Hi all,
Just so I also can understand it :)
I would like to have a server of some kind standing somwhere in my
house (away from the stereo), to send music to my Squeezebox.
I have a 1.8 GHz PC with a couple of HDD's in it that I have not been
using for the past 18 months. It is currently
Note: all that follows assumes that the computer you have is attached to
a home network, to which you can also attach the SB.
Since you already have a computer you can use, and it apparently has
sufficient hard drive capacity, the easiest thing to do is (d). Then,
if you want to see if you like
Thanks for you reply.
Yes, I do have a wireless home network, with the computers and SB
attached.
I do have a large USB HDD, and plan, due to the, as you mention,
ridiculous prices, to get one or two more.
I'll definately compare the SlimCD versus the installed XP, then I can
always try to
plafitracer;186706 Wrote:
and someday spend the $1000 on a NAS - it does take me quite sometime to
spend that money on my electrical bill :-)
The NAS math was different for me: I needed additional storage anyway,
and a 250GB LinkStation fit the bill, at a cost that was only US$75-100
more than
I was referring to the entry level price of an Infrant ReadyNAS NV,
256MB RAM, 2x250GB Seagate disks, which retails here in Denmark at
$1000...
I'll definately look into the Linksys solution, like you have.
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plafitracer
plafitracer;186680 Wrote:
I would like to have a server of some kind standing somwhere in my house
(away from the stereo), to send music to my Squeezebox.
I have a 1.8 GHz PC with a couple of HDD's in it that I have not been
using for the past 18 months. It is currently installed with XP.
plafitracer;186776 Wrote:
I was referring to the entry level price of an Infrant ReadyNAS NV,
256MB RAM, 2x250GB Seagate disks, which retails here in Denmark at
$1000...
I'll definately look into the Linksys solution, like you have.
Yes, I know the Infrants are among the pricier NASs,
aubuti wrote:
plafitracer;186776 Wrote:
I was referring to the entry level price of an Infrant ReadyNAS NV,
256MB RAM, 2x250GB Seagate disks, which retails here in Denmark at
$1000...
I'll definately look into the Linksys solution, like you have.
Yes, I know the Infrants are
