You're expecting more than is achievable based on your stated requirements in the OP. Is that better?
I can expect a lot, but I try and approach it within reason. On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Carl Houseman <c.house...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why shouldn't I, or any of us? I will try to disprove > good/fast/cheap>pick2 at every opportunity. There are exceptions from time > to time. > > > > For this particular case, my comments about Pogo weren't made in a vacuum. > Reviews of TonidoPlug are better, and it doesn't need access to an external > website for local LAN use or setup. Costs a little more, looks to be worth > it. > > > > Carl > > > > *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Saturday, January 08, 2011 6:58 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: NAS USB-Gigabit adapter with Samba support > > > > IMO, you're expecting a lot. > > On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Carl Houseman <c.house...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Reviews of it and other PogoPlug devices aren't so great. PogoPlug's > website is required to use/configure and performance said to be bad. > > > > *From:* Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:nisgo...@gmx.de] > *Sent:* Saturday, January 08, 2011 9:15 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: NAS USB-Gigabit adapter with Samba support > > > > How about the Seagate dockstar ? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Carl Houseman <c.house...@gmail.com> > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > *Sent:* Friday, January 07, 2011 8:25 PM > > *Subject:* RE: NAS USB-Gigabit adapter with Samba support > > > > Interesting. Do you have NAS experience with one of the commercial > products? TonidoPlug is in the price range. I just want to make sure > whatever I recommend is going to be stable and if warranty/support is > needed, there will be someone who knows what's going on to respond. > > > > Carl > > > > *From:* Kramer, Jack [mailto:jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu] > *Sent:* Friday, January 07, 2011 3:39 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: NAS USB-Gigabit adapter with Samba support > > > > Sheevaplug? > > > > ---- > Jack Kramer > Computer Systems Specialist > University Relations, Michigan State University > w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > > > > *From: *Carl Houseman <c.house...@gmail.com> > *Reply-To: *NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > *Date: *Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:59:49 -0500 > *To: *NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > *Subject: *NAS USB-Gigabit adapter with Samba support > > > > Anyone got a lead on a reliable NAS adapter with a gigabit port and > support for up to 2 TB of USB drive (partitions > 32GB) that can be mapped > to drive letters on Windows clients? > > > > Yes, trying to make a file server for 3 people out of minimal hardware, > some of which is already owned (a 1.5TB WD Mybook), without spending an arm > + leg. The most common device out there, from Addonics, doesn't appear to > support more than FAT32. A device by Simpletech (Hitachi) supports NTFS > but only 100Mbps, and appears to have been discontinued within the past > year. > > > > To be helpful, your suggestion must be a black box (no spinning components > inside) that connects a large existing USB drive to the network with more > than just FTP support. NAS enclosures are too expensive. Will consider > 100Mbps if it works **very** well, but prefer gigabit. > > > > FWIW, thought I was going to solve this with the built-in NAS support of a > Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH, which supports XFS in the native Buffalo firmware and > gigabit. Problem with the native firmware, the SMB server is unstable. And > Buffalo tech support is AWOL. The factory DD-WRT doesn't include Samba > support; adding Samba to it is a complex/convoluted process, but push comes > to shove I may yet try that. > > > > Thanks, > > Carl > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
