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Firmware changelog says drop support for TimeMachine, what does that mean?
I just noticed there's a new firmware for my router, and I'm glad the auto-update option wasn't working (it was enabled). The changelog says it removes Time Machine support and I'm a bit worried abo...
Crazyharry wrote:Does it mean I can't use my NAS anymore as a Time Machine when it's in the network handled by the Netgear router?
Or does it only mean that storage attached to the USB port on the router isn't usable for Time Machine anymore?
Thank you in advance for you answers.
No support for Time Machine on the router is only if you are using the USB flash support for Time Machine backup. The lack of Time Machine support will not effect Time Machine on NAS. NAS is a much better solid solution then using the router IMHO.
> Does it mean I can't use my NAS anymore as a Time Machine when it's in
> the network handled by the Netgear router?
Probably not, depending on what "my NAS" means to you.
> Or does it only mean that storage attached to the USB port on the
> router isn't usable for Time Machine anymore?
That one.
antinode wrote:> Does it mean I can't use my NAS anymore as a Time Machine when it's in
> the network handled by the Netgear router?Probably not, depending on what "my NAS" means to you.
> Or does it only mean that storage attached to the USB port on the
> router isn't usable for Time Machine anymore?That one.
It actually means a Network Attached Storage to me; an external casing containing several harddisks, connected through ethernet don't know what else it would mean...
> It actually means a Network Attached Storage to me; an external casing
> containing several harddisks, connected through ethernet don't know what
> else it would mean..."external" to _what_? In my experience, although "several harddisks"
(in a RAID configuration) is a valuable feature, it's not part of the
definition of "Network-Attached Storage".If you connect a USB-attached disk ("Storage") to a suitably
configured router (or other computer), so that that disk ("Storage") can
be accessed from client systems on the network, then some people would
see that arrangement as "Network-Attached Storage" (principally because
that's what it would be). I know what "NAS" means, but my psychic
powers are too weak for me to do more than guess what your "my NAS"
might be.Any (non-)description like "my gizmo" is inherently deficient for
anyone who can't see what it is.
antinode wrote:> It actually means a Network Attached Storage to me; an external casing
> containing several harddisks, connected through ethernet don't know what
> else it would mean..."external" to _what_? In my experience, although "several harddisks"
(in a RAID configuration) is a valuable feature, it's not part of the
definition of "Network-Attached Storage".If you connect a USB-attached disk ("Storage") to a suitably
configured router (or other computer), so that that disk ("Storage") can
be accessed from client systems on the network, then some people would
see that arrangement as "Network-Attached Storage" (principally because
that's what it would be). I know what "NAS" means, but my psychic
powers are too weak for me to do more than guess what your "my NAS"
might be.Any (non-)description like "my gizmo" is inherently deficient for
anyone who can't see what it is.You might just want to give people who you don't know, the benefit of the doubt, for the sake of answering their question, instead of questioning their correct use of IT terminology.
Even now, you just skip over 'connected through ethernet' just to further your own argument...