That is true, you do get what you pay for. This system was at least $1000 cheaper then a comparable Windows server. We expected the performance to be slower, but we didn't expect there to be a problem with file sharing.
Apparently the underlying OS on this box is Windows Storage Server. I am hoping the tweaks I made will fix the issues. ************************************************************************ --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Getting errors on NAS > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 6:21 PM > Graham Brown wrote: > > Hmm interesting. > > > > I have a meeting with clients on Wednesday to discuss > moving a > > standalone application to a NAS box on a peer to peer > network. Same sort > > of user count. > > > > Not sure if this is a good idea or not at the mo. > > One thing to keep in mind is that NAS doesn't refer to > a particular > solution, but "Network Attached Storage" in > general. If you purchase a > NAS you are trusting the software running on that to serve > the data > correctly. > > Not that I don't trust Belkin or Buffalo or LinkSys or > Lacie, but I'd > elect to set up a Linux box I'm in control of, instead > of risking being > burned down the line. > > All a NAS is is some hard disks with huge volumes, > configured to > read/write data using protocols like NetBIOS, FTP, NFS, and > SCP. > > You get what you pay for. > > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
