First Look at the ReadyNAS 312
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@g.jacobse said:
Both NICs are GIGAbit -
Had to look for my answer, so thought I would drop the link over.
No business device has come without GigE or higher for a decade. No one even makes non-GigE NIC boards for these things anymore.
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@scottalanmiller Every ReadyNAS model that has ever been released has gigabit ethernet ports.
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@mdgm said:
@scottalanmiller Every ReadyNAS model that has ever been released has gigabit ethernet ports.
I was referring to main board makers. Across the "board" no one is making main boards without GigE today.
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@scottalanmiller said:
A large number of built in applications are available that can be added to your ReadyNAS to extend its functionality beyond the base functionality. Some of the most interesting and important ones include ownCloud (for hosting your own cloud storage system), ReadyNAS Photos II (for hosting your own photo sharing site), VirtualHere USB Server (USB device sharing), AntiVirus Plus (managed AV for your NAS), WordPress (web hosting), DNS server, relational database server, LineSurvey (survey system), wiki, istat (iPhone NAS monitoring tool), VPN server, RADIUS server, syslog server, LogAnalyzer, LDAP server, Cacti, SugarCRM, Asterisk and much more. A very large, and growing, application repository is ready for you.
WOW - it has enough horsepower for all that?
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None of those really require much. Most are idle when not in active use.
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Okay - I seriously need to pull the chain on this for the office.
However looking at the two older OptiPlex desktops I have here, and the 2 1TB external drives, and the several IDE and SATA drives that are just in boxes.. I am curious.
I don't see a reference as a Print Server - I do see USB port sharing.. but I have two printers that would be nice to have on the network, and scrap the desktops.
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@g.jacobse said:
I don't see a reference as a Print Server - I do see USB port sharing.. but I have two printers that would be nice to have on the network, and scrap the desktops.
You still have non-networked printers? Even the cheapest consumer printers are networked these days.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@g.jacobse said:
I don't see a reference as a Print Server - I do see USB port sharing.. but I have two printers that would be nice to have on the network, and scrap the desktops.
You still have non-networked printers? Even the cheapest consumer printers are networked these days.
At home yes - which is where I plan to get one to replace my 2 desktops.
At work not so much. There are a few non-networked printers,.. but few.
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@g.jacobse said:
At home yes - which is where I plan to get one to replace my 2 desktops.
Wow, haven't had a home printer that wasn't on the network since 2000. That was my first home laser too. Great investment back then. I had lots of roommates and we just set up a print station in the middle of the upstairs hallway. It was a very wide spot where a table looked nature. We put a nice little networked print station there and everyone in the house could print to the laser as easy as could be.
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http://tinyurl.com/kgzhyom
Looking at a 4 bay compared to the 2 bay....I like the options of the 312 series.. but don't have the funds for a 4 bay unit. This is for personal use at home....
