FreeNAS is really cool, but I find it limiting for having a full blown pc there. If Im going to have a full bore pc as my NAS (which I do) I run a full bore OS. Currently have like Ubuntu server 6.10 on it or something like that, the last LTS version. Since its just for here at home its pretty simple. I use my router to protect it from the wireless network, then its basicly open with just a couple of accounts to connect to samba. I run stuff like ninan on it as well. Other than that its any ol' Linux box. I use ghetto LVM to span all the drives to one big 1tb share and share that out as two shares.
If I were going to be building a NAS for a small office I might think of FreeNAS and its bells and whistles. Add in some sata hot plug sleds and its as good as anything else out there. Then again I did just see a 2.5tb LaCie setup for ~550 yesterday -- -Kevin "You can't turn a pig into a thoroughbred, but if you spend enough time and money, you sure can make a mighty fast pig" On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Jim Peterson <jim.sokytec...@gmail.com>wrote: > I've never played with OpenFiler, so I can't speak to that. Sorry! > > > > On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 10:08 -0500, Russ Crawford wrote: > > Jim Peterson wrote: > > I'd change the OS from XP Pro to FreeNAS. I've never had to restart mine > > in the 3 months it's been running, and the backups made to it are > > perfect every time. Plus, it has the capability to send e-mail alerts > > when something does go wrong, or if you just want the peace of mind that > > comes with knowing everything went right. As a bonus, it will also play > > with/without Active Directory, and is visible in Groundwork. My FreeNAS > > box is much simpler, being an old web server. It has 3 160GB SATA drives > > in a RAID 5, a single-core Intel processor, and maybe a gig of memory. > > > > Otherwise, it sounds like your machine should be well more than enough > > for the task. > > > > Jim Peterson > > What about comparisons between OpenFiler and FreeNAS? > > Pros & cons? > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
