Buy.com has the D-Link DNS-321 2-Bay SATA Network Storage Enclosure for $121 - $30 rebate [Exp 8/31] + $0 shipping = $91 shipped. Features a 10/100/1000 gigabit ethernet port, built-in FTP server, and a built-in fan to cool your scorching drives. [Compare]
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#1
mattb123 - Posted 7:11 am PDT 07/14/09 (697 Posts)
Decent deal on a nice box. I got one for about this much and it's been working out well. Easy to hack with Funplug. I put Firefly media server on mine.
#2
Slinger2112 - Posted 10:10 am PDT 07/14/09 (40 Posts)
Hello #1,
How much support does this box allow for mapping drives directly? I would prefer to map the NAS to a drive letter and interact with it in Windows Explorer, instead of passing data through a FTP server. Having it also act as a media server to feed video to our Tivo or PS3 would also be great though... Thanks!
How much support does this box allow for mapping drives directly? I would prefer to map the NAS to a drive letter and interact with it in Windows Explorer, instead of passing data through a FTP server. Having it also act as a media server to feed video to our Tivo or PS3 would also be great though... Thanks!
#3
LJW - Posted 1:53 pm PDT 07/14/09 (1013 Posts)
It has a built-in SMB server. Okay, it's 2009. Time to retire those pathetic "drive letter" concepts, no? Next time I hear someone talk about "their C: drive" I'm going to punch them in the face.
#4
RLCrisp - Posted 6:31 pm PDT 07/14/09 (18 Posts)
Ragh! I am #3! The ultimate IT monkey!
#3, not everybody rubbed one out while studying the OSI model at community college.
#3, not everybody rubbed one out while studying the OSI model at community college.
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