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2820n 3.3.2 Firmware to have NAS support?

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23 May 2009 14:12 #55992 by ryster
I've noticed that the upcoming 3.3.2 firmware has the following text next to it: "RC5/Beta - USB NAS Test Only". Am I correct in think that I'll soon be able to buy a nice 1TB USB drive and share it through my router?

If so, that's going to be awesome. Any idea how long away 3.3.2 is?

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23 May 2009 21:47 #55999 by louis-m
Replied by louis-m on topic 2820n 3.3.2 Firmware to have NAS support?
the beta has ftp and samba but they are basic. don't expect any AD or enterprise features.

2820 = 3.3.2_RC5
2950 = 3.2.4

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23 May 2009 22:26 #56000 by ryster
Replied by ryster on topic 2820n 3.3.2 Firmware to have NAS support?
Well I'm running the 2820n in a home office environment so have no need for any professional level features. Would be nice to just have access to some storage for backup purposes. I can install something like Cobian Backup onto each of my PCs and have a scheduled backup that sends files via FTP to the router's hard drive each day.

That would be nice :)

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24 May 2009 08:23 #56005 by louis-m
Replied by louis-m on topic 2820n 3.3.2 Firmware to have NAS support?
no need for ftp. use the samba feature. i've got to admit that it is a nice addition and hope it works well with the usb on the draytek. is it a usb1 port? if so, transfer rate are limited compared to usb2.
samba is a tried and tested file sharing method and is used throughout enterprise networks with windows & nix servers.
there are links to a beta firmware on this site where you can try it.

2820 = 3.3.2_RC5
2950 = 3.2.4

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03 Jun 2009 10:14 #56178 by techhead
Replied by techhead on topic Will the NAS volume be encrypted?
Any idea if the upcomming NAS host will have the facility to encrypt the volume so if the convenient USB drive with lots of important data on it happens to be stolen there is no embarasing lost confidential data getting into the wrong hands :?:

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03 Jun 2009 22:32 #56187 by louis-m
Replied by louis-m on topic 2820n 3.3.2 Firmware to have NAS support?
doubt it. its samba and ftp mounting the usb disk, that's all.

2820 = 3.3.2_RC5
2950 = 3.2.4

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