Mainly scanning, yes.
In the past I also had the server's database located on the NAS, that
was probably not a good idea, latency plays a role there along with
bandwidth.
But if you have a normal computer running the server it should not be a
problem to have the database on the computer and just m
pippin wrote:
> ...even 100MBit Ethernet will slow things down considerably.
Which things will slow down? Scanning is understandable, since the
server is reaching over the network for the metadata and album art, but
anything else?
Actually I second that.
I'm doing the same thing and this way I get the best of both worlds: a
NAS with really fast disc access and a server with decent performance. I
also all of a sudden have no problems with powering down the hard drives
anymore, they go to sleep when the server stops using the
zebb wrote:
> If I switch over to a NAS will I still be able to use the iPad apps,
> iPeng and Squeezepad? Any recommendations for a NAS would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
Generally many NAS boxes have performance issues when LMS is running on
the NAS, to get decent performance you often have to
Vortexbox will offer this.I just converted a laptop using the free
software. It now sits in the hallway attached to the router.I'm
impressed.It has the added benefit of including LMS and it also rips
CDs.It's quick and slick and I like it.
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Add Zyxel onto your list - I have their NSA310 running server and it
just works.
Chris :)
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zebb wrote:
> Hey, Looking for some advice. I'm currently playing my Flac files from
> External hard drive attached to my iMac. If I switch over to a NAS will
> I still be able to use the iPad apps, iPeng and Squeezepad? Any
> recommendations for a NAS would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!!
Sure, no problem.
I'm not so good at recommending NASs, my server runs on a dedicated
application server. But a lot of people are happy with Synology, QNap
and the latest ReadyNAS models (the v2 ones). Just make sure you don't
get the smallest model, CPU and RAM wise or things might get slow
altho
Hey, Looking for some advice. I'm currently playing my Flac files from
External hard drive attached to my iMac. If I switch over to a NAS will
I still be able to use the iPad apps, iPeng and Squeezepad? Any
recommendations for a NAS would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
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