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NAS

  • 10-01-2012 6:00pm
    #1
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭


    I'm thinking of getting a NAS at some point. Can the files on it be accesses by both the Mac OS and Windows (through Parallels) on an iMac? Not ultra techy, so being a bit wary.


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  • #2
    MiniNukinfuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭MiniNukinfuts


    Yes, it'd work just like any other hard drive, just wireless.


  • #3
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    MiniNukinfuts wrote: »
    Yes, it'd work just like any other hard drive, just wireless.

    Thanks. I suppose I'd only be able to access from the Mac side, as the Windows side can't see the wireless card via Parallels. I have a lot of stuff saved onto an external drive (Windows formatted). Would the Mac be able to access that remotely? Sorry for the questions, but I'm new to NAS.


  • #4
    MiniNukinfuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭MiniNukinfuts


    I haven't used parallels in a long time but from what i remember, I had to download an application called macdrive, it allowed me to read the drive that are on the mac. So if the NAS was connected to the mac, i could read the drive in windows.

    And with regard to your question, i see no reason why the mac can't connect to the NAS to get remote access.

    Here's a useful article, i'm not sure if it's entirely helpful but there are bits that apply to you: here


  • #5
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,287 ✭✭✭Talisman


    Freddie59 wrote: »
    Thanks. I suppose I'd only be able to access from the Mac side, as the Windows side can't see the wireless card via Parallels. I have a lot of stuff saved onto an external drive (Windows formatted). Would the Mac be able to access that remotely? Sorry for the questions, but I'm new to NAS.
    The Windows installation running on Parallels Desktop will share the underlying network connection. The Parallels VM isn't aware that there is a wireless connection, it knows there is an active network adaptor and uses the driver provided by Parallels.

    If you are buying a NAS then carefully consider your options. OS X Lion created problems for quite a few NAS systems.

    OS X Lion loses compatibility with some network-attached storage drives


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