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ciku
07-10-09, 04:38 PM
I have been browsing for a week and half now, i'm trying to find a nas 1.) that you can actually use as usb storage if there is no network 2.) supports dual drives 3.) not too expensive
Normally, I've seen a few with usb but the USB connectors can't be used for pc connectivity. They're for attaching printers or USB storage devices. Any help is much appreciated.
SuperMiguel
07-10-09, 04:45 PM
freenas,
neonblingbling
07-10-09, 05:02 PM
Are you looking for a NAS with BOTH ethernet AND usb connectivity, or just usb?
Vengance_01
07-10-09, 05:38 PM
sounds like both which is hard to track down :santa2:
ciku
07-10-09, 05:49 PM
yeah im actually looking for something with both :(

Are you looking for a NAS with BOTH ethernet AND usb connectivity, or just usb?
ciku
07-10-09, 05:55 PM
freenas,

Wouldn't work... I have a new ht setup where I can play mkv files thru usb storage. If I have a nas that supports usb, I could connect it to my network so I can load files on it and basically my player will simply pull those files and play them... going wireless is kinda hard, hard to stream 15gb-20gb movies...
neonblingbling
07-10-09, 06:30 PM
I'm still confused why you need both network and usb. I understand your network is (primarily?) wireless, so you need the USB to stream movies to HTPC. So you want to plug it into your network near your computer, then unplug it, and walk it over to the HTPC? Cant you just plug it (USB) into your main computer, or maybe share it through that computer?

Sorry if you really do need both interfaces; I'm just making sure you're not making things overly complicated. ;)
ciku
07-10-09, 09:08 PM
I'm still confused why you need both network and usb. I understand your network is (primarily?) wireless, so you need the USB to stream movies to HTPC. So you want to plug it into your network near your computer, then unplug it, and walk it over to the HTPC? Cant you just plug it (USB) into your main computer, or maybe share it through that computer?

Sorry if you really do need both interfaces; I'm just making sure you're not making things overly complicated. ;)

Hehe sorry if it sounds overly complicated, I simply want the nas connected to the player (LG BD390) via usb and at the same time connected to my gigabit router via rj45.
So when I copy from pc to nas, its a lot faster since im using all gigabit connections.
Vengance_01
07-10-09, 10:28 PM
Most NAS that you are looking for are pretty slow. 5-10MB/s at the most.
jgv115
07-11-09, 01:23 AM
WD ShareSpace. I got one and i THINK it can do it. I'm pretty sure it can.
ciku
07-11-09, 11:13 AM
Most NAS that you are looking for are pretty slow. 5-10MB/s at the most.

your going to leave it anyways while copying :)
ciku
07-11-09, 11:14 AM
WD ShareSpace. I got one and i THINK it can do it. I'm pretty sure it can.

hehe i forgot to mention cheap? hehehe $499.... ouch
mylacie
07-12-09, 12:38 AM
Check out Maxtor Shared Storage II 1 TB Single Drive.
you can use it like common USb drive or it can be used on computer networking, its price is around 300 bucks.

please take a look on my blog, maybe you can find what are you looking for.
http://www.911-harddrive-recovery.org/
UnseenMenace
07-12-09, 05:51 AM
I like the western digital mybook 2 as this device has a small community around it which is extending its functionality you can in effect turn it into a small portable Linux server.

taking this action kills your warranty however it allows you to have features which are only available in more expensive solutions.
http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/hacks-and-howto

I one of use mine as a bit torrent server which assists in seeding my favorite linux distros and as a print and file server.
the other I use as a web proxy and development webserver
pharoer
07-12-09, 06:41 AM
I like the western digital mybook 2 as this device has a small community around it which is extending its functionality you can in effect turn it into a small portable Linux server.


The advantage of the NSLU2 is that it's not a little community hacking it but a BIG one. It's probably the oldest too. anything from file, mail webserver, phone, VPN, etc, all doable. There are several distros out there specificially for it, including standard Debian.