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You have to be careful with dynamic IPs but this works well."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested." -
Apart from the dynamic IP issue, this would seem the best option to me.....Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostYou have to be careful with dynamic IPs but this works well.
I would go for the Apple TimeCapsule, as this is also a wifi base station and will be silent, fast and for £399 for 1TB...hard to rule out!!!"If you can read this, thank a teacher....and since it's in English, thank a soldier"Comment
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Not a good backup solution if your house burns down.Originally posted by daviejones View PostWhy not just buy a NAS box and allow access to it from anywhere???
The other issue for file sharing is that most of us are on much slower uplinks than down. A NAS on your home ADSL is going to limit the speed to ~256Kish, which is pretty poor.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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If your house burns down, then data is likely to be the least of your worries...Originally posted by VectraMan View PostNot a good backup solution if your house burns down.
The other issue for file sharing is that most of us are on much slower uplinks than down. A NAS on your home ADSL is going to limit the speed to ~256Kish, which is pretty poor."If you can read this, thank a teacher....and since it's in English, thank a soldier"Comment
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