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Reliable access to Internet but not local network (not DNS or proxy issues)

I'm looking for help with a Vista Home Premium laptop that has trouble accessing any resource on our home network, but accesses the Internet just fine. The set-up is this: The Vista laptop and a ...
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Connect to particular wireless hotspot in distributed network?

I have a wireless network in my flat which is provided by two Wi-Fi routers. Router 1: D-Link wireless router connected directly to Internet. Router 2: Synology NAS with built in WiFi router ...
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Looking for a email program, where the emails can be stored on a network drive

I have several computers in my home, and a I have currently Thunderbird installed on all the computers, so that the mails are stored on a NAS (network attached storage) device. That has worked mostly ...
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Will a gigabit wireless router make my data transfers faster?

Right now I have a BT Voyager 2110 wireless router for the past 6 years or so. I recently bought a new Western Digital NAS but I'm only able to transfer data wirelessly at 2.5 MBps. If I physically ...
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Can I attach an NAS or external hard drive with ethernet port through ethernet to my wireless N router and access the files on the NAS wirelessly? [closed]

Can I attach an NAS or external hard drive with ethernet port through ethernet to my wireless N router and then access the files on the NAS wirelessly? I am wondering how to set up to access files on ...
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NAS connectivity setup with wireless router

I am looking forward to buy a NAS device. However I have some issues regarding the network/setup. I get internet from a wireless router, which gets in the house somewhere on a typical ADSL connector, ...
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Is there any very easy way to turn a hard drive or computer into an NAS?

I saw projects like FreeNAS, but first of all I couldn't even find the download, and also it looks like I'll need to do a lot of Linux programming and headache to get it working. I need something that ...
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Can I use a wireless-N laptop as an NAS for seamless and fast data transfer and access?

I have a nice spare laptop (Dell 15R, one year old) that I was wondering if I could use as an NAS. The laptop has an E-Sata port, and I was wondering if I could set it up and plug in a few hard drives ...
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Is it possible to have a wireless in-house NAS with wireless data transfer rates of equivalent to SATA speeds?

Basically I would like to know, if it is possible to set up an NAS in my house to be accessed wirelessly, that can reach equivalent real-life data transfer speeds to USB 3.0 or an internal SATA hard ...
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Is there any NAS device with wireless router capability?

Some thing along the line of Apple Time Capsule but with hard drive extension bay(s) and capable of running linux/freenas ?
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Wireless N router, Gigabit NAS, how to get 100mbps Wireless download speed at home? Do not have internet

Okay, so if I have: Wireless N router (capable of 100mbps) which has a 10/100/1000 port and the correct cables NAS External Hard Drive with gigabit connection Laptop with Wireless N card capable of ...
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Is NAS limited to the speed of my internet connection?

If I connect a NAS to the internet, and I have 0.5 Mbps (0.0625MBps) upload speed, it would take years to transfer 1 TB of data. Not exaggerating. I want to take minutes not years to transfer ...
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Wireless Network Slower than expected

I have a Belkin N600 dual band router. On the network typically are my PC, 2 iPhones & 2 PS3's. At times there can be another PC and a couple of laptops. I have configured the router so that the ...
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cant find nas mediaplayer on vista

I have a Icy Box IB MP3010HW media player. I have it on wireless and have it connected to my TP Link WR641G router and can access the radio on the net. The problem i have is Vista SP2 does not see ...
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Improving NAS Performance

I have recently purchased a ReadyNas Duo NAS. It is connected directly to the router via an network cable. The performance is slightly sluggish, and if I stream HD content around the house it's a ...

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