Re: Another route to small scale NAS?

["Mark A. Ryder" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It seems that you can attach an IDE drive to the IDE port on-board=20=20
and an external USB storage drive via the USB port.   You can also=20=20
attach a printer, so could be used as a print server too.

The panel apparently is meant to fit most standard SCSI external=20=20
drive enclosures.

I needed extra storage and have been trying to move away from having=20=20
PC's switched on all the time just to provide storage - due to power=20=20
consumption and fire-risk etc.   I like the look of this because the=20=20
clients do not need any drivers or software, so Linux, Mac OSX and=20=20
Windows all work.  And it is easily scaleable, low cost and allows=20=20
you to use your old drives.

Did anyone try out the Netgear SC101 (Toaster) yet?

I would have gone that route if, but the fact it only supports=20=20
Windows at the moment and requires software to be installed on the=20=20
client put me off.     I went the Buffalo Terastation route with a=20=20
1TB unit and it arrived last week.   I think it is probably still=20=20
=A3150 overpriced, but have been very impressed with it.

Cheers,
Mark


Mark Andrew Ryder

(e-mail) mark@xxxxxxx
(web) www.markryder.us



On 30 Oct 2005, at 10:59, Nigel Giddings wrote:

> Phil,
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> This looks very interesting...
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> A couple of questions, which you may or may not know the answer to.
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> How is this supposed to be mounted ? Looks as if all you need is a PC
> power supply and some sort of case.
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> Can it manage more than 1 drive ?
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> You could end up suing a lot of switch ports if a separate Ethernet
> connection is required for each drive?
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> Nigel
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 30 October 2005 09:41
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> Subject: [ukha_d] Another route to small scale NAS?
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> Maybe this would be usefull to some of you? (Haven't tried it myself -
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> saw it whilst browsing for something else.)
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> http://www.span.com/catalog/product_info.php?=20
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> http://tinyurl.com/d889b
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> Phil
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