NAS device with Active Directory/DFS support

mattywhi · 9 Dec 2007 at 19:09

Hi guys,

I am looking to buy a 2TB NAS device that will support Active Directory user authentication and use of DFS shares.

At the moment I am eyeing up a Terastation Pro II 2TB box but was wondering if you guys knew of a better box that will allow me the same feature set as the Buffalo device but that is cheaper.

Any thoughts appreciated but please remember it needs to be able to auth users against AD rather than its own internal db with same passwords.

Thanks.

Deathwish · 9 Dec 2007 at 20:41

I believe that the ReadyNAS range supports AD:

http://www.infrant.com/products/products_details.php?name=ReadyNAS NVPlus

Daveyboyuk · 9 Dec 2007 at 20:55

Won't the NAS devices that use Samba support AD?

BoomAM · 10 Dec 2007 at 15:43

The LaCie Rackmount stuff is a bargain if your rackmounting.
They have Epias inside!
Hook up a USB Optical drive, and wack on whatever OS you want to!

I have two of them here at work, both running server 2003!

Deanje · 10 Dec 2007 at 15:46

I agree, the Lacie rackmount drives are very good. The OS is a little simplistic as standard though.