[nfbcs] Accessible NAS Drive Systems

[Bill]

Hello,
I recently purchased a WD MyBookLive NAS device. While setting it up
and using it on our LAN was pretty easy and simple, the interface used
to access it from the outside was not accessible.
Bill

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> hi,
>
> yes, i had a netgear that was not easy.
> go with the patriot valkryie 2x bay that connects with rj45 or the patriot
> gearbox.
> come to find out the gearbox can only host one drive as the 2nd usb port is
> for a print server.
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
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> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 1:08 PM
> Subject: [nfbcs] Accessible NAS Drive Systems
>
>
> Good afternoon everyone,
>
>    We have an external drive preparing to "Go south" on us and are in the
> market for its replacement. We could buy an external drive for a particular
> computer or choose the smarter choice to buy a NAS drive system so all of
> our files will be available to any computer we own. This makes more logical
> sense rather than having an external drive that will only service to store
> files for a particular unit.
>
>    We're wanting to know if any of you have used NAS (Network Access
> System) drives and which ones you have found to be the most accessible to
> blind computer users. A friend of ours said that products from "Buffalo
> Technology" are the best NAS storage products you can get. We're leaning in
> this direction. These systems have software you install to configure the
> drive and to make the NAS drive available to each node of your network
> including smart phones, iPad and iPods. Otherwise the NAS drive appears as
> another drive on each device connected to the network.
>
>    Up until now we've been using a remote cloud storage solution which for
> the most part is serving us well though it does have a few quirks we would
> love to be rid of. Creating a "Private Cloud" could be a far better solution
> as it would allow us to store our files in-house and will allow us to
> eliminate some monthly expenses. Your feedback concerning NAS devices and
> their accessibility will be very much appreciated. All the best.
>
> Peter Donahue
>  Peter Donahue
>
> “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.”
> Isaiah 54:17
>
> “While for our princes they prepare
> In caverns deep a burning snare,
> He shot from heaven a piercing ray,
> And the dark treachery brought to day.”
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>
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Bill Casson
University of New Mexico
M.S. Computer Science
Lewis & Clark Alumnus '11
B.A. Physics and Math/Comp Sci.
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