Robert G. Brown wrote: > On Wed, 19 Jul 2006, Jim Lux wrote: > >> And, what I'd really, really like is a small standalone server >> (headless) that is like a pocket sized network attached disk storage. >> Like those portable drives with a Firewire or USB interface, except >> with an RJ45 Ethernet jack. If it could run things like DHCP, >> tftpserver, etc., all the better. > > I think that you can come really close to this now with OTS components. > I have a lovely little 80 GB USB/FW drive (about the size of a > paperback). Pair this with one of the ultra-small-footprint systems out > there (maybe micro-ATX?). That gives you a system maybe 10"x10"x3". Or > see if you can get a USB equipped PDA or Zaurus or something (although > getting all the software you want running in their available memory > might be a problem). You might be able to get a Zaurus connected to a > small USB bridge, and hang a paperback drive and a network interface on > it in something like 4"x6"x4", including a little mini keyboard and VGA > display... would that work? > > Mind you, the network performance would probably suck in anything with > less than a 10x10 base -- a bit less than laptop sized -- but that's > really pretty small. The paperback hard drives suck power from the USB > port, BTW, which might stress the USB power capacity of even a plugged > in PDA. Something else to think about. > > rgb >
Wouldn't an NSLU2 with third party firmware (for NFS support) do the job? Along with a pair of 3.5" external enclosures? -- Geoffrey D. Jacobs Go to the Chinese Restaurant, Order the Special _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
