Recommend me a Wireless Network Storage Device

lmfy2k · 3 Aug 2006 at 19:16

hi guys

we have a 4 port wireless netgear router and all 4 ports are being used (i wish i bought a 8 port one now!)

anyway i would like to add a network storage device that holds say a 300Gb hard drive so all pcs in the house can view/store files on the hard drive, but it needs to be a wireless one.

i know netgear do a wired one http://netgear.co.uk/digital_home_sc101.php this looks ideal, if only we had a spare port on our router!

so can anyone recommend me one please?

thanks

Kroegen · 3 Aug 2006 at 19:22

Just buy a cheapy pc off the bay, then slap a 300gb hard drive in, assisted with a wireless network card?

daz · 3 Aug 2006 at 19:30

Plug a cheap network switch into your router.

lmfy2k · 3 Aug 2006 at 19:30

Kroegen said:
Just buy a cheapy pc off the bay, then slap a 300gb hard drive in, assisted with a wireless network card?

i was just about to suggest that to my self lol thanks mate

thing is id rather not have a PC running 24/7 just so that we can share files, but maybe the cost of a wireless device that i need will be quite high, so getting a crappy pc to do the job will be cheaper!

what you recommend me installing for the job that freenas?

daz · 3 Aug 2006 at 19:44

Any linux distro that takes your fancy, plus Samba.

http://us1.samba.org/samba/