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NAS storage device using HFS+?
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Are there any NAS storage devices out there that uses the HFS+ file system?
if in a mixed environment, would using the ext3 file system have any downfalls?
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Review...odID-NSLU2.php
^ in that case, could you take out that HD, put it in a firewire/usb enclosure and have OS X read AND write to it?
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Originally Posted by badtz
Are there any NAS storage devices out there that uses the HFS+ file system?
if in a mixed environment, would using the ext3 file system have any downfalls?
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Review...odID-NSLU2.php
^ in that case, could you take out that HD, put it in a firewire/usb enclosure and have OS X read AND write to it?
Can't answer your first question, but the NSLU2 doesn't have a hard drive in it. It has 2 USB ports to attach external flash and HD's.
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Most of the devices I've seen have some sort of Windows as the OS so I think you'd have to use NTFS on the device. It should still work just fine, though. Just be careful of any management utilities you need. Make sure they're browser-based.
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I've set up a couple of LaCie mini Ethernet Disks for my clients. The only catch with using ext3 is that after you reformat the drive (as ext3), you can't mount the disk locally using a USB connection. For me, that wasn't a big deal.
(Last edited by Macola; Oct 19, 2005 at 04:02 PM.
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Originally Posted by Macola
I've set up a couple of LaCie mini Ethernet Disks for my clients. The only catch with using ext3 is that after you reformat the drive (as ext3), you can't mount the disk locally using a USB connection. For me, that wasn't a big deal.
does ext3 have file size limitations like FAT32 [2gb limitation]?
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Originally Posted by badtz
Are there any NAS storage devices out there that uses the HFS+ file system?
None that I know of.
We use Adaptec's Snap series where I work and they are Linux based NAS devices. They natively support Macs and Windows via their native protocols.
Since they are Linux based, they are ultra reliable and pretty much un-hackable since their Linux is hardened for secure NAS use. They are faster (as per benchmarks) than the Windows powered devices and are easily configureable via a browser.
The downside that, while they scale to many, many TB, they are quite pricey - a 1TB unit is $4k, a little hefty for home use, but for business use, that is great!
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Originally Posted by Macola
Macola, thanks for the link! Looks like ext3 for me then!
Definitely need storage for the 2gb+ dmg files.
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