BPinBurbank

BPinBurbank: #lg_n2r1 Not sure what LG N2R1 the other people are talking about, but the one I bought does not have any built-in Wireless support at all, 802.11G or otherwise. Yes, it works on my wireless network - as will any other network device, but there is no built-in wireless networking technology in this device such as a wireless antenna, etc.

Having said that, it is an excellent value-for-price NAS with a lot of great features. I bought the base product from NewEgg.com and purchased 2 2TB drives separately, set them up in full RAID configuration to provide 2TB of mirrored storage for my mixed Mac/Windows home office network. Were I not so worried about the security of my data for work purposes, I could easily setup a non-redundant configuration for a full 4TB of space, however, since I'm using it for my business I opted for safety over space.

As a true Geek, the biggest bonus to me is that the entire devices is Debian Lenny based. With a few simple (easily found & installed) mods, I can ssh into the server, edit configurations, install updates, tweak crons, setup my own custom services, pretty much do whatever I want to to hack out this box however I want to. There are also a ton of (unsupported!) addons that you can download and install via the handy web interface to expand the functionality that comes with the standard install.

The cons?

* Some of the implementations are a bit wonky (and not the Wonky server itself). Apple TimeMachine support is severely and serious limited at best - maybe I did it wrong, but I could not get it to support more than a single Mac machine, which pretty much blows when you have more than one Mac in the premises, unlike a TimeCapsule which can support as many as you like for the space you have available.
* The supposed built-in "Trash" feature is spotty, at best.
* USB backup support is still limited and leaves a lot to be desired.
* iSCSI support on the Mac is spotty at best. Never could get it working properly with Mac OSX Leopard or Snow Leopard

For all that, it's an amazingly great deal. Network storage, DLNA support, secure peace-of-mind storage & backup, iTunes server (works great!!), Windows backup, Windows Media server, Geek's delight for hackable NAS server, fully configurable, the list goes on. If you are looking for a good NAS (not a router, not a Wireless AP, a NAS) then this should be a good pick for you. Apr 25, 11