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tommertron November 23, 2009

Ethernet?

Can you not connect to this via ethernet? It seems like a shame for a device like this not to be network-connected.

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andrewking 2009-11-23 22:48:22

You have to get the Drobo Share if you need an ethernet connection.

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iamcdn28 2009-11-24 13:03:57

Drobo Share will not work with the Drobo S.

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holgr 2009-11-25 11:14:43

According to Data Robotics it will work with the Drobo Share, even though it is not officially supported. But why would you buy the Drobo S and use it over Ethernet?

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ranhalt 2009-11-24 03:33:06

Only the DroboPro and new DroboElite have integrated ethernet.

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holgr 2009-11-25 11:16:35

That isn't your usual, everyday kind of Ethernet. It's iSCSI, so you have to connect the DroboPro or DroboElite to a workstation/server to use it.

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bravedaun 2011-02-08 23:39:51

The Drobo FS also has Ethernet

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ranhalt 2009-11-24 03:41:13

It's also a shame that eSATA is faster that typical ethernet.

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tommertron 2009-11-24 13:26:56

Well, I guess what you lose in speed you gain in utility. For me, the best part of having a storage device like this would be to act as a basic 'server' where I can access my media from any computer in the house, or even just from the laptop when not being physically plugged in.

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discosis 2009-11-24 16:02:50

Yeah, the add-on nature of this put me off buying a Drobo...

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RyanTV 2009-11-24 16:21:30

Me too... completely. I really like the idea behind the drobo but the lack of basic network connectivity out of the box made me go with a ReadyNAS.

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sledlow 2009-11-24 18:19:49

Same here... I was really into what Drobo was pitching until I started researching and found that while it is an awesome external hard drive with automatic data redundancy, it leaves a lot to be desired if you are into the networking side. I went with a ReadyNas NV+ about a year ago and never looked back, I couldn't go a day without it.

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rockorox 2009-12-04 01:26:27

I agree, the lack an ethernet port out of the box is a huge ding. I've got the 2nd gen drobo and then bought the droboshare. BAD mistake. The drobo share is a *horrible* product. Drops connections all the time esp when using a snow leopard machine (see technote on drobo site). plus it's SLOOOOOOOOW. i was really excited at first about the drobo share since you could get it to run as an itunes server, but the connection/speed problems totally killed that idea. I think ppl would be better off getting the HP HomeServer. That seems more extensible.

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