It buys you lower overhead in the file transfer process, which means you can use lower-end machines as front-ends. I'm looking to use a Raspberry Pi running Raspbmc. It can handle the 1080p video decode just fine, but chokes on the file transfer part with files bigger than a GB or so. The advantage is a much simpler box, no fan/noise, and lower power consumption.
--------- Brian On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Anthony Q. Martin <[email protected]>wrote: > So that does it buy you...faster speeds to access files? I'm using Win7 > home staring on mine...and have 40TB of shares. > > > On 3/5/2013 7:29 AM, Brian Weeden wrote: > >> NFS is a much more efficient protocol for serving network files compared >> to >> SMB. >> >> I'd need a server module for NFS, not a client one. There are a couple of >> NFS server apps for Windows out there (FreeNFS and Hanewin) but people >> have >> had mixed results using them for my application. >> >> >> >> --------- >> Brian >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Anthony Q. Martin <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> Why do you need NFS? I'm just curious. >>> >>> From what I have read. if you are running Win7 Ultimate, there is a >>> client >>> for NFS that you have to install, because it does not come pre-installed. >>> >>> http://answers.microsoft.com/****en-us/windows/forum/windows_**7-**<http://answers.microsoft.com/**en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-**> >>> networking/nfs-client-for-****windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758-**** >>> 9711-72c8b003e5c9<http://**answers.microsoft.com/en-us/** >>> windows/forum/windows_7-**networking/nfs-client-for-** >>> windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758-**9711-72c8b003e5c9<http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/nfs-client-for-windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758-9711-72c8b003e5c9> >>> > >>> >>> http://www.blackviper.com/****windows-services/client-for-****nfs/<http://www.blackviper.com/**windows-services/client-for-**nfs/> >>> <http://www.blackviper.**com/windows-services/client-**for-nfs/<http://www.blackviper.com/windows-services/client-for-nfs/> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 3/4/2013 4:03 PM, Brian Weeden wrote: >>> >>> Need some advice on OS for my media server. I've been using Win7 for a >>>> while, but need to move to something that supports NFS. From what I've >>>> read, Win7 doesn't and won't. >>>> >>>> While I'm aware of the *nix world out there that might be an option, >>>> nearly >>>> all of my experience is with Windows and given that I really don't have >>>> time to learn a new OS I will need to stick with Windows. >>>> >>>> With the demise of Windows Home Server, I think my options are Windows >>>> Server 2008 or the new Server 2012 Essentials. What are the pros/cons >>>> of >>>> each? >>>> >>>> My media server does triple duty: it hosts the 20 TB of files for >>>> network >>>> clients (using FlexRAID), it acts as a HTPC frontend for the downstairs >>>> theater (using XBMC), and it serves as a ripping/converting machine >>>> (through RDP access to a second client session). >>>> >>>> I guess another option would be to separate out the fileserver from the >>>> frontend/ripping duties, but that would involve some major system >>>> reconfig >>>> and additional hardware that I would really not prefer to do. >>>> >>>> --------- >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> >>>> >
