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Connecting NAS box directly to PC?

  • 23-01-2009 12:26am
    #1
    ninjasurfer1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 485 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I've just bought a Lacie 1TB Network Space which has gigabit ethernet.
    My Pc also has a gigabit ethernet card, but my router is only fast ethernet which is slowing things down immensely.

    My maths may be wrong but at approx 10 - 11 minutes to transfer 1 GB (which it is currently taking), it will take approx 160 hours to fill it.
    (1000gbs / 6gbs per hour = 168+ hours....i think!!!:D ).

    Does anyone know whether it is possible to plug the nas box into the gigabit port on the pc to speed this up(by using the gigabit functionality) or can this only be done through the router?

    (I read something about a "crossover" cable? but didn't know what this meant).

    Thanks for any info.


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  • #2
    Snowbat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭Snowbat


    You can plug it right in using a straight cable - Auto MDI/MDIX is part of the gigabit standard so one side will do an automatic crossover for you. You could also use a crossover cable if all 4 pairs are crossed (some crossover cables only cross the two pairs needed for 10/100).


  • #3
    ninjasurfer1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 485 ✭✭ninjasurfer1


    Snowbat wrote: »
    You can plug it right in using a straight cable - Auto MDI/MDIX is part of the gigabit standard so one side will do an automatic crossover for you. You could also use a crossover cable if all 4 pairs are crossed (some crossover cables only cross the two pairs needed for 10/100).

    Hi,
    I've plugged in the Lacie 1tb gigabit nas drive and it shows as being 1 gigabit but says it has "limited or no connectivity" - meaning its not displaying at all.

    I've tried using the lacie software but it has to recognise that its connected before it can do anything about it.

    Any ideas on how to get it to connect into the pc?

    Cheers,


  • #4
    snappieT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    Well if you're not connecting to a router, then chances are you don't have any DHCP server running anywhere.

    You need to either
    a) set a static IP on both the NAS and the PC (Try 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2, 255.255.255.0 for subnet)
    b) setup a DHCP server on your PC (google for a free one, there are tonnes)


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