Hi, My main desktop is an amd64 running Debian with 2GB RAM and 160GB disc, about to burst with all the stuff i have in /home. I can clean it up a bit but i'll just delay the issue. I can also repartition, since / is only taking up 25% of its space and i don't use the XP partition anyway.
My test box is an old Compaq Armada laptop - no battery, no monitor, a piece of junk. But works, with 96RAM running Open BSD. I use it to serve http and ssh at the moment, and maybe ftp in the future. Being a laptop it uses less power and the fan is more silent. I'm inclined to having it working 24/7, however, it only has a 4GB disc. What i'm thinking about is finding a big 2.5" IDE and use that laptop not only as my server toy but also as my /home, that way i can share its contents through the home network to the other pcs. The desktop would mount it at startup (NFS?), they're connected through the home router. Alternatively i could find a way to adapt the 3.5" 160GB SATA to the laptop but i think that's unlikely. The laptop only has USB 1.0. Are there any big hard drive limitations or is creating a small /boot partition at the start of the disk enough? Any other suggestions? TIA -- Nuno Magalhães
