| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
hackersmovie
Veteran Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
Posts: 3080
Location: Maryland, U.S.A
|
 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: NAS Q & A. . . |
 |
|
So, with my recent network upgrade I'd like to know if I add a NAS (looking at the MiniStack NAS unit from OWC) will it be available to ALL the machines on the wired and wireless networks?
Here is a quick diagram. (I am no artist, so it looks like a 6 yr old did it! Sorry! LOL)
_________________
Automotive Digital Marketing
The best seo company around
Professional Web Graphics |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
stupkid
Member
Joined: 28 Dec 2007
Posts: 207
Location: Fort Worth, TX
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
What kinds of network file systems are you sharing from you NAS, SMB/CIFS, Apple Share, NFS, etc.? I assume that the Belkin is the only DHCP server? I assume we are talking about TCP/IP here not some other protocol?
My first guess is that you should be fine, but depending on how you have things configured it might be an issue. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
hackersmovie
Veteran Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
Posts: 3080
Location: Maryland, U.S.A
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| stupkid wrote: | | What kinds of network file systems are you sharing from you NAS, SMB/CIFS, Apple Share, NFS, etc.? |
Huh? Currently I just mount the other machine on the one I need to transfer files. Are you asking how I'll format the NAS?
| stupkid wrote: | | I assume that the Belkin is the only DHCP server? I assume we are talking about TCP/IP here not some other protocol? |
Actually both the Wireless G & Airport are set for DHCP. Is that wrong?
What I'm wanting to do is:
Separate the "B" & "G" wireless
Printing is done wirelessly via the Airport Express and it's there for the "B" network for the slower machines.
I got the Wireless G for the 4port router more than anything but, once I got it I thought I would separate the wireless to keep the speeds running at max.
Now I want to add a NAS that is availble to ALL the machines. It will store common information for all users. All sorts of file formats.
_________________
Automotive Digital Marketing
The best seo company around
Professional Web Graphics |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Pleiades
Veteran Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2006
Posts: 3237
Location: California
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Looks good to me. Just be sure the Belkin router is the only one giving out IP addresses, and the AP Express is not (set Connection Sharing to "Off" and it will let the Belkin hand out IP addresses, avoiding any subnet conflicts).
_________________
MacBook Pro 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD, Dell 802.11n card, 1.4TB external
MacBook 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 60GB HD
iMac 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 1TB external, EyeTV Hybrid |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
sandor
Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 68
|
| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| hackersmovie wrote: | | stupkid wrote: | | What kinds of network file systems are you sharing from you NAS, SMB/CIFS, Apple Share, NFS, etc.? |
Huh? Currently I just mount the other machine on the one I need to transfer files. Are you asking how I'll format the NAS?
|
looks like you are all Apple, so you want a NAS that supports AFP (Apple Filing Protocol - Apple's network communications protocol), what hackersmovie called "Apple Share"
SMB/CIFS is windows
NFS is a more open protocol
Any decent NAS today will support all three, and probably FTP as well. I use NASLite for my NAS needs www.serverelements.com but it is a fairly complex thing to setup and use, as it is BYOHardware. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
hackersmovie
Veteran Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
Posts: 3080
Location: Maryland, U.S.A
|
| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| sandor wrote: | | looks like you are all Apple |
I am hardware wise, however, I do dual boot the Intel iMac and triple boot the Macbook. How will this change the settings, if at all?
iMac dual boots - OS X & XP SP2
Macbook triple boots - OS X, Ubuntu & XP SP2
Is there a better file format for the NAS?
_________________
Automotive Digital Marketing
The best seo company around
Professional Web Graphics |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Pleiades
Veteran Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2006
Posts: 3237
Location: California
|
| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm not a big fan of the Ministack NAS models. Some of the notes cause some concern:
| Quote: | | Simultaneous Write access for up to 20 PCs is possible, Write access for Macs is limited to a single user at a time. Best performance in PC environment is obtained with fewest connections. |
There's also some concerns that the Ximeta system that the Ministack uses is not truly a NAS, but an NDAS, which could limit its potential.
_________________
MacBook Pro 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD, Dell 802.11n card, 1.4TB external
MacBook 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 60GB HD
iMac 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 1TB external, EyeTV Hybrid |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
hackersmovie
Veteran Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
Posts: 3080
Location: Maryland, U.S.A
|
| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ClunkClunk wrote: | I'm not a big fan of the Ministack NAS models. Some of the notes cause some concern:
| Quote: | | Simultaneous Write access for up to 20 PCs is possible, Write access for Macs is limited to a single user at a time. Best performance in PC environment is obtained with fewest connections. |
There's also some concerns that the Ximeta system that the Ministack uses is not truly a NAS, but an NDAS, which could limit its potential. |
What would you suggest? I need to be able to read/write from all the machines, including the "other" OS's installed. (i.e. XP and Linux)
_________________
Automotive Digital Marketing
The best seo company around
Professional Web Graphics |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Pleiades
Veteran Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2006
Posts: 3237
Location: California
|
| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I have not used their products recently, but Buffalo's Linkstation designs have been fairly powerful and well reviewed. I personally own an Iomega NAS, and it will work with any OS and multiple machines simultaneously.
_________________
MacBook Pro 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD, Dell 802.11n card, 1.4TB external
MacBook 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 60GB HD
iMac 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 1TB external, EyeTV Hybrid |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
hackersmovie
Veteran Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
Posts: 3080
Location: Maryland, U.S.A
|
| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ClunkClunk wrote: | | I have not used their products recently, but Buffalo's Linkstation designs have been fairly powerful and well reviewed. I personally own an Iomega NAS, and it will work with any OS and multiple machines simultaneously. |
Clunk, What about a TimeCapsule? Hey, then I can have 3 separate wireless networks, b,g and n! Just don't know about the Linux compatibility. . .
_________________
Automotive Digital Marketing
The best seo company around
Professional Web Graphics |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Pleiades
Veteran Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2006
Posts: 3237
Location: California
|
| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm not sure about Linux support for TC either, however if the TC can do smb/cifs for Windows, I would surmise that Linux could as well.
_________________
MacBook Pro 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD, Dell 802.11n card, 1.4TB external
MacBook 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 60GB HD
iMac 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 1TB external, EyeTV Hybrid |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ 
Search 
Memberlist 
Photo Gallery
Register
Profile 
Log in to check your private messages 
Log in 
