> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 3:04 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Ah... that feels better > > What make and model is that thing?You must have your network specced > as a Gigabit network? What make router do you use?
Nope - just plain-jane 10/1000. I use a standard old LinkSys wireless G router. It takes a while for large files to transfer over - perhaps on the order a minute per Gig or more, but streaming even HD video from the box is very smooth (at least so far). The box support Gigabit Ethernet and Jumbo frame serving if your network infrastructure does however (mine don't). > How much did the NAs cost? The empty box, the Infrant ReadyNAS 600, is around $600 and accepts up to four SATA drives. > Would it be useful as a backup device over a network? Definitely - it's just a little Linux file server (the actual box is about as large as a Shuttle SFF PC). It support Windows, Mac and Unix networking and authentication schemes and tons of protocols (you can set up the box to do FTP, HTTP, HTTPs, plus several file-serving and media serving protocols). The OS is expandable with third-party tools and extensions (right now mostly for other media servers). It offers automated snapshot and backup capability (good for office-style redundancy and historic file access). > And yes...what is the reliability, how long does it take before you > hear the dreaded clicking noise ^_^ It really depends on the drives you use. The Box supports RAID 0,1 and 5 (it automatically attempts to set up a RAID 5 array if you populate it with four drives although you can start with as many drives as you need/can afford). When a drive does go the box alerts you with a blinking light and an email notification - pop in another drive and wait up to four hours or some for the array to resynchronize and you're good to go. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195801 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
