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General Maximus · 01-09-2011, 21:43

1) You can "expand" your lan by connecting a switch to the router and then connecting devices to the switch. You would be wise to put your pcs/laptops/nas on the switch and anything else on the router so if you are doing bulky file transfers or streaming stuff, the traffic doesn't hit the router unless it is going out to another device (e.g printer) or the internet

2) I am a bit confused but if you have put hdds inside a pc case why dont you raid 5 them and map the drives across the network. You might think it is a ball ache to setup to start off with but once it is done that is it.

01-09-2011, 21:43	#2
General Maximus Ran Away Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lincoln Services: phone + 1gbit BB + SkyQ Posts: 11,021	Re: NAS Questions 1) You can "expand" your lan by connecting a switch to the router and then connecting devices to the switch. You would be wise to put your pcs/laptops/nas on the switch and anything else on the router so if you are doing bulky file transfers or streaming stuff, the traffic doesn't hit the router unless it is going out to another device (e.g printer) or the internet 2) I am a bit confused but if you have put hdds inside a pc case why dont you raid 5 them and map the drives across the network. You might think it is a ball ache to setup to start off with but once it is done that is it.