I have been waiting for this for a long time. This NAS works period! It works with Apple Time machine. It works with Ubuntu 9.10 (SimpleBackup) and it works with windowsXP (Windows Backup Program).
I wanted a RAID1 NAS storage. RAID standard dictates how hard disks are used. In RAID1 both the hard discs contain the same data. So if one fries the other one will save your day till you replace the broken one with a new disk. I wanted Iomega to act as the backup repository for all my systems which include a macbook (Leopard), ubuntu Linux (9.10) and WindowsXP Pro. Pros ---- + For 200+ bucks this offers you RAID1.
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Which is lot better than over prized Apple Time capsule which has only one hard disk. + Works seamlessly with Apple Time machine software + Supports FTP Server, UPNP (for media streaming) and SMTP (to send you an emails about diagnostics errors etc) + Supports Good Security. Remember once you connect any device to network you should enable user accounts passwords etc. + Very Very simple configuration. + You can connect external USB storage devices and they are available to all users in your home network. Makes regular usb printers network printers how cool is that? + Very reliable.
So far I have transferred 100 Gigs of data over the network and not even once did the network connection drop. + Compact and easy to service (in case the hard disk fries). Cons None so far Help Instructions For Apple Users Once you install the supplied software the provided TimeMachine folder on the drive is visible to your time machine software as a backup drive. Configuration just involves opening up your time machine preferences and pointing to the NAS timemachine folder. Its that simple. I have tried creating a backup and restoring from it and it worked seamlessly. For Ubuntu I used the macbook to configure the NAS.
Open the admin page in your browser and go to Settings->NetworkServices and Enable NFS. Once you do this the drive will turn on SMB protocol automatically (something that linux and unix worlds love). Now you can either create an additional folder on the drive (like i did or use the existing Backup Folder).
Once you decided which folder to use, click on the small 'Configure' Spanner icon next to it. This would open up the configuration page. Baca komik kekkaishi 148 indo. Give a proper name and click next.
In this page the software would ask you if you want NFS enabled for the folder. Check the box and give a name.
For instance UbuntuBackup. Now start your ubuntu computer-> places->Network and the explorer would show you the UbuntuBackup. To let Simple backup store backups here open the System->Administration->SimpleBackup Config-> in destination folder check the second option (SSH or FTP) and enter the following smb://EnterUserName@IOMEGANASNAME/UbuntuBackup (note you have to use username and password only if you have enabled security as i did. Your are done.
Do a test backup and restore Windows Map the NAS as a drive (assigning a drive letter) and make the backup program use the mapped drive as the destination. 3yrs ago, I purchased a US Robotics USR8700 NAS - about 1.2TB usable as RAID-0, unit has functioned without incident. 2yrs ago, I purchased a Buffalo TeraStation Pro TS-HTGL - about 2.8TB usable as RAID-0, unit has also worked well. ALL MY EQUIPMENT is plugged into 6 different TrippLite UPS Backup Power Supply's with Surge Protection - thats well over $7000.00 of Hardware, my full Entertainment System, my Gaming Consoles, my HTPC system, my Stereo System, and my 6 Computer systems - along with the Gig Switches, Firewall, Cable Modem and what was all 3 NAS systems (USRobotics, Buffalo and this new Iomega). Then, running out of storage space once more, I found this unit - while ratings where not stellar by any means, the footprint concept and simplicity described seemed like a nice little solution that I would hope to get 2yrs from - until I got into a new, single point solution with far larger space in the future. So I thought, Iomega.I worked with their Zip Drives what seems like decades ago - their still around making storage solutions, what the heck.