Looking For A Network Hard Drive

[zz28]

I am looking for a network hard drive. A hard drive that is attached to your network via ethernet and users can use it for file sharing etc. I have read about this in a magizine before but have been unable to find such an animal on the net. Anyone know of where to find one?

Thanks

[confus-ed]

Right so you mean a NAS (network avalable storage) or SAN (Storage Area Network ) drive(s)/device(s) ? like described here ? (http://www.sun.com/storage/) - try some googles with those letters & I'm sure you can find loads -heres a predone search to get you started ;) - SAN & NAS (http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=fp-tab-web-t-1&ei=ISO-8859-1&p=NAS+SAN+drives&meta=vc%3D)

[craigmodius]

Linksys makes a couple. details here (http://www.linksys.com/products/group.asp?grid=35&scid=43)

they have a couple that already include harddrive(s) and one on there, you hook up your own usb drive(s) to which is kinda nice.

[Irish Shark]

I purchased the TRI-NAS120 last year. I had a few problems at first, but they have been resolved thru fimware upgrades. Prices are reasonable compared to other NAS. See here (http://www.trittontechnologies.com/)

[Six Eyed Smily]

you really dont want a SAN box tho - stick with NAS for this sort of setup :)

[confus-ed]

you really dont want a SAN box tho - stick with NAS for this sort of setup :)

I knew somebody would say that eventually ! :D .. go on then what's the actual difference ? Personally I'd say there's only a semantic difference most times, strictly a SAN can do cross-protocol transfers & a NAS can't, but most devices that get sold as NASs can anyway 'really' as they work on HTPP - a most confu-ing subject :D, strictly a SAN works just with SCSI transfers so its easy really to tell between SAN's & NAS's but as there's also OSN (open storage Networks) soooo I'll really confuse matters & say the things offered as 'nas' here are that 'really'! :D