On Sunday 01 May 2005 02:15 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Sunday 01 May 2005 14:07, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Sunday 01 May 2005 12:50, JR wrote: > > > On Sunday 01 May 2005 12:07 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > > > > On Sunday 01 May 2005 11:49, JR wrote: > > > > > My laptop is pretty low on harddrive space. If I want to install > > > > > something big (like openoffice or a large game), I usually have to > > > > > uninstall something else, or delete some music. > > > > > > > > > > I'm wondering is there a minimal way that I could connect a > > > > > harddrive to the network here at home, and use it as another > > > > > partitiion? Or even just as a network drive. Maybe I could put all > > > > > my mp3's on it. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Jarlath > > > > > > > > Yes you certainly can. You could use a network drive, or one > > > > attached by USB. Just plugging in a USB drive will cause it to be > > > > mounted (as /mnt/removable I think) > > > > > > > > Another alternative, is if you have other computers in the house you > > > > can mount one of their drives. For example if there is a Windows > > > > computer in the house just define one of it folders as 'shared' and > > > > then use Samba to mount it on your Linux computer. > > > > > > > > If you go to Mandrake Control Centre>MountPoints>Samba you can pick > > > > the Windows shares to mount and choose a mount point. Your system > > > > will then automatically mount those shares whenever it boots. > > > > > > > > If you have other linux computers in the house you can share their > > > > partitions using NFS. I have one computer I use as my MythTV frontend > > > > which has no hard drive at all and mounts all its partitions over the > > > > network with NFS. > > > > > > > > derek > > > > > > Thanks for that Derek, > > > > > > Nice options. The network drive idea sounds great. There is another > > > computer in the house but it's not on very often. > > > > > > Am I right in thinking that the network drive can be attached to the > > > hub in the house and then accessed from any of the computers? This > > > would be ideal, as I could just put it under the stairs with the router > > > and forget about it. > > > > > > Jarlath > > > > You chose the only option I do not have personal experience of :-) > > Check out Network drives from www.ximeta.com They certainly work with > > Linux. They have a HOWTO for RedHat here > > http://www.ximeta.com/support/guides/netdisk/ndas/linux/05.php I assume > > you can use it with Mandrake as well. > > You might also like to check out the Freecom product. (I think it may be > > a rebadged Ximeta) > > http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=7196487945&action=c > >2h vd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=87150 > > > > Both of these items connect via USB or Ethernet. > > > > I emphasise I have not used either product so make sure whatever you get > > it is Linux compatible. > > Replying to my own post. > You may also like to check out the Buffalo Linkstation > It runs Linux internally and uses Samba to provide the shares to other > computers, so you absolutely **know** it is going to work with Mandrake. > http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=7197048327&action=c2h >vd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=75274 > > Another plus is you can hack the operating system and do whatever you want > with it :-) > > derek Thanks again Derek,
So I get a toy too! I'll check out the links, thanks a million, Jarlath.
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