I've actually used FreeNAS a good bit and love it if you want to roll your own. ---- Julian
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar < zulfiqar.naus...@siemens.com> wrote: > DroboFS FTW! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com > [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 4:17 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Which NAS Devices? > > I'm just hoping that SMB 2.0 gets more baked in Samba and included in > FreeNAS/OpenFiler sooner rather than later. No SMB 2 support is a > showstopper for me for those projects and every other 3rd party SMB/CIFS > implementation. > > With SMB 2, every Windows machine I have with a decently fast > drive/array, > even with junk onboard Realtek NICs and cheap D-Link switches, can get > near > max wirespeed--115MB/s and up. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of tmse...@rlrnews.com > > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:39 AM > > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > > Subject: Re: [H] Which NAS Devices? > > > > Personally I like freenas. I run a whs at home as well. Id do > either > way > > ahead of iomega/netgear/etc nas devices. For one simple reason: both > of > > those give me big booming alerts on drive status and allow me to > backup > etc. > > Meanwhile I've got at least 2 qnaps and I've had tons of the iomega > ones > that > > come in to me because drives fail and all seems lost. Screw that. > > > > Sent via BlackBerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Julian Zottl <jzo...@radiantnetworks.net> > > Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com > > Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:27:52 > > To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> > > Reply-To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > > Subject: Re: [H] Which NAS Devices? > > > > Ya, but you're asking for a standalone unit... check out the Thecus > N7700 > NAS > > and QNAP TS-509 Pro NAS whle you're at it. > > ---- > > Julian > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Bryan Seitz <se...@bsd-unix.net> > wrote: > > > > > Yeah, horrible overpriced. I can build a server for less. The 6 bay > > > is $999!!! > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 08:43:20PM -0700, John R Steinbruner wrote: > > > > Netgear has 2, 4, 6 and 12 drive NAS boxen... > > > > > > > > I use the 2 drive model at home in Raid 1, but here's a link to > the > > > > 6 > > > drive box... > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.netgear.com/Products/Storage/ReadyNASPro.aspx?for=Busine > > ss+ > > > Networking > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 19, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Bryan Seitz wrote: > > > > > > > > > Anyone know of something decent that has 5 bays ? I was looking > > > > > for a > > > nice pre-built NAS but all of the higher capacity ones got > > > > > horrible reviews :( I have a server case with 8x1.5TB using ZFS > > > > > RAIDZ > > > currently and it's great, but something self-enclosed/non-server i > > > > > requiring would be nice. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 03:57:59PM -0400, Anthony Q. Martin > wrote: > > > > >> Duncan, > > > > >> > > > > >> No, not yet. I'm looking for a deal on the Netgear. Thanks for > > > > >> your comments to back up John's. > > > > >> > > > > >> Anthony > > > > >> > > > > >> On 7/19/2010 1:53 PM, DSinc wrote: > > > > >>> Anthony, > > > > >>> Did you buy a NAS? > > > > >>> Best, > > > > >>> Duncan > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> On 07/17/2010 13:45, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: > > > > >>>> Thanks for the comments on the Netgear. Those features mean > a > > > > >>>> lot > > > to > > > > >>>> me...quiet is indeed important. Are these all capable of > 1000Mbps? > > > > >>>> Currently my printer is wireless but I might be willing to > use > > > > >>>> the server in a NAS. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> On 7/17/2010 1:08 PM, John R Steinbruner wrote: > > > > >>>>> I had a DNS-323 and it was fine. The only issue I had was > the > > > > >>>>> fan > > > was > > > > >>>>> small and therefore noisy. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> I lost a drive in it once, and when WD sent the replacement, > > > > >>>>> the > > > NAS > > > > >>>>> rebuilt itself just fine with no problems.. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> I currently have a pair of Netgear NAS Duo's with 1 terabyte > > > drives. > > > > >>>>> Faster than the DNS-323, quieter, and came with 3 year > > > > >>>>> warranties, which ain't bad. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> They are hot swap by the way, with pull out drive trays very > > > > >>>>> easy > > > to > > > > >>>>> get to. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> I stream audio off one and movies off the other. They both > > > > >>>>> work > > > great > > > > >>>>> for that.. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > > http://www.netgear.com/Products/Storage/StorageWorkandPlay/RND2000. > > asp > > > x > > > > >>>>> > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682212202 > > > > >>>>> 9 > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> The diskless one retails for 250, but can be had for less. I > > > > >>>>> think > > > I > > > > >>>>> gave Newegg 199 for my last one? Add a couple terabyte > drives > > > > >>>>> and > > > off > > > > >>>>> you go. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> They have a new Ultra series coming out too that I have not > > > > >>>>> really checked on yet, since mine do all I need them to do.. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> These things do act as print servers too if you need that, > > > > >>>>> just > > > plug > > > > >>>>> in a USB printer and you are good to go.. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> On Jul 17, 2010, at 5:27 AM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Strictly for home use. Backup of multiple computers, > > > > >>>>>> streaming > > > audio. > > > > >>>>>> Probably will start with 2TB. Don't think I need more than > 4 > > > > >>>>>> to 6 down the road, but likely not even that much. I don't > > > > >>>>>> have kids so streaming video from an HD just doens't seem > > important to me. > > > > >>>>>> Besides, I have so many Blu-rays now that I could never > back > > > > >>>>>> them > > > up. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Anyway, is there something good for under $200? I know the > > > > >>>>>> DLink > > > > >>>>>> DNS-323 is going for $150 on Amazon at the moment, but > there > > > > >>>>>> a > > > better > > > > >>>>>> choice? I'd like something with esata and USB3.0 too, if > possible. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > > > > >>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > > >>>>> Version: 9.0.839 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3011 - Release > Date: > > > > >>>>> 07/17/10 02:35:00 > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > > > > >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > > >>> Version: 9.0.839 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3015 - Release > Date: > > > 07/19/10 02:36:00 > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Bryan G. Seitz > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > JRS > > > > stei...@pacbell.net > > > > > > > > Facts do not cease to exist just > > > > because they are ignored. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Bryan G. Seitz > > > > > >
