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D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure | 
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| Brand: D-Link
Category: CE
List Price: $229.99
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 994
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Modem: n/a
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 78.7 x 23.6 x 39.4
nv:Form Factor: Desktop
Compatible RAID Levels: 0
Compatible RAID Levels: 1
Compatible RAID Levels: JBOD
Number Of Hard Drives Bays: 2
Hard Drive Interface: SATA
Hard Drive Interface: SATA II
USB Ports: 1
RJ-45 Ports: 1
Communications Description: Network Adapter
Interface Type: RJ-45
Data Transfer Rate: 1000 Mbps
Data Transfer Rate: 100 Mbps
Data Transfer Rate: 10 Mbps
Protocols: TCP/IP
Built-In Network Services: FTP Server
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T Ethernet
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DNS-323
Model: DNS-323
UPC: 790069298806
EAN: 0790069298806
ASIN: B000GK8LVE
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| Features:
| • | Secure and share your digital files | | • | Insert one or two internal 3.5 SATA hard drives without tools or cables | | • | Protect your important files with mirrored hard drives using RAID 1 technology | | • | Access stored files over the Internet | | • | Hard drives not included |
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Product Description
The D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure, when used with internal SATA drives, enables you to share documents, files, and digital media such as music, photos, and video with everyone on the home or office network. Remotely accessing files through the Internet is also possible with the built-in FTP server. Whether you are allowing access locally or over the Internet, keep data safe by only giving rights to specific users or groups. When configuring the DNS-323, you can create users and groups and assign them to folders with either read or read/write permissions. This is ideal for an office environment with employee-specific sensitive data or for the home where you can ensure your children will only have access to age appropriate material.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 84 more reviews...
 It's actually not bad but dlink tech support is AWFUL! September 6, 2008
So actually I think this unit offers a lot of bang for the buck. I have used it for nearly a year now and I haven't had any real issues with it. I do wish the SAMBA server wasn't quite so hobbled, and the way you assign access restrictions can be cumbersome, but it does work. The main reason for my review is to alert anyone who may care about it that dlink's technical support is certainly the worst I've experienced so far.
I've dealt w/them twice. Both times they were essentially useless. Most recently it was to deal with broken downloads from their support site. I won't go into all the details but here's an example of their "customer service": I emailed dlink to say that I was having trouble downloading the newest firmware image. Their reply was basically, "...why do you want that, if you're not having a problem then you don't need it." It just got worse from there.
So, my $0.02 is that you are probably better off not buying anything from dlink - I'm not.
 Fantastic little Linux box August 30, 2008
I bought it to host shared media files on my home network. I didn't realize it was running Linux and would be so easy to hack into. It's quiet, fast, reliable (so far) and packed with cool features like Bit Torrent. Definitely worth the money. Be sure to download the latest firmware, and google "fonz fun plug" if you want to play with the Linux OS running on it.
Great NAS: I will list here the problems and the easy solution August 28, 2008
System: 1 XP laptop, 1 XP desktop and 1 Vista laptop
DNS-323: is set up with 2 "1TB SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.11"
Router: Dlink N DIR-655
Speed from testing: 8MB/sec: ~125sec for 1GB
Streaming seems to be good when I watch a movie with fast forwards and rewinds.
Installation and connect steps:
1) drive install was very easy. Just snap drives into the 2 slots.
2) plug in power cord
3) plug in network cable
4) press the start button in the front.
5) install the app or like me, download the latest app and install.
6) run the app on the machine and click on refresh. The NAS will show up
7) click on config button and it will launch a browser window to NAS
8) it will as how you want to set up drive
9) I set my NAS up as individual drives.
10) it will try to format. (94% error, please see below on how to fix)
11) once its formatted, restart NAS and you are ready to go
12) you can access it by mapping a a drive, or use \\[IP_OF_NAS\Volume_1
where Volume_1 is your 1st drive and Volume_2 is your 2nd drive
13) set up network access by users if you want (user name problem and solution, please see below) (Note: you can not change the names "Volume_1")
Issues and fixes:
1) the 94% stuck in formatting issue. I try to reboot and with multiple tries, it was still stuck at 94%. The fix is to take out the one drive that was formatted and just leave the non-formatted in. Restart the NAS and go through with the formatting. This should work since DNS323 will think its a new set of drives. If this dont work, move the dive to the other slot and do it again. Once you are done... UPDATE the firmware ASAP.
2) A lot of people had problems with user name being locked to your windows user when connecting to DNS323. So, you can't switch the user name. This can be easily resolve by creating groups. Create a group assign 2 or more users to the group. Then assign the group to the drive access. NOW, YOU MUST LOG OFF windows, or reboot windows. The next time you login and map to the NAS, you will see that the userID field is blank.
3) Heat. I notice that the drive gets a big warm on by touching the NAS casing. The easy fix is to get a 5$ USB fan, I plug this to the usb port to the back and aim the fan TOP down, blowing wind from the top down to the NAS. This kept it cool.
Its a good NAS so far. Will update after a few more weeks.
