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If you're behind a NAT router there's no real reason to worry about intrusion unless you download lots of garbage, but the point of intrusion will be your PC and not the unit.
But I guess there are all sorts of things you can do. A server based one obviously gives you the most flexibility. What happens if in a year from now you need another 2 TB? Obviously cost is a factor there, but, if you have any spare PCs laying around you can build a half decent NAS with them as long as it's not some celeron chip from the early 90s.
As for Gbit LAN, is speed a factor for you that you need more than 100 Mbit/sec (12.5 MB a sec) (gigabyte is 128 MB/sec)?
You can get a spool of Cat6 and ends for a Hundred and change and rewire everything if you'd like. Though, realistically, cat5e can push GBit ethernet. You more than likely have cat5e cabling, it's really rare to have straight cat5 anymore.
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I have a D-Link DNS-323 which is a pretty popular home solution. You provide your own drives for it, but the cost for 2TB is about the same, and easier to upgrade. Just replace/pop a new disk in.
Mine works great for my uses: storing media for streaming and backups. Administration is through a web interface similar to a router.
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But I guess there are all sorts of things you can do. A server based one obviously gives you the most flexibility. What happens if in a year from now you need another 2 TB? Obviously cost is a factor there, but, if you have any spare PCs laying around you can build a half decent NAS with them as long as it's not some celeron chip from the early 90s.
As for Gbit LAN, is speed a factor for you that you need more than 100 Mbit/sec (12.5 MB a sec) (gigabyte is 128 MB/sec)?
You can get a spool of Cat6 and ends for a Hundred and change and rewire everything if you'd like. Though, realistically, cat5e can push GBit ethernet. You more than likely have cat5e cabling, it's really rare to have straight cat5 anymore.
Mine works great for my uses: storing media for streaming and backups. Administration is through a web interface similar to a router.