Network, but smart! That is: take a file server…
Looking like a computer with a standalone IP address using a 54 MBps wireless network adapter, the Ioemga NAS 100d has 160 GB of proven: we can have a serious file server at home “cheaply”.
Broadband internet access is available in more and more households these days. And because bandwidth allows it, many people connect multiple endpoints to a line using software Internet sharing or a router. Units that use a wireless network are becoming more common among routers, as this eliminates the need for network cables and eliminates the need for computers to be connected. Most often, downloaded files are made available to other machine (s) through sharing, but this has the downside of being available only when the machine sharing that content is turned on. A solution to this problem can be found in our recent editorial office Iomega marked by NAS 100d 160GB name gadget.
What do you know? Well, nothing more than that, using a 54 Mbps wireless network adapter, it looks like a “computer” with a separate IP address to the network, with free configurability, of course. In one fell swoop, all our problems are solved, so that the downloaded content can only be seen by our own machine, as it is present as a permanent network drive with a continuous online connection. That is, it is enough to configure it under any free drive name and it is already available to all computers on the network.
Of course, it's not just a network card, a hard drive and a plastic box, as you can put it on a network with WEP encryption without any operating system of your own.
What's left in the box:
• 160 GB Ultra ATA-100 hard drive, 7200 rpm.
• Intel Xscale IXP 420 network processor, 266 MHz.
• 64 MB SDRAM + 16 MB flash ROM.
• One mains socket (10/100) with RJ-45 connection.
• Wireless access point: WLAN 802.11g, 54 Mbps.
• Two USB 2.0 connections.
I am glad that all this is a bit expensive, even since the gross HUF 125 we leave in the store is quite a lot for it. Hopefully, like any other computing device, this one will reduce its purchase price soon.
