Vantec NexStar LX NAS

Rob Williams · 05-30-2007, 12:14 AM

As NAS is becoming ever more popular, many are looking for the best bang for the buck. That's where Vantecs $60 unit comes into play. Although it offers IDE support only, it proves to be quite a solid offering.

You can read the full review here and discuss it here.

05-30-2007, 03:50 AM

Be careful about the filesystem this device supports for the HDD. Its only FAT32 only in network mode!

06-04-2007, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Be careful about the filesystem this device supports for the HDD. Its only FAT32 only in network mode!

Is there ANY affordable NAS enclosure which supports NTFS?!?!?

06-26-2007, 01:31 PM

I've been struggling to get my Vantec NST-375LX working with Vista for ages.
I've tried multiple network cards, routers, disabled and remove my anti-virus and turned off my firewall and it still keeps freezing and crashing when I try view and copy files to and from the NAS.
I've also tried all the netsh commands and variables without success - Don't waste your time messing around with these settings.

I've upgraded to the latest version of the firmware NAS-BASIC46 from the Vantec site which made no difference.

Finally, I found out that the Vantec firmware can be flashed with LANTEC NAS-BASIC48 Firmware which is the new Vista compatible firmware version.
I uploaded the new firmware, rebooted and it works 100% now.

The web interface is slightly different but it's essentially the same thing and all your settings will be kept when you do the flash.

Greg King · 06-26-2007, 01:39 PM

Thank you BigMu for sharing that. I hope it helps anyone with similar problems.

06-26-2007, 03:02 PM

Do a search on Google for NAS-BASIC48 to get the firmware.
Not sure if I can post links - but here's where I got my version:
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Oth...ader-069.shtml

08-12-2007, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigMu

I've been struggling to get my Vantec NST-375LX working with Vista for ages.
I've tried multiple network cards, routers, disabled and remove my anti-virus and turned off my firewall and it still keeps freezing and crashing when I try view and copy files to and from the NAS.
I've also tried all the netsh commands and variables without success - Don't waste your time messing around with these settings.

I've upgraded to the latest version of the firmware NAS-BASIC46 from the Vantec site which made no difference.

Finally, I found out that the Vantec firmware can be flashed with LANTEC NAS-BASIC48 Firmware which is the new Vista compatible firmware version.
I uploaded the new firmware, rebooted and it works 100% now.

The web interface is slightly different but it's essentially the same thing and all your settings will be kept when you do the flash.

yep, my NAS crash even with winxp!! now I make the upgrade with LANTEC NAS-BASIC48 firmware it works great, no more crash for me now. Thanks!!!!

08-22-2007, 04:19 AM

Aaaaa, thank you BigMu! I'm also having problems, and I hope the NAS-BASIC48 firmware can solve them!

I quick question... What file do I use? I uncompressed the archive and there are more then one BIN file. Do I use the one named FirmwareBasicNAS.bin ?!

Thanks a lot!

08-28-2007, 01:41 PM

Over the past few months I have tried every way I know to get the FTP server function working on my Nexstar LX. I have tried two different routers (Linksys WRT54GL and Trendnet TEW-432BRP) and even tried bypassing the router and connecting the LX straight to my ADSL modem. I changed the Linksys firmware to DD-WRT hoping that would help.

I have a thread running at http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/netwo...p-problem.html
and received many suggestions. My knowledge of networking is very limited so I could be doing something very stupid. My ISP (Telus) may be successfully blocking FTP but I doubt that are able to block all ports. Has anyone succeeded in gaining FTP access to this unit from a remote PC? If so, would you be willing to share basic setup information (how LX gateway and DNS relates to router gateway and DNS, port forwarding/triggering, etc.)?

Thanks for any help.

12-31-2007, 07:41 PM

I also am with Telus right now, I can't get the FTP working either. I read something about Telus blocking FTP-type packets so that it doesn't work. So you can't host on Telus from what I know no matter the port.

05-30-2007, 12:14 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Vantec NexStar LX NAS As NAS is becoming ever more popular, many are looking for the best bang for the buck. That's where Vantecs $60 unit comes into play. Although it offers IDE support only, it proves to be quite a solid offering. You can read the full review here and discuss it here. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-26-2007, 01:31 PM	#4
BigMu Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Vista Problems Fixed I've been struggling to get my Vantec NST-375LX working with Vista for ages. I've tried multiple network cards, routers, disabled and remove my anti-virus and turned off my firewall and it still keeps freezing and crashing when I try view and copy files to and from the NAS. I've also tried all the netsh commands and variables without success - Don't waste your time messing around with these settings. I've upgraded to the latest version of the firmware NAS-BASIC46 from the Vantec site which made no difference. Finally, I found out that the Vantec firmware can be flashed with LANTEC NAS-BASIC48 Firmware which is the new Vista compatible firmware version. I uploaded the new firmware, rebooted and it works 100% now. The web interface is slightly different but it's essentially the same thing and all your settings will be kept when you do the flash.

06-26-2007, 01:39 PM	#5
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Thank you BigMu for sharing that. I hope it helps anyone with similar problems. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

06-26-2007, 03:02 PM	#6
BigMu Guest Poster Posts: n/a	NAS-BASIC48 Do a search on Google for NAS-BASIC48 to get the firmware. Not sure if I can post links - but here's where I got my version: http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Oth...ader-069.shtml

08-28-2007, 01:41 PM	#9
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Nexstar LX running as an FTP server Over the past few months I have tried every way I know to get the FTP server function working on my Nexstar LX. I have tried two different routers (Linksys WRT54GL and Trendnet TEW-432BRP) and even tried bypassing the router and connecting the LX straight to my ADSL modem. I changed the Linksys firmware to DD-WRT hoping that would help. I have a thread running at http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/netwo...p-problem.html and received many suggestions. My knowledge of networking is very limited so I could be doing something very stupid. My ISP (Telus) may be successfully blocking FTP but I doubt that are able to block all ports. Has anyone succeeded in gaining FTP access to this unit from a remote PC? If so, would you be willing to share basic setup information (how LX gateway and DNS relates to router gateway and DNS, port forwarding/triggering, etc.)? Thanks for any help.

05-30-2007, 03:50 AM	#2
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Be careful about the filesystem this device supports for the HDD. Its only FAT32 only in network mode!

08-22-2007, 04:19 AM	#8
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Aaaaa, thank you BigMu! I'm also having problems, and I hope the NAS-BASIC48 firmware can solve them! I quick question... What file do I use? I uncompressed the archive and there are more then one BIN file. Do I use the one named FirmwareBasicNAS.bin ?! Thanks a lot!

12-31-2007, 07:41 PM	#10
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	I also am with Telus right now, I can't get the FTP working either. I read something about Telus blocking FTP-type packets so that it doesn't work. So you can't host on Telus from what I know no matter the port.

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