On 03/07/12 20:45, Graeme Gemmill wrote:
I have just found this LUG, so this is an introductory message. I have
used Mandrake/Mandriva for several years, and read and occasionally
contribute to the alt.os.linux.mandriva news group. Living in Litton
Cheney, I intend to attend the next meeting held in Dorchester to meet
other Linux users. This may be a bit early to be asking for
advice/recommendations, but I am interested in implementing a
Linux-based NAS to provide additional data security on my home network
accessible from Mandriva and Windows OSs.
Regards
Graeme
Hi Graema, Welcome to Dlug
A lot will depend on the type of NAS you are after, I have a single Disk
NAS from Lacie which has a linux based OS but is aimed really at the
windows market. I have not tried or even know if it is possible to hack
the OS. I can mount it on my linux box and it works and have mounted it
on windows boxes so other in the family can access it. I normally back
this up on a monthly basis via rsync, it was backed up more regularly at
one stage but the data is not added to, changed or deleted that
frequently at the moment so there no need for more regular backups.
If you are looking at a multi disk nas, then you could try building one
to suit, I looked at doing similar a while ago and kept this link as the
basis of how I would go about it http://matthewlai.ca/blog/?p=968 I have
no idea if it is any good in real life
Hope it helps
Tim
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