APR
17
2009
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Need a nice file- and printer server for your home network ?Ok, this blog is not really KDE related (well, it makes the network installation of a KDE developer more convenient, so...), but anyway here we go. So, I recently purchased a QNAP TS 109 Pro. Some nice points of the device:
I'm using it with hardware which is not on the official compatibility list at QNAP, but it seems to work flawlessly. I just did a quick benchmark, reading 261 MB of data and piping it into /dev/null took 28.3 s, gives 9.2 MB/s. So, all in all, a nice, silent and small device :-) The TS 109 II has more RAM, but I think I don't need that. Alex P.S. one bad point: for setting it up they ship a Windows-only software, so I had to do this on somebodys else PC. AFAIK there is also a Linux-only way to set it up initially, but I didn't feel like doing this since it seemed slightly complicated. |
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Sounds good, but it seems to
Sounds good, but it seems to be quite expensive (250€ without disk?) compared to a Buffalo Linkstation (and the Linkstation gives you full ssh access with a bit of patching). You nearly get a Netgear ReadyNAS for that price.
Re: Sounds good, but it seems to
You can get it starting at 220 Euro (plus the disk).
It also offers ssh access.
The ReadyNas 2150 came in on second place on my list, because a) it has fans, b) it doesn't have a power-off button.
I didn't find many NAS which support NFS and which can also act as a print server.
And the QNAP really seems to be quite fast, compared to the devices tested recently in the c't magazine.
Alex
Ah, I see. I have to admit
Ah, I see. I have to admit the Linkstation is not really quite. The disk isn't isolated well, so if i put it on my desk it resonates. I've also read that issue of c't, but I get different measures for my linkstation. On nas-central someone put up read-timings of the new Linkstation Bittorrent where he reaches approximately 12.5 MB. Sadly he only tested Fast Ethernet (the new Linkstations all have Gigabit Ethernet). There are also reports that proof that the timings are CPU bound though (by overclocking the cpu you get better results), so your QNAP might still be faster.
Debian?
For more functionality and for NFS on the non-pro you can install Debian, it's a supported platform with the release of Lenny and very easy to install.
Check this:
http://www.cyrius.com/debian/orion/qnap/ts-109/
It makes a brilliant device even better in my opinion.