[Using a NAS on Win9x?]

Thanks!

"North of Watford", what NAS brand/model have you been using with success? (And while we're at it, the one which didn't work...)?

[Using a NAS on Win9x?]

Thanks a lot Mijzelf.

I read the board thread you linked a few times in the past. Ito does not contain info pertinent viz. win9x.

But didn't know about those RDC chipset and firmware links, thanks!

You said you flashed your Fantec. But are you using it from a win98 computer, then, or something newer only?

(Btw my box is Inoi-branded. I saw that other brands do not cite win9x as compatible)

- thx

[Using a NAS on Win9x?]

Thanks for the info and link.

My HD363N unit uses a RDC2881 chip (no USB), with firmware 007-1005.

Here's what I tried:

* using a blank drive formated in the NAS

* using a folder share NOT named "public"

* defining shares passwords (Btw cannot define SMB users on this box, only FTP)

* using FTP

* changing the device's clock

Result:

No cake. Everything works except copying from the NAS to the computer. There seem to be something timestamp related, most of the time recent files work, not old ones. But it's not that straightforward.

Also, opening JPEGs from the drive on ACDSee 2 displays gray bars at the bottom of 90% of the files. The files are not actually corrupted, though.

I'm giving up which is too bad because it works fine otherwise. If someone manages to make one of those cheap boxes work, praise tell us!

[how2print to a copy/fax machine via netwrk win9x?]

Check with the manufacturer if there's a network printer port installer available for win9x. If none is available then it's likely that you won't have a printer driver anyways for it?

Otherwise you could try using an hardware printer server or a router with a built-in printer server. However I wouldn't bet on using the fax/scanner functions then...

[Using a NAS on Win9x?]

what protocol are you using to communicate with the NAS?

The box has a SMB server, an HTTP server, a (disabled) telnet and a FTP one. I hope I get the terminology right. The HTTP connection (for administration purposes) works AOK. The FTP not so much, and the SMB one (through Window's networking through TCP/IP / Netbios,) does not work with copying from the NAS.

the specs say the harddive cannot be larger than 4 gigs.

Well, I have used a 60gb one and it's actually SOLD with 500gb drives pre-installed. It's true however that it can be finicky with the formating. You're better off formating it from the admin panel. However I succesfully installed my own FAT32 single-partition pre-formated disk with files on it.

The SMB server works with special folder shares you have to create from the interface (you get to chose their number, size, password). But you CAN create the shares from the interface, then unplug the drive and mount it in an USB enclosure and move the files into the special folders...

Btw it's not what causes the errors, I tried with another drive I formated from the interface.

how have you configured it through http?? you ought to be able to use the device's IP address to directly access it through the network- no server software needed.

That's what I did. It works well. Btw for this unit the default adress is 169.254.0.1, though it's configurable or DHCP aware.

did you create a user profile for the 98 box on the NAS? you have to use an actual password on the 98 box to get it to work... the 98 login name and password has to match the settings for the NAS. I remember 98 didn't like my network back in the day, because I used individual passwords for individual folders on my network... eventually it all fell down and I had to use the ONE name and password for my entire network (just so I could get a new XP box to work properly with the 98 client also attached)

I did not set passwords for the shares. There's only one for the admin panel and one other for the FTP user.

Do you mean to imply that I *should* define a password for win98 to work with it?

[Using a NAS on Win9x?]

Actually besides writing in BIG, FRIENDLY letters you seem to fail to describe how did you actually setup your machine, which services have you installed, and which settings you are using, how the lan is setup, which FTP app you are using, etc. .

I wrote the rest in smaller letters because my question is not so much how to troubleshoot my setup as to know if there's actually someone using a NAS out there with Win98. I sort of believe it helps if the important points of my post pop up. (But thanks for the pointers nonetheless!).

I really don't know: maybe everybody here's using a NAS as I speak, and then maybe close to nobody... That would make quite a difference in my troubleshooting strategy!

Regarding my setup, I don't think a Samba client will do it as the HD363N (despite what's claimed on the box) apparently does not in fact has a SAMBA server.

Also, I did upload the latest firmware (a bad idea, because it prevents telneting, and I couldn't find old versions..).

-FF-

[Using a NAS on Win9x?]

Hello everyone,

Does someone here succesfully uses a NAS with win98? (Read further if you want, I explain my attempt with a HD363N enclosure - doesn't work).

-- thanks

My failed NAS story :

Argosys / Inoi HD363N enclosure (SMB / FTP ethernet-only 3.5 IDE enclosure, WITH auto spin-off that works).

Works well with OSX and XP.

With win98, I can connect to it, browse the contents, set up shares, open files on it, copy to it, but I cannot copy from it (explorer says server is not available anymore). If I copy a file to it then back to the computer it works only on the first file copied (and even then it capitalize the file name).

Same goes with the FTP server.

I tried many things and many ways to copy files. I tried it directly connected to my laptop or through my wireless router. No cake.

I don't expect miraculous fixes but I wonder if I'm alone in this situation?

Config: Win98se, IE6.0 SP1, very few fixes or extras.