PCH A-210 with QNAP TS-412

[magicj1]

Hi.

I have just got a Qnap TS-412 to replace my internal & external drives that I use to store my backed up movies which I play on PCH.

Could anyone tell me which is the best way to set this up. There are 2 ethernet ports on the back of the Qnap, should I use 1 of them to go directly into the PCH, or is it best if I feed this to my router then from the router to my PCH?

Do I use Samba?

And advive would be truely welcome.

[halfelite]

Just plug one into your router. the two are usually used for load balancing/fail over but in a home you just need one. And you could use samba or nfs. either one will be fine.

[magicj1]

Thanks halelite.

I have found so far 'it is early days' that the Qnap nor PCH can be connected to a ethernet switcher, I was experiancing a lot of Audio drop out in DVD format, and Blu-rays wouldn't even play.

I had:

Qnap/router/switcher/PCH

now using:

Qnap/router/PCH

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If I still find I have audio drop out would I be better looking at replacing my router or going wireless?