I don't have any old computers lying around to use. It looks like the buffalo one is about $140 bucks, which is perfect.
--- On Fri, 8/22/08, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [NF] Need NAS recommendations for home network > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 3:17 PM > Feeling bold? > > Use a Linux-based solution. I can envision setting up a box > with Samba, > ssh, nfs, and/or other access methods, with any number of > drives attached. > > Here's a Linux distro that is tuned for NAS, and comes > with a browser > configuration tool: > > http://freenas.org > > I'm going to be building a custom NAS for my house > sometime soon, which > will spin down the harddrives and go to sleep after 30 > minutes of > inactivity, and wake up when a client wants access using > Wake-on-LAN. > I'll bury it in my basement and all devices in the > house will just be > thin clients that boot their Linux images from the NAS, and > access/save > all data to the NAS. > > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
