processor AMD Athlon MP 2800+ system with a 12-port ...
