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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => D-Link Storage => DNS-323 => Topic started by: jink on December 16, 2008, 02:59:55 PM
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That other thread is too big. Sorry if it offends, but i think it's time for a fresh one. :-[
Just got my DNS-323 today along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates. Seems like the wait for 1.06 has become somewhat agonizing for many; any update other than 'soon'? ??? How 'bout something like - "it has now been officially released. Here is the link..." ;)
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Yes, I bought mine last week and have been eagerly awaiting logging on here and seeing the "Here it is!" thread ...
Steve
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That other thread is too big. Sorry if it offends, but i think it's time for a fresh one. :-[
Just got my DNS-323 today along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates. Seems like the wait for 1.06 has become somewhat agonizing for many; any update other than 'soon'? ??? How 'bout something like - "it has now been officially released. Here is the link..." ;)
I got my dns-321 working with the 1.5TB seagates with firmware 1.01. Waiting for the updated firmware for dns-323 so I can put 1.5T drives in that product.
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I also have two 1.5TB hard disks sitting idle.
When I am in the room with them and I am very quiet I can hear them losing value.
I think D-Link is waiting for 3 consecutive days without posts with the words firmware 1.06 in them to finally release the file.
Damn, now I've ruined it!
Called support yesterday. Typical helpdesk. You should press the reset button at the back, then your disks will be detected and you will be able to format in Raid1.
I didn't respond to it like I used to. Over time you give up on fighting the system. Certainly helpdesk systems.
Merry XMas to the developers of the firmware's!
No kidding, I am almost sure it hasn't got anything to do with you guys.
If it has got anything to do with you I will of course come to haunt you in your dreams! 8)
Merry XMas to all!!
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Yeah, same thing here.... I bought about 2 weeks ago 2 Seagate 1.5 TB drives and this NAS, knowing the updated firmware should have been here very soon (from reading the other posts). But no, it's still not there...
I can't wait to put them in RAID1 and start using them! After updating the Seagates firmware (SD17 to SD1A) I did the configuration as Standard drives and setup all my options... Only 3 steps left in my setup!
1- Update to 1.06 when available (soon, very soon, please D-Link!)
2- Format the drives as RAID1
3- Fill up the array with some data!!!!
This seems to be the best NAS for home use, the features VS price ratio seems very competitive. I also bought a D-Link DGS-1008D so I could have the best transfer rate possible!
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I gave up waiting and decided to build my own NAS for under $300
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Poor planning and purchases based on speculation is hardly prudent...It seems unlikely to me that a new firmware will be released immediately prior to Christmas as I am sure the support department wouldn't be too happy fixing issues from a new firmware during the holiday season.
When it is ready I have no doubt we will all know immediately. Since when did asking "Are we there yet?" during a car ride get you there any faster...
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Are we there yet?
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(http://blog.enter.net/users/baker/profile/ARE%20WE%20THERE%20YET%20copy.jpg)
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It's funny how I ended up with two of these NAS drives (DNS-323 and DNS-321). Since the beg of this year I wanted to run a RAID 1 setup, but cost was a big factor. I had seen the 323 for $119 after rebate in April so I decided to wait until I could get the unit close to that price. Come Nov and I ended up getting a Shuttle KPC-45 for a real cheap price ($45) so I decided to run FREENAS on that instead. I also saw the 323 for sale at Amazon for 146 - 20 rebate so that was tempting. Well, I got a good deal on my Seagate 1.5T drives (I bought three) and upgraded the firmware from SD17 to SD1A when I got it and decided what the heck, I'll get the 323 from Amazon, but they were sold out so I got the DNS-321 for $78 and bought that. Days later I saw the dns-323 for sale again and bought it because I really wanted the dns-323 (I've been waiting for that for a year). I decided to resign the Shuttle to multi-boot various OSs (Linux/Ubuntu, XP, Lepoard, etc). I finally got everything delivered and realized the firmware that supports the 1.5T drive is for the dns-321. Now I'm happily running those drives on the dns-321. I want to buy 2 more 1.5T drives and run those on the dns-323 when the firmware becomes available.
I am really happy with the dns-321. I only have one issue and that is accessing the shared folders on an xp machine (works in vista). I think the issue is the fact this account has a password > 10 characters and the passwords must match that for the accounts set up on the dns-32x. Correct me if I am wrong.
Hmm... this post just went off on a tangent.. Sorry..
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Happy Saturnalia ;)
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I was in the "I can't wait until 1.06 to use my 1.5Tb hard drives" camp, but as time as passed, it seems less important. Using a scheduled job to do an incremental copy from Volume_1 to Volume_2 accomplishes practically the same thing, but give you an extra level of security from accidental deletes. Granted I am not running a DBMS where I need complete real-time redundancy. For keeping a mirror copy of my music and picture libraries and all the stuff I have accumulated over the years, the scheduled job handles it perfectly. In fact, I'm not so sure I will reformat to RAID 1 when 1.06 becomes available.
