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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => D-Link Storage => DNS-323 => Topic started by: McPillager on March 01, 2011, 04:16:38 AM
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Just out of curiosity and for fun....
What is your #1 new or improved thing you would like to see in firmware 1.10?
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new dlna media server.
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+1.
Otherwise, it is useless as a media server.
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ffp as part of the standard product.
Current documentation.
Procedures for new users that are NOT Windows users.
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Ability to share more than one root folder.
Otherwise, I don't see how you can share data on two independent disks.
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Fix the FAN issue on the newer C1 DNS-323 Models...
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Ability to share more than one root folder.
Otherwise, I don't see how you can share data on two independent disks.
check out the other thread you've created about this one. You shouldn't have this problem at the first place. :o
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With 1.10 Beta to be released soon, maybe this wish list should be for features in 1.11.
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Fix the fan issue with H/W rev C1, better bitorrent client and improve Upnp streaming and config
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I can't really say which one is number 1, but there's 2 major issues.
1) Proper formatting of the drives. I suspect a LOT of the slow speeds of the device are actually because, for whatever reason, the disks don't get properly formatted. When I did an upgrade to 2TB drives from a pair of 1TB, I was only able to transfer at about 13MB/sec across a gigabit network. When I tried dropping the drives into an enclosure and running the pull from a Linux machine, it was only able to grab it at about the same speed. Yet after I was done, I reformatted the drives to test for speed, and under ext4 on the same machine they were able to pull and push at 30MB/sec through USB. That suggests that the slow speeds are because of improper formatting.
2) DLNA that actually works. For some reason, the device will no longer show up on my PS3, and I've never been able to pull it up as a media server on my Win7 machine, instead having to just use it to load the files as standard.
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A beta version has been released.
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=5485.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=5485.0)
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?board=251.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?board=251.0)
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Support for 3TB+ drives. Everything else can be fixed/installed using 3rd party tools.
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first post ever! expect there will be many more
my rig is dns-323 + dual 2tb wd caviar green.
this thing is quiet, cool and wicked fun so far!
i'd say my wish list would have to include a torrent client with a friendly webgui for remote management, rss, all the bells and whistles one expects from a modern torrent client. this purchase is my first foray unto the realm of networking, linux and the combination of the two. ive taken a couple swipes at funplug, to no avail.
also, id like to be able to give one user or group both read access to folder x and read/write to folder y. i thought this would be a simple thing to do...but i haven't figured out how as yet. which reminds me, that's what i came here to do...
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Add into web interface in DHCP configuration additional radiobox :
if DHCP server is not respond:
(*) use static IP: 192.168.0.32
( ) use auto ip: 169.254.x.x
My UseCase is:
I have WiFi router with 100MB Ethernet ports with enabled DHCP
DNS-323 connected to one of router ports
In case if I need to transfer large files to/from my laptop I disconnect DNS-323 from WiFi router and plug Ethernet cable from DNS-323 directly into my laptop. Laptop Ethernet port configured as: if DHCP server is not found - use ip: 192.168.0.102, default gateway: 192.168.0.32
As result in my laptop I have 2 network one (default) with working WiFi, other for large files transfer.
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Add USB drive functionality to the USB port. Since there are hacks that can do this (http://wiki.dns323.info/howto:external_drive (http://wiki.dns323.info/howto:external_drive)), it means "it's only software" to add it.
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it means "it's only software" to add it.
Not quite. Software means development, testing, documentation, support, etc. Although I understand your point was that it 'physically' can do it as no hardware change is required. Personally, I'm already running USB sticks and HDDS as it significantly enhances the usability of the product. It doesn't matter to me if it is built in, or 3rd party, as ultimately it's just a standard Linux module that you need to load.
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EARS 4K HD support. There are other NAS units that support EARS drives. 1.10beta seems to have that support and I hope everything goes well.
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I wish it would be more stable.
Again one of the drives is not visible. Have restarted, unpluged, ... no success. Need to unmount drives and put them back.
Also the incremental backup would need some fix. Has never finished successfully.
And proper support for ÕõÄäÖöÜü letters. Many of my problems are initiated from there actually.
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I wish it would be more stable.
Again one of the drives is not visible. Have restarted, unpluged, ... no success. Need to unmount drives and put them back.
Also the incremental backup would need some fix. Has never finished successfully.
And proper support for ÕõÄäÖöÜü letters. Many of my problems are initiated from there actually.
Did you factory reset the DNS-323?
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Not quite. Software means development, testing, documentation, support, etc. Although I understand your point was that it 'physically' can do it as no hardware change is required. Personally, I'm already running USB sticks and HDDS as it significantly enhances the usability of the product. It doesn't matter to me if it is built in, or 3rd party, as ultimately it's just a standard Linux module that you need to load.
I am aware of all of that. I founded a software company earlier in my career, and I'll point out that harping about "development, testing, documentation, support" and then saying you don't care if the software is a 3rd party hack is self contradictory.
