Home NAS solution

I know we have a bunch of IT guys on board.

I am thinking about building a home NAS solution with a 1-2 terabyte raid solution. I also want it to be able to be internet facing so I can get to it from anywhere. I am looking at products from QNAP and Buffalo.

Anyone build one? What are you using? Likes dislikes?

Looking at this one from QNAP: https://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=122

Perfect timing for the question Jim. I'm also thinking about doing the same thing. You've already done more research than I have. I'm interested in hearing what the others guys have to say.

I have seen 1.5TB drives for $60, now is the time to consolidate all my files before I have a catastrophic event. :LOL2:

Do you need all of the web server features like MySQL and The like? If not I'd build a linux box and bump up the specs.

Remote access performance is going to depend on the connection both machines are on. Remember most internet connections are slower on the upload speed than they are on the download side. If you are mainly going to be using it for your home computers, or as a media server type deal, and remote access over the internet is secondary, I would personally ditch the web server features in favor of faster performance on my local network. You can still do remote access on it, and allow it to be accessed over the web.

Hell I have my macs connected to windows pcs over a wireless connection.

I can be offer absolutely no help on thes subject.....
but if you need to know who was in what movie I am your man


just sayin

X2 - I thought NAS stood for Naval Air Station.

I tried FreeNAS and Openfiler on a system that I built before ending up with a Fujitsu Scaleo Home Server aka Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E. The thing kicks butt, I upgrade the processor and memory, stuck with the Intel/EMC software, but you can also load WHS, OpenFiler or FreeNAS on it. I went RAID 5 with 4 640GB drives but with drive prices dropping, I'll be upgrade shortly to 4x 1.5TB or 2TB. You can still pick one up on eBay. Iomega and Buffalo have nice NAS units. Have also read decent reviews on the D-Link DNS-323.

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I have a Western Digital MYBOOK world edition. Mirrored 1 Terrabyte drives with a web interface for management. I don't use it over the internet but it has that ability.