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    Windows Home Server Help - cannot locate server

    Brilliant! That did the trick. In retrospect, I feel a little foolish for not trying to download updated drivers, but I guess I have gotten used to things just working. Thanks for the info about the exact model of the card, too. I may go to Marvell for the most up-to-date drivers, too...
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    Windows Home Server Help - cannot locate server

    Thanks, 00Roush. It is an Asus P5LD2 Deluxe, and the Asus site indeed has an updated driver that is supposed to work for Windows 2003 (which I understand WHS to be based upon) and XP. I will give it a try and report back. Thanks again. Steve
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    Windows Home Server Help - cannot locate server

    I may have another clue to what my problem is (which I discovered based on your questions). In the device manager, under Network Adapters, it lists only "1394 Net Adapter." Under "Other devices," which is denoted with a question mark, among the many items listed is "Ethernet Controller." I am...
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    Windows Home Server Help - cannot locate server

    I will check on those things and report back soon. This one is really confounding me. Thanks again for your assistance. Steve
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    Windows Home Server Help - cannot locate server

    I installed a new NIC in the WHS machine, but WHS did not support it (using drivers on the CD did not work, either). But I ruled out a problem with the NIC another way: I had a Linux distro on a CD laying around (Mepis) and ran it on the server. I was able to get an IP address and go online...
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    Windows Home Server Help - cannot locate server

    I had tried other switch ports but not another cable (silly, I know). I have now tried three with the same result, so just about all I am left with is the NIC. I will try replacing that this evening and will report my results. The card was working a few months ago when the machine was my...
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    Windows Home Server Help - cannot locate server

    Thank you for your assistance. The machine that won't connect has an IP address of 192.168.0.100. Here is the strange part. The WHS NAS does not seem to have an IP address. When I run "ipconfig" from the command line, I get "Windows IP Configuration" and a new prompt. Also, the WHS NAS...
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    Windows Home Server Help - cannot locate server

    I recently converted an old desktop workstation (P4) into a NAS running Windows Home Server w/Power Pack 1. The install on the server went smoothly, but when I attempt to install the WHS Connector Software on my new desktop machine, I keep getting an error message telling me that the software...
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    NAS for photo editing - req'd speed?

    Thank you, Jimbo. I look forward to hearing the results. Steve
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    NAS for photo editing - req'd speed?

    I am sorry for using a term and not defining it. Lightroom is built around a database. You cannot simply "open" a file in LR; rather, you have to point it to a file or directory of files so that the LR database (Adobe calls it a catalog) knows where it is. The reason for this is that when you...
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    NAS for photo editing - req'd speed?

    Thank you for running that test, 00Roush. I suspect you are right about speed ramp-up for smallish files, so a lot will depend on how Lightroom (for example) handles things. I do think it will copy the files to a local temp directory, but the question is when: if it copies all images on...
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    NAS for photo editing - req'd speed?

    Thanks for the update, Jimbo. That is both encouraging and a little disappointing. Most of my work will be on a desktop machine that will be connected to the NAS via gigE LAN, but I will also access the NAS wirelessly with my laptop, via an 802.11g connection. The laptop does have a Draft-N...
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    NAS for photo editing - req'd speed?

    Thanks, Jim! I look forward to hearing your results. I also think that Photoshop (which I will also use with the NAS if things work out) and Lightroom cache images as you suspect. If it turns out that the speed requirements for photo editing are modest enough, I may eventually buy a...
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    NAS for photo editing - req'd speed?

    I am planning to build a NAS to use primarily for storing, keywording, and editing photos. Currently, I store photos locally on my desktop workstation, but I would like to be able to access and work on them from my laptop as well, so a NAS is necessary. What sort of NAS speeds are required to...
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