However, I also can look at the list of "features" that have been addressed in the various firmware revisions, including the v1.10 beta, and it's clear it's not market driven. If someone associated with the DNS-323 project had done a market driven Pareto of features for a small NAS, they'd have come up basically what everyone else in the universe has - that if you have a USB port on the unit, #1 most valuable use to the most users would be external drive support with a distant #2 as UPS support. Yet the reverse is what has been implemented. Adding low usage high-liability (for D-Link) stuff like BitTorrent is nuts and indicates the firmware is technology driven by what the programmers think is cool rather than what the most users would find useful. Same with v1.10 beta having a 6 year old Bonjour client folded in instead of a modern version, features that work in one firmware version being broken in later versions, etc.
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What I'd like to see most of all is support for Windows 7 libraries. This means that the DNS-323 has to index its hard disks to XML files. I believe this is based on Windows Search 4.0.
If this is added, you can properly add a NAS share to your library and search/browse it incredibly quickly, because Windows won't actually have to scan the share (and thus the disks) but it can simply use the XML index file.
This may be a long shot and I don't expect it to arrive in 1.10, but maybe 1.11? :)
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However, I also can look at the list of "features" that have been addressed in the various firmware revisions, including the v1.10 beta, and it's clear it's not market driven. If someone associated with the DNS-323 project had done a market driven Pareto of features for a small NAS, they'd have come up basically what everyone else in the universe has - that if you have a USB port on the unit, #1 most valuable use to the most users would be external drive support with a distant #2 as UPS support. Yet the reverse is what has been implemented. Adding low usage high-liability (for D-Link) stuff like BitTorrent is nuts and indicates the firmware is technology driven by what the programmers think is cool rather than what the most users would find useful. Same with v1.10 beta having a 6 year old Bonjour client folded in instead of a modern version, features that work in one firmware version being broken in later versions, etc.
Amen, brother!!!
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1) USB Drive support
2) An easily workable sftp server and/or ...
3) a secure web file server (like my QNAP)
3) Support for third party applications
4) transcoding media server that really works
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1) USB Drive support
2) A working SSL ftp connection over the internet
3) An NZB Client
4) Support for bigger drives, e.g. 3TB+ (does dlink know how hard it already is to get hold of a working 2TB these days!?)
5) Be able to add more than 1 folder to the list in UPnP server.
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Subtitle support on UPnP/DLNA
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Definitely a stable NFS add-on! At least for me, using the NFS add-on with the 1.09 firmware causes the DNS-323 to become unresponsive via NFS/CIFS/Web within minutes or hours after it's booted.
Dave
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music id tags so I can play my albums in the correct order.
It's not a big thing but I think of it every time I play music on my PS3 (which is often).
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Fix the FAN issue on the newer C1 DNS-323 Models...
This is a bug (HDD standby/fan at max) and should have been fixed a long ago. Damn D-Link for ignoring stupid bugs like this for months and years. I mean it would be really that hard to fix it?
That said, did D-Link have mercy and is it fixed in 1.10 beta?
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GPT partition table support so it will recognize drives > 2TB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3TB drives are out, and getting cheap already. 4TB is on the way. Come on D-link! :)
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S.M.A.R.T. monitoring
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S.M.A.R.T. monitoring
Yes, yes, this one, too. That should have existed from the beginning. NAS without S.M.A.R.T. isn't really smart.
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+1
+1.
Otherwise, it is useless as a media server.
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1) Support for MTS files extension in UPnP media player. It is ridiculous to have to rename .MTS to .M2TS in order to playback them. Should not be a big deal to implement.
2) Support for more formats and codecs would also be nice.
3) Be able to add more than 1 folder to the list in UPnP server.
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Direct copy from USB drive And Change New Interface...
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1) Support for MTS files extension in UPnP media player. It is ridiculous to have to rename .MTS to .M2TS in order to playback them. Should not be a big deal to implement.
2) Support for more formats and codecs would also be nice.
3) Be able to add more than 1 folder to the list in UPnP server.
1) sounds like the MKV case where playback is possible if files are renamed to MP4.
3) would be nice.
I think the #1 wish is now a close release date since patience is running out, really.
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1) sounds like the MKV case where playback is possible if files are renamed to MP4.
3) would be nice.
I think the #1 wish is now a close release date since patience is running out, really.
i have a stack of mkv's and i can play them all fine from the dns323
without renaming just wondering what you are using to cause the isssue, i have a popcorn hour a100 :)
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What is my #1 wish for 1.10 firmware? For it to be released in my lifetime. ;)
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i have a stack of mkv's and i can play them all fine from the dns323
without renaming just wondering what you are using to cause the isssue, i have a popcorn hour a100 :)
Just the NAS directly accessed from the Samsung TV through the LAN.
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For it to be released some time this century...
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Just the NAS directly accessed from the Samsung TV through the LAN.
sounds like a samsung fault to me or lack of support
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What about Wake on Lan?
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- option to automatically re-start or not re-start after a power failure
- Wake on Lan support
- S.M.A.R.T. monitoring and reporting wihin the GUI
- a STABLE bittorrent GUI. I'm sick and tired of seeing "Connect to server failed"
- make the logs accessable via the GUI, instead of having to hack the box or install FUNPLUG to find out why something doesn't work as expected.
- external USB HDD support, not just printer support.
- better stability
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sounds like a samsung fault to me or lack of support
This is off topic, but no. As I've stated in many past threads, the TV can play MKV and subtitles from USB. The DNS-323 AV Media Server does not support streaming of MKV and subtitle files.
If you have any further inquiries on the subject please ask in a new thread or send me a PM.