Death Stryke Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Thought I'll start a new thread, as this is something many can help me with and this would disappear in the experts thread. Hey guys, I'm moving in to a new home in 1-2 months and I've got some plans. I'm getting a simultaneous dual band Draft N router. The WRT610N model by Linksys. The high speed 5 ghz band will be helpful in many ways for me as I will be getting a DLNA home theater so I can do streaming of video without any hiccups. I will also be needing a NAS. One that can 1. Backup my data - so it should have atleast 1 bay to put in a hard drive or should have 1 inbuilt. Not looking at multiple bays. 2. Act as a UPnP media server 3. Also have a printer server to connect my usb printer. 4. Maybe a webserver, but I dont need it right now. 5. Most importantly, it should have an inbuilt Bittorrent (p2p), Http, download client so that I wouldnt need a PC or I would not have to maintain a download rig. I did a whole lot of research. And I found one device - QNAP TS-119. It pretty much does whatever I want. But If there are better/cheaper alternatives you could suggest, that'll be great. Or, maybe another option where I wouldnt need a NAS at all. You could suggest me a 802.11 b/g/draft N router to which I can connect my USB external to act as backup drive, should have an inbuilt print server to connect printers, an inbuilt UPnP media server, and an bittorrent client as well. Priority is it should have a bittorrent client and should be dual band (supporting 802.11 draft N). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 1. http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/xtreame...tistic-license/ 2. Check my network threads in PC section... Or check my siggy for my server...costed me about 5.5k without the case. does all the things you say and some more. Not the UPnP thing. coz my router doesnt support it. , but i think in your requirement it will act as a PnP media server. so yeas it does PnP Media server too... 3. There is another way.. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20383 check this too... it be very simple... I say option 2. I was also like in ur state. now any device i turn on..i just need to put the required data in required share in my server and viola it be streamed to any device. provided it has a wired or wireless LAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Ohhh.... I am about to add my printer to it too.... And most probably i will be writing a small guide on as how to go about it..the windows way. If you want you can do it in linux too. run a ubuntu with necessary packs and make it headless I chose windows for its native streaming system. Windows Media streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Or this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16833320011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Actually the UPnP thing is not a problem as I can install Twonkymedia media server in any NAS solution I can build. But if I go for a proper full size server, power consumption will increase right? The QNAP one I mentioned is the size of an external and from what I read in reviews, consumes a lot less power than a full size NAS Of course the cost of the device is close to 250-300 dollars so thats something I gotta think about. I like the option 3 you mentioned. Does everything I want on paper. Reviews havent been glowing plus it isnt of some brand, so support might be difficult. I am running mac osx. Right now I have just this laptop, soon will be getting the dual band router, and have a 1TB external which I can use. I read your thread beforehand bro. But it seemed too complicated. re edit: Jerin, a seperate NAS solution is preferred. lets leave the router alone..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 ^^ My way is a bit complicated... but it was fun..and besides i like doing things like this... .... if you want pain free hen i suggest you take the Dealextreme thing or the Asus router. the DealEx will cost you under 3k. their support is only DOA. you have to ship it on the CHEAPEST method you can find. yeah thats the way. the asus one will cost you about 7k via KMD to you. KMD warranty applies. someone in IVG owns one. dont remember who. i had a wtb thread once. he replied there. the xtreamer one is just a NAS so its out of qn. I still suggest you get a low cost machine from seconds mkt and get cracking. linux or windows. Mine was complicated because i was a idiot. there was no issue. i was just being a fool. I will soon be making a final post in these threads. because i wasnt aware how services are working in windows and how utorrent can be done that way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 hey ds, sorry didnt see the thread and logged onto twitter today after ages as have been busy for a couple of weeks so missed ur @reply too.. . I have the asus wl-500w router that works great for all the needs you listed plus very less power consumption. The router + 1 3.5" hdd + dsl modem can work for around 1.5 hours on a 600va UPS. if you want to go for a proper NAS indeed, QNAP is a good brand. Synology can also be looked at. A solution like jeri's is excellent as it gives you much more bang for the buck but why I have been resiting from it so far is because of the power requirements. I have frequent power cuts lasting for about an hour or so, and hence want something that will sustain with a UPS for that time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^^ very true...My atom + router/modem only gave about 35 minutes on my 6 year old 500VA UPS. But the issue with the Asus modems/DealEx device is the limitations it has. at least to me. I want things to work on my terms. they are good for the purpose they are made for.will do that out of the box. but beyond that its nothing. But @DS's usage i think is and will be limited to torrenting and Print sharing. then only i think devices like that suffice. but as everyone knows, everyone needs more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Well the know the price of QNAP? they have indian distri's --> http://www.arihant.net.in/nas.html and they have this model listed in their site --> http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_software.asp?p_id=92 i think it be enough. Anyways i send a mail to them asking for price quote. Its in lamington, so mumbai guys can check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^^ very true...My atom + router/modem only gave about 35 minutes on my 6 year old 500VA UPS. But the issue with the Asus modems/DealEx device is the limitations it has. at least to me. I want things to work on my terms. they are good for the purpose they are made for.will do that out of the box. but beyond that its nothing. But @DS's usage i think is and will be limited to torrenting and Print sharing. then only i think devices like that suffice. but as everyone knows, everyone needs more. well, asus one doesn't have much limitations apart from processor clock speed. otherwise it works like a full fledged headless linux pc so software wise its pretty endless. I run so many python and perl scripts on it continuously, use a webcam as a security cam that auto detects motion and sends me mails, stream media or anything else that i could get done from a pc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^^^ Check PM then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 @Shantz and Jerin Yeah I am looking at QNAP only. Or at the very least, maybe the latest Buffalo router which supports all what I need. I spoke to Arihant sometime back, the best home NAS TS-119 with 512 MB ram and 1.2Ghz processor is costing me 18000+taxes. Not bad considering US prices. But i'm trying to get it from abroad. If all else fails, I'll order from Arihant. I was hoping for something between 10-15k, but this thing is just too good and reviews are glowing everywhere. @Shantz, Bro ur Asus router is not available in India right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 DS, yeah that asus router is not available here.. but try some hong kong ebay seller, they might be able to get it for a good price... btw, spending 18k on a single bay nas is not such a good idea... it would be much better to make a setup like jeri then for you..you can get a much better, much more powerful and much more flexible setup that is not just a nas but a kind of mid-end HTPC as well... jeri's setup costs around 50w of power, i think, under load, or you could even choose the ION chipset since your budget is more which is even much more powerful and even lesser power consumption..A 800VA UPS should be able to keep it running for around an hour.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hmm. I suppose. But I dont have much knowledge on what software can be installed etc. It might be a lot of trouble and though techies might find it interesting, an out of the box feature might appeal to the rest ... How's this?. Reviews are decent. Buffalo is a good brand yea? The 500 gb version will set me back 130-140 dollars. I would rather take something without a hard drive though as I have a spare 1 TB lying with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^^ it's not too difficult DS.. if u r inclined to spend lot of time but get a lot of returns then you can go linux way with jeri-like setup otherwise you can just copy jeri's setup, he has already done all of it and layed it out in a tutorial on overclocked.. i am sure you won't have any issues with it....if u do not have much concern abt money then QNAP and Synology are the way to go.. Buffalo/linksys/netgear are good brands but they are hit and a miss with many of their products.. for exact reviews/performance of a particular model (and even to see value for money statistics/comparisons), look at smallnetbuilder.com and also probably silentpcreview.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^Just read his thread @Jerin, dude u should've posted here on IVG also na! @Shantz, if possible, DM me your gtalk id on twitter. Is it the same as ur twitter id? I might go the Linux way as it might be more compatible for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 yeah, linux might be better for working with macs for you... and my id is same.. just an extra dot after shantanu but dot doesn't matter anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 all is crap. time capsule or the aebs. u cud not find better. u cud try.. but u wud not succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 all is crap. time capsule or the aebs. u cud not find better. u cud try.. but u wud not succeed. lol.. is today international joke day or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 @achilles Time capsule?!?.. I would rather get a QNAP NAS at that price. Which is atleast good @Shantz Today is 09/09/09..Aaj kuch ajooba hoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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