Moving NAS

Bikeit · Dec 26, 2022

The router in our house is in the kitchen and the NAS is beside it so i woukld like to move the NAS upstairs to my office so what are my options without running a cable from the router to the NAS?

Sir_George · Dec 26, 2022

Bikeit said:
The router in our house is in the kitchen and the NAS is beside it so i woukld like to move the NAS upstairs to my office so what are my options without running a cable from the router to the NAS?

The question is not a simple one to answer. The link below will provide quite a bit of information on connecting remotely to a NAS.

How to stop SysPrep from starting

Having issues with sysprep popping up all the time? Follow the instructions below to stop that annoyance from happening.

luke.geek.nz

Bikeit · Dec 26, 2022

Sir_George said:
The question is not a simple one to answer. The link below will provide quite a bit of information on connecting remotely to a NAS.

How to stop SysPrep from starting

Having issues with sysprep popping up all the time? Follow the instructions below to stop that annoyance from happening.

luke.geek.nz

Is this the correct link?

Sir_George · Dec 26, 2022

Bikeit said:
Is this the correct link?

NO!

Bikeit said:
Is this the correct link?

I forgot to clear the prior link when pasting it in my reply. The link below is the one I intended to post.

How to Remotely Connect to Your NAS Device

A network-attached storage (NAS) device is a great way to share ﬁles in your home and provide always-on storage. A NAS device isn’t just useful for local storage; it can also give you access to your ﬁles wherever you are in the world. Learn how to make that connection.

turbofuture.com

Bikeit · Dec 27, 2022

Update: got a lend of some BT mini powerline adaptors, got it all set up but the transfer speed is crap arounf 7mbs if i buy better adaptors will i get better speeds? seen these.

Magic 2 LAN triple

Maximal speed, maximum number of Ethernet ports: The Magic 2 LAN triple supplies three terminal devices with super-fast Internet over the electrical wiring.

www.devolo.co.uk

Sir_George · Dec 27, 2022

Bikeit said:
Update: got a lend of some BT mini powerline adaptors, got it all set up but the transfer speed is crap arounf 7mbs if i buy better adaptors will i get better speeds? seen these.

Magic 2 LAN triple

Maximal speed, maximum number of Ethernet ports: The Magic 2 LAN triple supplies three terminal devices with super-fast Internet over the electrical wiring.

www.devolo.co.uk

I have no first-hand experience with the Devolo product line. If they have a moneyback policy, you could certainly give them a try.

Berton · Dec 28, 2022

Bikeit said:
The router in our house is in the kitchen and the NAS is beside it so i woukld like to move the NAS upstairs to my office so what are my options without running a cable from the router to the NAS?

How are you linking upstairs with the Internet through the Router? I have 2 NAS drives and 2 printers attached to my Router via Ethernet cable and can Map them from any computer that can get to/through the Router whether connected by Ethernet cable or by Wi-Fi.

fixer · Dec 30, 2022

Powerline adapters are the simplest solution but speeds are totally unpredictable, regardless of make, because their performance is largely determined by the amount of electrical noise present in your house wiring and the distance between router and NAS. My NAS used to deliver about 13mbps which was pretty useless for large files but when it failed I just plugged a 1TB HDD directly into the router. That does the job a bit better, about 35mbps, and is accessible from any computer on the network.

jimbo45 · Dec 31, 2022

@Bikeit

With modern wifi systems and decent internet -- a really easy way to move NAS (whether it's a computer system or a device) is to plug a short length of LAN cable from the device to a cheap unmanaged switch -- then a SINGLE lan cable from switch to a quality wifi extender which can connect to your router. A decent Wifi extender (I'm using a NightHawk type) will transmit and receive on the 2.5 and 5 GHZ bands concurrently and also operate in full duplex mode giving with current technology a max theoretical speed of around 1.3 Gbps which should be plenty fast enough for most things.

Don't have multiple lan connections to the wifi extender ports -- my experience is that performance is much better using a cheap switch and a single cable to the extender.

I have 2 complete NAS systems connected this way from House to Router and another 2 devices in my "Shed" around 100 metres away. "She who must be obeyed" likes it too -- as there's no wires / boxes in the main room where the TV set is apart from an Amazon Firestick which plugs straight into the TV and uses the TV wifi connection.

@Berton

depending on where you want your hardware I reckon my solution is far more tidy and flexible, and involves a lot less cabling too. Having any sort of Computer equipment in my kitchen would probably result in disaster !!!! as I'd probably put the router into the dish washer thinking it was some sort of kitchen appliance !!! I do have a small TV in the kitchen but that's quite usual these days.

Cheers
jimbo

Berton · Dec 31, 2022

jimbo45 said:
@Bikeit

With modern wifi systems and decent internet -- a really easy way to move NAS (whether it's a computer system or a device) is to plug a short length of LAN cable from the device to a cheap unmanaged switch -- then a SINGLE lan cable from switch to a quality wifi extender which can connect to your router. A decent Wifi extender (I'm using a NightHawk type) will transmit and receive on the 2.5 and 5 GHZ bands concurrently and also operate in full duplex mode giving with current technology a max theoretical speed of around 1.3 Gbps which should be plenty fast enough for most things.

Don't have multiple lan connections to the wifi extender ports -- my experience is that performance is much better using a cheap switch and a single cable to the extender.

I have 2 complete NAS systems connected this way from House to Router and another 2 devices in my "Shed" around 100 metres away. "She who must be obeyed" likes it too -- as there's no wires / boxes in the main room where the TV set is apart from an Amazon Firestick which plugs straight into the TV and uses the TV wifi connection.

@Berton

depending on where you want your hardware I reckon my solution is far more tidy and flexible, and involves a lot less cabling too. Having any sort of Computer equipment in my kitchen would probably result in disaster !!!! as I'd probably put the router into the dish washer thinking it was some sort of kitchen appliance !!! I do have a small TV in the kitchen but that's quite usual these days.

Cheers
jimbo

Mine isn't complicated, just more equipment that most will need. It's all contained within a 14' x 14' [or smaller] "office". We bought this 28'x56' double-wide and the room could have been a nursery or whatever beside the Master but it was lacking a connecting door and we were older so it became my office. All the wires are contained in that room with a doorless opening.

jimbo45 · Dec 31, 2022

Berton said:
Mine isn't complicated, just more equipment that most will need. It's all contained within a 14' x 14' [or smaller] "office". We bought this 28'x56' double-wide and the room could have been a nursery or whatever beside the Master but it was lacking a connecting door and we were older so it became my office. All the wires are contained in that room with a doorless opening.

That's fine.

Mines a sprawling large detached property with a "converted Shed" around 100 metres from the main house (has electricity, water, toilet,etc). I often have people round to watch UK Premier League Footy (Real football with a round ball that one actually kicks => not that thing using a squashed rugby ball where the object of the game seems to be to bash the brains out of the opposition and kicking the thing rarely seems to be a part of the process). So decent internet and large screen is mandatory and the wifi extender does its job perfectly.

Cheers
jimbo