network attached storage is not directly connected to a computer, but instead is accessible by being part of the network
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Home Directory to NAS
How can I store my home directory to a NAS device? I go to System Preferences
->Accounts ->CTRL Click "My Account" -> Advanced Options... What do I enter in the Home Directory field to accomplish ...
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Time Machine can't find AFP/SMB shares
I have an Ubuntu NAS setup with both SMB and AFP shares, both of which I can access from my Windows machines and Macbook Air. I have also verified that I can copy files to these shares from my MBA.
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Two drobo NAS on one network causes premature 'Server has closed down' events.
We have a Drobo setup with a fixed IP on ethernet which we've named BoxA. It shows up in the finder list, everyone can connect to it and share files.
We brought a second Drobo to backup the first, ...
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Storing and working off iphoto and itunes library on NAS?
I have the 2011 macbook air with 128gb ssd. Storage is low so i'm hoping to set up for the very first time, a NAS to host large files such as photo's (raw format), video's and music (lossless and aac ...
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How can I make Time Machine work with my Netgear WNDR3700 router?
The story is this:
I just upgraded to Mac OS Lion and as it turns out it won't work with my Samba share in the way Snow Leopard used to, for TimeMachine backups. After a bit of Googling I found that ...
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Using Existing Time Machine Backup over Time Capsule
I have an external 2TB drive that I've been using for Time Machine Backups directly connected to my Mac. I've recently gotten a Time Capsule and would to continue backing up with the existing backup, ...
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Network Drive for backup (and archive and iTunes)?
I have several Macs (10.6) on a wireless home network and want to add a network HDD, primarily as a drive for Time Machine to back up to. Having heard bad things about Apple's Time Capsule, I'm ...
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finding the remote IP address used by a mounted SMB share
Using Finder, I have mounted an SMB share which resides on my NAS . When I use the mount command, the NAS is listed with the name it advertises (nas-smb).
mbp:~ me$ mount
/dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, ...
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Options to use iPad as remote photo viewing client
As it says here, I can use an iPad as a remote photo vieing client if I buy the WD My Book Live NAS. But I have an old NAS already and I wonder if there are any generic iPad apps that give similar ...
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How to point an Apple TV to an iTunes Library on a NAS?
I have my Apple TV linked to my iTunes library stored on a network storage device by linking to my laptop. I would like to point my Apple TV directly to the iTunes library on the storage device ...
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2answers
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Software to sync external HD and NAS - must work with FAT32
I am a photographer and archive my images on a NAS (LaCie Networkspace), but as this is a single point of failure I also back my images up to an external harddrive. However, when I am away from home I ...
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Can I set up an Apple TV to receive content from a Synology NAS?
I have a Synology DS210j NAS. My music and movies are served from the NAS by its built-in iTunes server. The content is then available on my MacBook in iTunes / Sharing Library.
I am looking for a ...
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What's the best NAS for home usage with Macs?
Please share your experiences and reviews about NAS (Network-Attached Storage) below. In particular, rate their compatibility with Macs, OS X, iTunes, Time Machine, AppleTV, and other Apple-specific ...
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Snow leopard server: use a NAS volume as share point
I have a mounted nas volume (/Volumes/Volume_1) and i would like to create a share point on this, so that it can be accessed via FTP or whatever.
Yet, when in server admin > file sharing, I cannot ...
