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11/23/2010 10:29:57 AM · #1 |
Hi all,
I rently purchase the Synology DS209 NAS. Mainly to store and share photos between my laptop, and desktop. My question is, does anybody else use NA? How do you use it? I'm still learning, and have along long way to go!
Ronny Whaley
Message edited by author 2010-11-23 10:30:24. |
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11/23/2010 12:18:51 PM · #2 |
I have a Linksys NAS. I use it as backup and storage. Just another drive space, that's all.
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11/23/2010 12:35:29 PM · #3 |
| NAS is Network Attached Storage (it's not exactly a "server") -- basically it's just a hard drive with enough software installed to allow you to assign it a specific IP address and set access permissions, rather than it having to be hooked up to a computer. |
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11/23/2010 01:02:05 PM · #4 |
I use a Thecus NAS in a raid 1 (mirror) configuration for backup and additional storage.
Just think of your NAS as an external hard drive but instead of connecting to 1 machine via a USB cable, you connect it to your network so that it accessible simoultaneously to all the machines on your network.
As GeneralE states, one big benefit is being able to set up user accounts / access permissions... e.g. gives the kids access to the mp3 store, but not the movie store. Give the wife access to your movies, but not your _movies_! LOL
Most NAS systems allow access via the internet too so you can use them to share media to the outside world (my NAS runs 24/7 even though my PC does not). However, that get's a bit more advanced and requires some messing with your router to make it work and be secure. |
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11/23/2010 01:05:31 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
NAS is Network Attached Storage (it's not exactly a "server") -- basically it's just a hard drive with enough software installed to allow you to assign it a specific IP address and set access permissions, rather than it having to be hooked up to a computer. |
In the OP's case, the device really is more of a server... it can provide web server services, for instance.
I personally don't use a NAS device, I use an external drive connected to our desktop computer. I think it's a matter of preference; a NAS device certainly has benefits (you don't need to leave a desktop computer on 24-7 to provide access, among other things.)
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11/23/2010 04:27:27 PM · #6 |
I have used one for a very long time (US Robotics).... At the time it was huge as I added 1.2Tb over the 4 drive slots [in the days when 320Gb drives were vast and similar to 2Tb now] but now is tiny..... Been switched on for years and years without missing a step (apart from power outages where I just turn it back on).
Make sure you have a gigabit connection between your machine and it.... Networks are still slow slow. Don't use as a main storage (although if your just serving movies or something it can do that)... just plain too slow... but as a backup they are great.
I use it for some of the photo backups and it's configured as a raid5 setup... so in THEORY I can drop 1 of the 4 drives (although software raid5 has a bad habit of wiping out the controller and so the whole thing becomes a VERY hard to read chunk of bits).... It's also in a different part of the house then the rest of the computer stuff (I have offsite storage as well for a real disaster - if you want to talk about slow... try cloud storage). I also did not let it see the world directly... but some people like the option to connect to a NAS from outside..... I don't, so I crippled access to it outside the firewall :-).
Getting time to replace..... as it's a drop in the storage bucket for me now..... |
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11/23/2010 05:27:29 PM · #7 |
I have a nas -- I use an old computer full of hard drives and fans, and have installed freeNAS as the OS.
What are you trying to learn to do?
Have you managed to connect it to your computer/s?
If not, you'll need to either get a switch or a crossover cable (though switches are so readily available and cheap these days, it's probably the way to go).
Plug the nas onto the switch, plug your computer/laptop on another port of the switch.
Depending on how your NAS is configured from the manufacturer, you might need to configure it before being able to see it/use it.
Read the instructions that came with it. Chances are it'll have a web interface to set up permissions/etc.
Once set up, you can map it to a free drive on your machine (ie, if using Windows, N drive), and it'll appear on your "my computer" as another drive letter..
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11/24/2010 04:25:50 AM · #8 |
| after getting tired of my daisy-chained collection of external hard drives, i bought a Netgear ReadyNAS. i haven't taken full advantage of all that it has to offer (especially in terms of serving up images to galleries), but it has proven extremely reliable and easy to use. |
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