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I was in the "I can't wait until 1.06 to use my 1.5Tb hard drives" camp, but as time as passed, it seems less important. Using a scheduled job to do an incremental copy from Volume_1 to Volume_2 accomplishes practically the same thing, but give you an extra level of security from accidental deletes. Granted I am not running a DBMS where I need complete real-time redundancy. For keeping a mirror copy of my music and picture libraries and all the stuff I have accumulated over the years, the scheduled job handles it perfectly. In fact, I'm not so sure I will reformat to RAID 1 when 1.06 becomes available.
Since you don't need "real-time redundancy" you don't need RAID1 and as you point out, the backup accomplishes "practically the same thing" but with the added advantage of protection from accidental deletes - you'd probably be better off with standard drives.
I just wish more people could make the same assessment as you have.
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Apparently the 1.06 claimed.
For my part I just need the FTP server supports Unicode as the 1.06 does not come I can not use a product that I bought over 250 dollars because it does not support the language of countries in which it was sold. And it will do now more than 4 months waiting.
But looking a bit you realize that there are leakages here and there.
Indeed there is the site station-driver.com "that offers you the 1.06b65, but it is in Chinese: the web interface is in Chinese, I have not found in English.
For as against the 1.06b65 is not very old therefore a lot of features, including Unicode for ftp.
D-Link apparently do not have the money or the budget to get basic functionality in a firmware stable, he prefers all of a sudden, which is a shame, which harms their image.
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Indeed there is the site station-driver.com "that offers you the 1.06b65, but it is in Chinese: the web interface is in Chinese, I have not found in English.
1.06b65 IS in English!!! I've installed it because I was tired of constant waiting (shame on you D-Link). Firmware seems to be OK (except Email Alert System... but I was warned on www.dl-support.de so it wasn't a surprise). Too bad not every bug (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=1776 -> still present) or security hole was fixed (direct access to BitTorrent without authentication via http://10.10.10.2/web/bt/fe02.asp... BitTorrent from EasySearch 4.4.0). Let's hope it will be resolved in the Final firmware... someday.
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where you find the 1.06b65 in english ????? please!
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On http://www.station-drivers.com/page/dlink.htm (http://www.station-drivers.com/page/dlink.htm):
http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/dlink/dns-323/DNS-323_1.06b65_beta(www.station-drivers.com).exe (http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/dlink/dns-323/DNS-323_1.06b65_beta(www.station-drivers.com).exe)
http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/dlink/dns323_easy_search_4.4.0.0(www.station-drivers.com).exe (http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/dlink/dns323_easy_search_4.4.0.0(www.station-drivers.com).exe)
Remember it's a beta...
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I've installed it because I was tired of constant waiting (shame on you D-Link).
Let me get this straight. You ran out of patience, grabbed a beta, have issues with it, and D-Link is at fault?
Sounds like something went wrong between the keyboard and the computer.
As others have reflected on here, it's better to have firmware released that is as bug-free as possible which has been thoroughly regression tested by a professional staff than to get something that is not complete, not fully tested, and may lose all of your precious data.
But if complaining makes you feel better, don't take it out on D-Link; you're the one who chose to buy their product and install beta software that hasn't been released from D-Link USA.
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Let me get this straight. You ran out of patience, grabbed a beta, have issues with it, and D-Link is at fault?
You got me completely wrong. I can temporarily live with small bugs like e-mail alerting (I was fully aware of that and I'm not complaining about that). But I needed some improved functionality from 1.06 (FTP SSL, Unicode for FTP, UPS Support, improved UPnP, HDD spin down issues). I can't wait forever (especially for fixing security holes). There are more people like me on this forum.
As for 2 bugs I've described (network shares with national characters and BT security hole), treat it like a beta tester rapport (but I will seriously complain if they won't be fixed in the final 1.06 firmware ;) ).
As others have reflected on here, it's better to have firmware released that is as bug-free as possible which has been thoroughly regression tested by a professional staff than to get something that is not complete, not fully tested (...)
And how long are they going to test this firmware? A year ? It's insane. For example security holes in web interface were discovered in May (D-Link in such situations should immediately release a patch).
But if complaining makes you feel better, don't take it out on D-Link; you're the one who chose to buy their product
Who knows if it won't be my first and the last NAS from D-Link. I'm still angry about that EXT3 thing (they removed the very important feature I've paid for instead of fixing it). Maybe I'll stick to QNAP NASes in the future.
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It has been released on the official support page! Nice, I'll test it out right away!!! This is a great gift, thanks D-Link!