howie.stone;638171 Wrote: > Hi everyone > > Right now I'm using a S/B classic with all my music files stored on an > external Samsung 1.5 TB Hard drive, with the S/B server running on my > desktop computer. I'm thinking of changing to a NAS. But I have some > basic questions. > > I. Is it a good idea? > 2. Which brand (I can see there's an old thread which recommends > Vortexbox) > 3. How easy is it to set up? (I'm not really a techie) > 4. How do you do backup? > 5. Will I still be able to use the advanced search feature in the S/B > server? > 6. How does it all wire up? Wired link to the computer and wirelessly > to the S/B? > > Cheers for any help > > Howie 1. maybe, if powerful enough and can easily run SbS 2. I love my vortexbox and I have a readynas duo that cost more and is basically useless for the purpose I bought it for. 3. Vortexbox is plug and play. from unpacking the box, I was up and running in less than 10 minutes. Took longer to then scan all my music files, but truly plug and play. 4. Vortexbox has a USB backup procedure. just plug in an external USB drive to vortexbox and hit "backup" on the web interface for the vortexbox. Or, since it shows up as a drive on my local network, I can plug a usb drive into my laptop and use windows file explorer to copy files from the vortexbox to the usb drive connected to my laptop. 5. yes. 6. connect NAS (vortexbox) to your router with ethernet cable. Then your router can talk to your SB players via WIFI (or ethernet if you want to wire the SB players).
First, keep in mind that a NAS is a computer, just one without a keyboard or monitor. Usually running some sort of linux OS. Use the search function on the third party forums and you'll find lots of info. There are lots of types of NAS units. The key is that many (most?) of them are very underpowered for running SbS. I have a ReadyNas DUO. It plays just fine, but was painful to use in terms of browsing artists, selecting songs, etc. (about a 60,000 track library). There are more powerful ReadyNas units. Key is you really need an x86 processor to be powerful enough. A NAS plugs into your router with an ethernet cable and then becomes available on your local network. You can copy files there are stream from your NAS, etc. In my case, I abandoned using the ReadyNas for my SB stuff and purchased a Vortexbox Appliance. It is plug and play, is fast, and goes for months and months without so much the need for a reboot. Stick it anywhere in your house (closet, basement) where you can connect it to your router with ethernet and you'll be up and running in minutes. And although not really advertised as such, it does everything a NAS does. I store other files (documents, folders) on my vortexbox and these files are available to all users on my local network. -- garym ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88501 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
