Network Hard drive?

maranello168 · 16 Oct 2006 at 09:35

Hi,

I'm looking to buy and then add an external hard disk to my router, as I know nothing about these sort of drives can someone elaborate and also recommended one of these drives to me.

Thanks.

Messiah Khan · 16 Oct 2006 at 09:57

What you are after is a NAS setup.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/NAS_Drives.html
Quite a few on there. one of the things you want to looks out for is what type of protocols it uses, as this may cause issues if you want ot hook up Linux or OSX systems to it as well.

maranello168 · 16 Oct 2006 at 10:05

sure, thanks for your help

smids · 16 Oct 2006 at 12:00

Might be an idea to create your own though.

I just built a P3 server NAS - it's much more configurable and costs less than a proprietory solution. I'll be running a RAID array of disks for security - something which you won't see in any of the cheap enclosures available (sub £400 really). Do not say NetGear SC101 - this is not true NAS as it requires drivers to be seen on the network and causes drives to overheat thanks to poor design.

Phunky Phish · 17 Oct 2006 at 09:34

I am thinking of getting one of these as a music server to share around PC's without having to have a PC running all the time.

Would this work?

smids · 17 Oct 2006 at 10:32

Yes - it's one of my uses of my server.

I'm not sure if it will stream the media or simply just cache it in the temporary internet files though. Something to be wary of if watching a video or something.

Phunky Phish · 19 Oct 2006 at 09:12

I was thinking of tgetting the

Icy Box IB-NAS900-B NAS Enclosure (HD-015-BT)

Sub £50 inc VAT!!!

I just need it to hold music files so multiple PC's can access them. Central location and all that. I don't have a HTPC or want to stream videos round the house. Just want to easily share my music between PC and laptop without having to turn both on!!

I have a wireless router I can plug the NAS direct into, which the PC is cabled into, and the laptop wireless to. My modem is plugged into it to so if I am lucky I could hook it up as an FTP server to and download music from it whilst abroad/remote location?

smids · 19 Oct 2006 at 09:47

Depending on the software implemented in the NAS, yes, it may be possible to use it as an FTP server.