DNS-323 Network Storage

[tangpx]

i have a question to ask.
i have the first haddrive full of data and the second harddrive is empty.
can i merge two harddrives into 1 hardrive without formating the first drive?
is it possible to do that?

 

[n0d3]

I don't think its possible. Changing the drive setup (RAID, JBOD etc.) automatically formats the drives.

Anyway should try compiling Transmission for the DNS-323 since theres already a webui made for it called Clutch.

 

[KidOcelot]

I'm new to NAS devices and am thinking of getting the DNS-323, since it seems to be the most popular and value-for-money NAS around here.

Got a question though, on D-Link's product description page, it says "you can also use this device to stream music, photos, and videos to UPnP™ AV compatible network media players".

Just wondering what some examples of such media players would be (other than the laptop of course). Like are there any mobile phones out there that can take advantage of this? Or what other kind of device?

Thanks in advance.

 

[richneo]

dns-323 at $149 for first 30 customers only

show price is $209

http://www.dlink.com.sg/promo/ITShow08.pdf

 

[shadowandy]

I don't think its possible. Changing the drive setup (RAID, JBOD etc.) automatically formats the drives.

Anyway should try compiling Transmission for the DNS-323 since theres already a webui made for it called Clutch.

I'm actually running transmissioncli on my DNS-323. Yet to have the time to write the tutorial

 

[shadowandy]

Just incase kena NPNT

 

[croc1977]

knn...30 onoli...

 

[edwinloh]

guys. i m looking forward to get a dns this week at the it-fair.. and need some advise from gurus here.. Scenario: I put in two 160gb hdd now and run raid-1 means i only have 160gb space right? now.. later i decided i want to upgrade my disk space.. can i do the following

- take 1x160gb hdd out, and set raid-0 (total diskspace = 160gb)
- put 1x500gb hdd in and set raid-1 (total diskspace = 160gb)
- take the remaining 1x160gb hdd out, and set to raid-0 (total diskspace = 500gb?)
- put in 1x500gb and set to raid-1

does this means now i have a total of 500gb of disk space? sorry for this blunt question as i m quite new to raid technology..

 

[n0d3]

I'm actually running transmissioncli on my DNS-323. Yet to have the time to write the tutorial

Hows the speed/performance compared to mldonkey?

 

[shadowandy]

Hows the speed/performance compared to mldonkey?

well, it doesn't have webui, just ncurses so will be faster and takes lesser memory. Each of the three process takes roughly 3.1%. It is similar to the ctorrent client I had compiled earlier except that it just listen on 1 port.

Thought of writing a script (called by cron) that scans a folder for new torrent and starts it.

if you wish to try it, drop me pm with your email. I won't be helping alot regarding transmission (yet). I will only give instructions pertaining to the setup of transmissioncli.

 

[quekky]

anyone tried btpd already? it's included in fun-plug 0.5 now

 

[n0d3]

well, it doesn't have webui, just ncurses so will be faster and takes lesser memory. Each of the three process takes roughly 3.1%. It is similar to the ctorrent client I had compiled earlier except that it just listen on 1 port.

Thought of writing a script (called by cron) that scans a folder for new torrent and starts it.

if you wish to try it, drop me pm with your email. I won't be helping alot regarding transmission (yet). I will only give instructions pertaining to the setup of transmissioncli.

Ah I see. I'll wait till you're ready to post a tutorial, hehe.

Any idea if it'll work with this?

http://clutchbt.com/

 

[quekky]

trying btpd now, seems like havent solve the bug of taking only the 1st tracker


andy can email me your transmissioncli bin? thanks

 

[shadowandy]

trying btpd now, seems like havent solve the bug of taking only the 1st tracker


andy can email me your transmissioncli bin? thanks

sent, hope i send to the correct email (that is if memory doesn't fail me). haha!

 

[chekseng80]

How's the chinese character support? is it fixed?

 

[richneo]

How's the chinese character support? is it fixed?

since singapore shipping it already can support chinese out of the box mah

u only nid to enable chinese in ur windows. It doesnt mean u can visit chinese website means can send chinese files into the nas

 

[quekky]

actually there are 2 methods

1) enable chinese in windows (thought need to change something in easy search too? coz mine cant work) I dun think this use UTF8 to store the chinese words, but seems can store jap and korean. needs all windows to change to chinese though...

2) upgrade to 1.04 and format hdd, this use UTF8 to store everything. no need to enable chinese on all every PC

 

[quekky]

someone managed to get clutch working

http://forum.dsmg600.info/t1805-Transmission-Clutch-CH3SNAS-DNS-323.html

 

[shadowandy]

yeah.. i also happen to get clutch working haha. guess no need to work on it anymore

 

[Rogue]

Yeah, Transmission is slightly better as it supports protocol encryption. This helps in reducing the chances of being throttled by either local or overseas ISP as well as allowing you to connect to other clients that only allow encrypted connections. Note to private tracker users, some private tracker bans Transmission, so check first.



But it's not easy to use for normal users. Personally, I only run it separately and via the console.

IMO, setting up a http server+ php, for the WebUI, just open up to too many security issues as well as drain resources from an already limited machine.

Use NAS for NAS, other features are only secondary.

BTW: There's no ipfilter or peerguardian ability.