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    should I be satisfied at 65Mbps

    I have the Dir 655, but my firmware is 1.33na, I average on my connections 130-185MBs, I am set to 40mhz channel only....I think it varies depending on the client wifi device as well. As an example my WD live uses a DIR small print, is located less than 10 feet from the AP and gets about 180...
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    Drive Extender discontinued on Vail

    Some wishful thinking, some discussions that others are having (probably wishful thinking on their part). But I can refer you to Volkers statement on freeNas and on the CoreNAS forum. There is deffinately going to be some form of migration/integration/using of the better pieces if you will...
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    Home Server/HTPC suggestions?

    Sounds like you have some good ideas. For me I use the thecus 4100Pros (2 of them) for streaming) I also have a WHS server that also streams and backs all my computers up. I am playing with UnRaid and FreeNas at the moment on another server (Back up to the Thecus NAS). I stream video to...
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    Drive Extender discontinued on Vail

    I am playing with UNRaid now...it does seem to me to be faster on the rebuild then Ahmahi and greyhole. The thing I like about UNRaid is the like the WHS DE, I can add drives without having to rebuild Raid. I am thinking I may purchase the plus version and actually try this out wth a larger...
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    Shocking performance of RAID 5 on Thecus N4100+ - migrate to Nvidia MediaShield?

    I feel your pain. I have 2 Thecus 4100+ Pros. When first purchased I was lucky to get 5mbs throughput on them. I have since upgrade the ram to 1 GB and am running 4 WD 1.5TB drives and have found that 4K is better than 9K for jumbo frame settings. I am hoping that at some point we will be...
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