Looking For A Network Hard Drive

**zz28** · December 12th, 2004, 09:17 AM

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** · December 12th, 2004, 09:30 AM

Right so you mean a NAS (network avalable storage) or SAN (Storage Area Network ) drive(s)/device(s) ? like described here ? - try some googles with those letters & I'm sure you can find loads -heres a predone search to get you started

- SAN & NAS

**craigmodius** · December 13th, 2004, 06:53 AM

Linksys makes a couple. details here

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** · December 14th, 2004, 01:38 AM

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

**Six Eyed Smily** · December 17th, 2004, 08:00 PM

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

**confus-ed** · December 19th, 2004, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by Six Eyed Smily

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

I knew somebody would say that eventually !

.. 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

, 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'!