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    From Madcat@rcreveli@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 09, 2006 14:36:36
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    I am looking for recomendations for a small nas for a 3 computer
    network

    2 mac running OS 10.3
    1 PC running win 2k.

    I would like the nas to show up on the desktops on the mac or in the my
    cmputer area of the 2k machine for under $500 US
    The unit does not need to have RAID but I would like an efficent way to
    back it up. It will be holding our active work in progress

    Ray

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  • From Michael Vilain@vilain@spamcop.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 09, 2006 18:51:57
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <1144618596.504542.279750@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
    "Madcat" <rcreveli@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am looking for recomendations for a small nas for a 3 computer
    network

    2 mac running OS 10.3
    1 PC running win 2k.

    I would like the nas to show up on the desktops on the mac or in the my cmputer area of the 2k machine for under $500 US
    The unit does not need to have RAID but I would like an efficent way to
    back it up. It will be holding our active work in progress

    Ray

    What about Network Appliances? They can be nfs mounted from the MacOS X
    and mounted as a share from Windows. Most of the other NAS out there
    are UNIX based and much more expensive.

    --
    DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...



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  • From Jim Jaeger@bogus@example.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 09, 2006 21:53:43
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <1144618596.504542.279750@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
    "Madcat" <rcreveli@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am looking for recomendations for a small nas for a 3 computer
    network

    2 mac running OS 10.3
    1 PC running win 2k.


    I have a three-Mac network, with a Tritton NAS. I recommend anything
    else.

    jim
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  • From secretpant@secretpant@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 10, 2006 16:02:11
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    We had a Lacie 500GB NAS which used both AppleTalk and TCP/IP and FTP.

    It's pretty much just plug it in and it's ready. cost was ~$1200, but
    that was a year ago.

    There are smaller models available. We tried to use one in a 40 user environment, but it wasn't up to the task. for three users, it's cheap
    and easy storage.

    secretpants.

    Jim Jaeger wrote:
    In article <1144618596.504542.279750@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
    "Madcat" <rcreveli@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am looking for recomendations for a small nas for a 3 computer
    network

    2 mac running OS 10.3
    1 PC running win 2k.


    I have a three-Mac network, with a Tritton NAS. I recommend anything
    else.

    jim

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  • From 42@nospam@nospam.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 02:43:19
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <1144710131.284135.158500@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, secretpant@gmail.com says...
    We had a Lacie 500GB NAS which used both AppleTalk and TCP/IP and FTP.

    It's pretty much just plug it in and it's ready. cost was ~$1200, but
    that was a year ago.

    There are smaller models available. We tried to use one in a 40 user environment, but it wasn't up to the task. for three users, it's cheap
    and easy storage.

    A mac mini with a 500GB external USB drive sounds like cheaper storage
    that would not be much harder to setup. :)
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  • From Andre Berger@andre.berger@web.de to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:11:16
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    * Madcat (2006-04-09):
    I am looking for recomendations for a small nas for a 3 computer
    network

    2 mac running OS 10.3
    1 PC running win 2k.

    I would like the nas to show up on the desktops on the mac or in the my cmputer area of the 2k machine for under $500 US
    The unit does not need to have RAID but I would like an efficent way to
    back it up. It will be holding our active work in progress

    I'm very happy with my Buffalo LinkStation, though I had to compile a
    recent netatalk (AFP) myself. Check out <http://linkstationwiki.org>

    -Andre
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  • From Madcat@rcreveli@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 18:00:49
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    Have you had problems with file names? I understand they are limtied to
    32 Charectors?

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  • From Randy Howard@randyhoward@FOOverizonBAR.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 03:22:56
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    Michael Vilain wrote
    (in article
    <vilain-B01462.18515709042006@comcast.dca.giganews.com>):

    In article <1144618596.504542.279750@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
    "Madcat" <rcreveli@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am looking for recomendations for a small nas for a 3 computer
    network

    2 mac running OS 10.3
    1 PC running win 2k.

    I would like the nas to show up on the desktops on the mac or in the my
    cmputer area of the 2k machine for under $500 US
    The unit does not need to have RAID but I would like an efficent way to
    back it up. It will be holding our active work in progress

    Ray

    What about Network Appliances? They can be nfs mounted from the MacOS X
    and mounted as a share from Windows. Most of the other NAS out there
    are UNIX based and much more expensive.

    Please. You build a dirt-cheap Linux box with off-the-shelf
    raid controllers in a "server chassis" from Fry's and a bunch of
    drives. Pick a motheboard with gigE, and you have a NAS box,
    for a fraction of the price of a commercial offering.

    You didn't say how much space you need, but Maxtor makes an
    external dual-drive Firewire/USB combo (including FW800) that
    can be set up as either RAID 0 or RAID 1. I think it can be up
    to 1TB in size. Unless you need RAID 5, or a LOT of storage
    space, that should do the trick.

    --
    Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
    "The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those
    who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw





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  • From Andre Berger@andre.berger@web.de to comp.sys.mac.system on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 09:34:26
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    * Madcat (2006-04-12):
    Have you had problems with file names? I understand they are limtied to
    32 Charectors?

    That's exactly why you need a recent netatalk; Buffalo fails to ship
    one. The LinkstationWiki community makes it easy to install
    additional software. Again, I'm very happy with my LS1: small form
    factor; moderate power consumption (17W); Linux so it's extensible.

    -Andre
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  • From Madcat@rcreveli@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, April 15, 2006 17:33:07
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    Looks like we are getting the buffalo. I have not had great luck
    looking throught the LS wiki but hopefully I'll figure it out. Also my
    only experience with linux is a little Redhat and now a dual boot mepis (debian).

    Ray

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