pfarrell;299363 Wrote: > Phil Leigh wrote: > > For me (trying to be dispassionate) the hardest nut to crack is that > the > > SB/Duet needs a "computer" and a "network" - be it a NAS, Mac, > wi-fi, > > ethernet cable/switch or whatever. These things are just NOT > appliances > > in the accepted sense of the term. > > And a lot of folk are seduced by the appeal of a NAS, but if you read > the forums, a NAS is often not the right solution. Or at least not the > > right solution at first. > > I strongly recommend taking a old PC of your favorite OS, Windows, Mac, > > whatever, and installing SqueezeCenter on it, get it working. Solve all > > the WiFi issues, etc. > > If you later want something more compact, etc. then look at NAS. > > Starting with an underpowered NAS just because the serious gurus can > make it work is not a recipe for success for the non-technical. > > All IMHO, YMM > -- > Pat Farrell > http://www.pfarrell.com/
I agree, Pat. A NAS adds another level of <possible> trouble, especially when you try to cut corners and run SC on the NAS. While there are NAS boxes that seem to be able to do NAS and SC, most (like mine) are pathetic when it comes to doing the SC part. It seems that those that combine the boxes are so enthusiastic about how easy it is are the technically savvy people who don't realize what most people don't know.. As an example, I use a NAS but I have to know that when SC tries to contact it, the SC box has to provide the user/password. If this doesn't happen, SC will rebuild (if it' set to do it) and the result will be an empty library.. Get things going and then take on the more complex issues. Mostly, get things going and make sure you have a working backup solution.... P -- pski ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47302 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
