MoonGazer
New Around Here
Hello everyone,
I'd like to buy a new 802.11g/n router that lets me access one or several of my USB 2.0/3.0 disks via WiFi (e.g. 2 GB WD MyBook Essential). These are the candidates on my shortlist so far:
ASUS RT-N66U
Linksys E4200-EW
Netgear N900
AVM FRITZ!Box 7390
Ideally I could use this setup to configure both a Time Machine and an iTunes library with Mac OS Lion (mostly on a MacBook Air mid-2011). I understand that this won't work in a FAT32 or NTFS environment. Will I be able to hook up a disk formatted in Mac OS Extended Journaled? Also, I've heard about broken AFP compatibility under Lion. Is that still an issue?
Having more than one USB port makes it easier to connect additional drives or a printer. I'd consider that a strong advantage but not a necessity.
I live in Europe and sometimes use a subscription VPN service to access Hulu and other US-only sites. A nice feature would be to connect my PS3 via the router using PPTP or L2TP, but it's not very important important to me.
I've never used DD-WRT or Tomato firmwares, but I'm completely open to trying something new if there are tangible advantages to be had.
Any recommendations?
Am I applying the wrong search-strategy here? Should I go straight for "true" NAS-device...? (The price ceiling I originally had in mind for the router is 200 Euros.)
Any help is much appreciated!
I'd like to buy a new 802.11g/n router that lets me access one or several of my USB 2.0/3.0 disks via WiFi (e.g. 2 GB WD MyBook Essential). These are the candidates on my shortlist so far:
ASUS RT-N66U
Linksys E4200-EW
Netgear N900
AVM FRITZ!Box 7390
Ideally I could use this setup to configure both a Time Machine and an iTunes library with Mac OS Lion (mostly on a MacBook Air mid-2011). I understand that this won't work in a FAT32 or NTFS environment. Will I be able to hook up a disk formatted in Mac OS Extended Journaled? Also, I've heard about broken AFP compatibility under Lion. Is that still an issue?
Having more than one USB port makes it easier to connect additional drives or a printer. I'd consider that a strong advantage but not a necessity.
I live in Europe and sometimes use a subscription VPN service to access Hulu and other US-only sites. A nice feature would be to connect my PS3 via the router using PPTP or L2TP, but it's not very important important to me.
I've never used DD-WRT or Tomato firmwares, but I'm completely open to trying something new if there are tangible advantages to be had.
Any recommendations?
Am I applying the wrong search-strategy here? Should I go straight for "true" NAS-device...? (The price ceiling I originally had in mind for the router is 200 Euros.)
Any help is much appreciated!