I had similar experiences last year with a LinkStation for our church 
network.  After months of messing around, I finally returned the drive the 
Buffalo and they sent me a new one that worked perfectly. It has been 
working fine for 6-8 months now. Must be a software problem on the original 
drive.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Stephenson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:31 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Network drives


> Hello all!
>
> I have a client with a peer-to-peer Windows XP network. A year or so ago, 
> we
> got a Buffalo LinkStation network drive to host their business files for 
> all
> users (especially the data file for GoldMine, which requires a mapped 
> drive
> designation to work correctly). We also bought a Western Digital external
> hard drive that connects directly to the Buffalo via USB and acts as a
> backup for the Buffalo. Everything is connected through a 4-port Linksys
> router (internet is through Verizon DSL through the router) and a hub off
> the router.
>
> The setup works reasonably well except for the backup. After multiple
> configuration changes and phone conversations with Buffalo, I cannot get 
> the
> backup to work consistently. One example: if you manually start the backup
> (through software installed by Buffalo on a desktop), it refuses to ever
> end, as the process never actually stops unless you turn off the Buffalo 
> and
> the WD drive. Setting the Buffalo to do automatic backups most times 
> results
> in a failed backup. (If anyone has any suggestions about this, I'd be very
> grateful.)
>
> The client is tired of messing around with this setup, so I came up with 
> the
> idea of getting another network drive, attaching it directly to the 
> network,
> and doing backups with a real backup program. And finally the question(s):
> is this a reasonable concept and, if so, what backup program would you 
> use?
> Would you have any suggestions as to possible pitfalls or gotchas?
>
> Thank you for your time and thoughts about all this.
>
> Will Stephenson
> Acadia Technologies Inc.
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
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