On 5/11/2016 12:09 PM, Peter Ludikovsky wrote:
Not really broke. Eg. the BananaPi Router board comes in at about €75, with 5 Gb interfaces (4 switched) and a 2.5" SATA connector, and runs a minimally adapted Debian called Bananian. Add to that a small powered USB hub, starting at about €10, and some cables, and your total should be at around €100.
Thanks. I also asked on a local users group. The sugesstions vary in detail but are generally. Google on suggested components should be educational. Cost estimates are similar.
* Samba * autofs and/or udev to automagically export USB devices via Samba
Searching souhould give useful related links.
Regards /peter Am 11.05.2016 um 16:32 schrieb Richard Owlett:Underlying question: What should I be reading? I wish a blackbox which: 1. Connects 4 local machines via Ethernet [WiFi shall *NOT* be considered] A. A desktop with WinXP and multiple versions of Debian B. A laptop with WinXP Pro SP3 whose reason for existence is running SeaMonkey. Historically it is/was my primary machine. Its future is as a portable. C. A laptop dedicated to Linux experiments. I have erased the HDD as many as ten times in one week ;/ D. Misc temporarily connected laptops. 2. It shall provide multiple USB ports in order that a selection of flash dives and a 1 TB HDD can be accessed by any machine. 3. It *SHALL* connect to the internet via a T-Mobile 4G Hotspot Z915 connected via USB. The WiFi features have been disabled. I really wanted a USB cell network modem. The local T-Mobile outlet was only vendor that didn't try assaulting me with their 'smartphone-du-jour' with an atrociously large data plan. this connection shall be protected by a firewall. How broke will I be? TIA
