On 24/06/2011 12:48, Rob Malpass wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Can anyone recommend a good NAS device please? Preferably something I
> can get from the high street (Argos, PC World etc) because I need it
> quickly but failing that - online's fine. My trusty Linksys NSLU2
> seems not to have survived the move (power supply problem and, as
> ever, not sure if replacing the power supply isn't just a probable
> waste of money).
>
> The NSLU2 accepted 2 USB storage devices (HDDs or even sticks) and
> allowed network access to them but worked quite nicely being able to
> setup password protected shares, ftp server etc. As mine was quite
> old, the web interface was a bit clunky despite firmware upgrade but
> it did seem to lock off certain shares for certain users and (not that
> I tried hard) seemed unbreakable to crack into. It was also silent -
> so the only noise came from the hdds themselves.
>
> Why not just buy another NSLU2? Because the one thing it didn't do
> was media streaming. In truth this isn't particularly important to
> me but if the new device could do it, it would be good to play my
> videos and mp3s from the Wii on the big TV - but no great problem if
> it can't.
>
> What I really want is a device that can accept the existing 2 USB HDDs
> I have (even if I have to reformat them to work) and act as the NSLU2
> did.
>
> Anything that's easy to setup, accepts 2 usb hdds and allows user
> level access to various shares would be ideal. If the filesystems it
> uses on the hdds was not NTFS etc that would also be an advantage.
> Any advice / experience anyone?
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
>
Check out the Netgear Stora, you can install Mediatomb on it for
streaming media to other devices. Also,
www.openstora.com.
James
