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Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: soopahfly on November 02, 2006, 11:27:35 AM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150053088005

Look any good?
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Mardoni on November 02, 2006, 14:09:17 PM
looks interesting but no ide how good itd be.
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on November 02, 2006, 20:37:20 PM
Ive got one... bought it from that very same seller too !

just arrived the other day and I havent had a chance to use it (need to copy some stuff off the HD ive got for it first)

give me a few hours and Ill post back ;)
Title: Re:LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Mongoose on November 02, 2006, 21:26:01 PM
looks cool, shame there arent any left
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Deaths Head on November 02, 2006, 21:59:13 PM
Just look the persons shop, there are more there.
Title: Re:LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on November 02, 2006, 23:18:06 PM
got mine up and running, and its pretty awsom so far :)

comes with a power lead, transformer, screws, usb leas, network patch lead, and even a little screwdriver... putting the drive in took about 3 min (at a guess)

took all of 5 min to setup via websetup thing, just had to format the drive, and enable anon. ftp read/write :)


copying stuff over to it right now... only getting about 4 meg / sec at the mo... where 8+ is more normal for ftp over the network... but I don;t know how much is down to the fact that Im only my old computer, and i dont have any speed info for my other nas drive.... :(

"feels" just as quick as the other one tho
much easier to set-up as well :)

Im going to buy another one...... right now !
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on November 02, 2006, 23:23:04 PM
actually.... I bought another 2 !
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Deaths Head on November 03, 2006, 00:32:48 AM
How is the Samba support?  Can you give various levels of access?  
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on November 03, 2006, 20:19:17 PM
(http://www.knighty1.com/networkdrive-smb.JPG)

(http://www.knighty1.com/networkdrive-ftp.JPG)

;)
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on November 03, 2006, 20:24:09 PM
so, its just making folders and passwording them for everyone

tho ftp has read/write options
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Mardoni on November 08, 2006, 13:18:49 PM
That GUI looks naff :p

But if it works and you can access the HDD then its all good. I am thinking about getting one of these now too :s
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Binary Shadow on November 08, 2006, 14:17:18 PM
bugger, all the good stuff is for sale when iv got no cash :( lol
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Mardoni on November 08, 2006, 15:32:11 PM
lollerskates :)

Chances are mine will be forsale in the forums towards the end of the month ;) I have a short attention span and a huge ability to buy stuff I dont really need :)

If it cannot support NFS or CIFS itll be no good for what I want it for :)
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on November 08, 2006, 21:18:34 PM
yeah its fat32 only (fat32 is apparently suported by more OSs)

the gui does look a bit naff.... but it;s fifty times better than my other nas box which has a fancy gui !
Title: Re:LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: soopahfly on November 20, 2006, 16:23:37 PM
Work better with latest firmware and Gui.
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Mardoni on November 20, 2006, 16:42:30 PM
Ive still not received mine from said eBayer, so I dropped him a whinge :(

Could this be my first hokey sale in 6+ years of ebaying ?
Title: Re:LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: Eggtastico on November 20, 2006, 18:18:21 PM
I have :-
http://www.sprayfly.com/wiki/Guide
Its hooked up to my xbox 360 so doubles up to give the xbox internet connection as well.


# In a Nutshell, the Asus WL-HDD is a compact external hard disk that
provides Ethernet and 802.11g wireless NAS features. It functions as an
Sccess Point or a Wireless client.
It also includes by default some handy features such as a DHCP and FTP
server.
# Whilst the Firmware that comes installed on the WL-HDD provides basic functionality,
if unofficial firmware is installed (Olegs firmware), the WL-HDD effectively
becomes a mini linux box running a small linux distribution and allowing the
 installation of many standard linux packages and services
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: soopahfly on November 22, 2006, 21:13:52 PM
I too also get only 4mb over ftp, but its more than fast enough to feed the xbox with tasty movie nuggets.

mine took a while to come, but was sent an email saying how items from the far east were getting delayed
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on November 22, 2006, 22:51:45 PM
yeah, mine took a couple or weeks iirc

got 3 of them running now :)

there not that quiet when the HD is running... but set the HD power down time to 5 min, and when your not using it (99% of the time for me) then its silent :)
Title: Re:LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: soopahfly on December 03, 2006, 21:56:01 PM
http://www.aroundmyroom.com/landisk/

Nicest looking GUI is called webm_ multilingual.dat
and the latest firmware.
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on December 13, 2006, 01:56:15 AM
has anyone else noticed netwrok slowdown when your copying onto one of these ?

if i drag and drop via windows, or use ftp me network crawls to a halt, cant even brows the web properly.... if i use ftp and limit it to 1m/s then it all runs ok... ?

the thing is... it only goes at a little over 3meg/s anyway... so its not like its maxing it out :o
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on December 13, 2006, 02:21:07 AM
looks like firmware upgraded sorted it :)

edit: no it hasnt, it;s just improved it a bit :(

even if I limit ftp to 1000kb/s my web downloaded drop from 200k to ~40k :(

maybe its something on the pc Im using and not the drive tho ?

according to task managfer, with nop speed limits, network usage is about 25%.... ftp limited to 1,000k its only 8%

the more I limit it, the faster my web downloads go :(

transfering 9gig at 1000k = slooooow :(
Title: LAN USB/File/FTP/Samba NAS SERVER 3.5" HDD Hard Disk
Post by: knighty on December 13, 2006, 02:32:40 AM
doh, was a network card setting :$