Jim Lux wrote: > At 02:10 PM 7/19/2006, you wrote: >> On 7/19/06, Robert G. Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > 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). >> >> How about the Linksys NSLU2 type devices? Again, network performance >> might not be that good and would need a bit of work :) > > > That's sort of the model, though.. Except with the disk drive built in. > There ARE small network attached storage devices available, intended for > the home server market, but last time I looked (about a year ago), they > all seemed to require loading a special application on your PC or MAC > for access, probably so they could implement some sort of future Digital > Rights Management. The market is so competitive, I can't imagine that > they'd make money with the hardware alone, so I assume their idea would > be to get decent penetration, and then sell the capability to, for > instance, store (legally) downloaded music and/or video in connection > with a third party content provider. They all had quasi whizbang media > player type software that ran in connection with their thing (store your > MP3s on our server and play them on your PC!).
The NSLU2 can be loaded with third party firmware. There are a few varieties: http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FAQ/FirmwareMatrix The upshot is that the device can be loaded with firmware which occupies the internal flash rom, but supports NFS, SSH, SMB, etc. Or it can boot a kernel and initrd from flash, then load the operating system off of an attached usb hdd. Do you know anyone that sews for fun? It'd be pretty easy to make a mesh pouch for your port-a-NAS. -- 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
