One thing I've noticed lately with manufacturers offering routers with USB ports simulating NAS, is that they really have a hard time dealing with NTFS formatted drives. Mainly because they are running Linux with reversed engineered NTFS drivers (Paragon, LinuxNTFS, Tuxera, etc). Let alone trying to work with exFAT formatted drives.
Even SAMBA has some minor quirks with Windows clients. Or it could be that no one really configures it properly, I don't know.
So has anyone ever thought of using Microsoft's Windows Embedded for running a router that offers NAS and Print services?
I know, I know... "Windows isn't secure!!!" But Microsoft has come a long way in security, with W7. Microsoft is continuing on with WE8, so it's still going, and won't be abandoned.
Also, I know that there is the cost of licensing WE. But I know when dealing with MS, deals can be made for volume licensing.
So, are there any Windows Embedded developers lurking here? What are your thoughts?
Personally, I would love to find a piece of hardware that has 4 ethernet ports, wireless, and USB that is compatible with WE and download the eval from MS to see if it's possible.
Even SAMBA has some minor quirks with Windows clients. Or it could be that no one really configures it properly, I don't know.
So has anyone ever thought of using Microsoft's Windows Embedded for running a router that offers NAS and Print services?
I know, I know... "Windows isn't secure!!!" But Microsoft has come a long way in security, with W7. Microsoft is continuing on with WE8, so it's still going, and won't be abandoned.
Also, I know that there is the cost of licensing WE. But I know when dealing with MS, deals can be made for volume licensing.
So, are there any Windows Embedded developers lurking here? What are your thoughts?
Personally, I would love to find a piece of hardware that has 4 ethernet ports, wireless, and USB that is compatible with WE and download the eval from MS to see if it's possible.
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