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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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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.

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

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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.

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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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* 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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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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