 Good, cheap, starter NAS - terrible web interface and config tools August 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been looking around for an NAS for almost a year, and was put off by most of them being in the $300+ range. I have collected half a dozen 120-250 GB external drives over the years and got really fed up with plugging and unplugging them, so it was time to buy a network hard drive.
Why I chose this product:
Mainly because it had 2 empty drive bays. I have no shortage of spare drives lying around the house, and it didn't make much sense to pay for pre-installed hard drives like 2x500. I didn't want anything less than 1TB on a drive, and since I already had spare HDDs around, I could save a few $$. I stuck in a newly purchased 1TB in 1 slot, and a spare 250GB in the other.
The price was right, and I was expecting a barebones file server only. What I got was pleasantly more. When this thing arrived, I was pleased to learn:
1) how easy it was to set up: No tools are required at all... literally takes 30 seconds. Lift off face plate, stick in drives, push down locking levers on back, replace cover, plug in cables. Configuration is thru the web interface of the unit.
2) was made of solid steel, so this thing dissipates heat better, and stand up to physical abuse. also has a fan. (but almost useless due to its weak rotation speed.. i may try to mod it w/ my own fan)
3) most surprisingly: allows you to install your own software, like a telnet server and BitTorrent. firmware 1.05 comes with BT. Google "funplug" and you'll be able to telnet to it and open up the unit to modifications and hackery.
4) bonus points for being eco-friendly. the unit is packed in an egg-carton type of recycled paper material instead of styrofoam.
Being my first NAS, i didn't know what to expect. I was surprised to learn that this actually has Linux inside, but this may not be much of a surprise to others. If you know what you're doing, this feature is a huge plus. I somehow managed to install a telnet server on it by monkeying around, and if i knew more about Linux, I could configure this better.
One major gripe is the terrible web control interface, which has two buttons on the login page: Configuration and Downloads. I don't know why Dlink branched this, and there's no way to get to the other section without logging out. I am going to try to edit the .asp files that control the configuration pages and merge the two buttons, as right now, it is extremely annoying.
Configuration is self explanatory. Downloads is where you manage your BitTorrrent downloads, and scheduled downloads. You can tell it to download some enormous file from a client's server overnight, for example, or download multiple torrents. This is great because you don't need to have your computer on. The unit will do it for you. It uses a lot less electricity to run this rather than keep an entire computer on all day and night to download something. I am most impressed by this, as having multiple downloads running on the Dlink doesn't kill my router. It has its own internal routing. If i tried to download even a few torrents at the same time through my Netgear router, it bogs down the entire network and the resulting bottleneck makes the connection almost unusable (i've had similar problems with other routers in the past). The Dlink has no problem doing this, and I've consistently gotten 150-200K/s or even as high as 300 without affecting network performance (this speed is considered good for my area (urban setting with many residential cable customers)). If i did this through the Netgear, even 80k/s bottlenecks the connection, as it tries to manage all the incoming packets.
Another gripe is that while most things can be configured via the web interface, some options NEED you to run a Windows program to configure.
In summary, I bought this mostly to consolidate all my files and share movies and music in my home network, and stream things to my PS3 (and possibly XBOX360). Because the Dlink is not DLNA compliant out of the box, you'll get an error. I did some digging around and hacked the box to install Twonky Media Server. Now my PS3 can see the files. This isn't for the faint of heart though, as it requires some technical expertise.
I'm on a small home network, with no need for elaborate security or robust user permissions, so for me, this is perfect for my needs. I download a lot and this having its own internal download manager is a big plus. I am very happy with this purchase and recommend it strongly to people with needs like mine. if you are looking for a DLNA server right out of the box, you might consider the 1TB Linkstation Pro Duo Nas Gbe 2X 500GB Raid 0 1 Web Access
Great Network Drive - very reliable August 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had my DNS-323 up and running for well over a year. I have two 500 GB drives in it but I wish I had two 1 TB drives in it :)
When I started using this drive I had 4 PCs on my network. I had no problems with XP or Vista. I was able to map the drives and everything worked wonderfully. On one of the drives I used GoodSync to keep all of my computers in sync and loved it. On the other drive I put all of my movies, tv shows, and music. I connected this to my DSM-520 media lounge and was able to access everything on the other side of the house.
In February of this year I began my migration to Mac (yeah!!!). I connected my mac book pro to the network and boom... there were all my files. Eventually I did start to have problems with the drive sometimes not showing up immediately but then I realized that I could Command K and add the drive by typing smb://192.168.0.xxx (it took me all of 10 minutes googling for the solution).
I have had zilch, zero, nada in form of problems. I now have both drives full of media and use it to serve the media up on my network.
I really like having the USB print server built in. I had no problems configuring that in xp, vista, or OS X 10.5. On the Mac you have to add it in but the entire setup took less than 2 minutes after googling the problem.
I would absolutely recommend this product. I am looking to pick up another one.
I started out by adding only one 500 GB drive and then I added another one later. It was no problem and painless.
All of the admin tasks are done by typing the drive ip address into your web browser. I never bothered using the disk that came with the driver. I am sure it is good but I never needed it.
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