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The Tuesday 2007-04-03 at 07:44 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> On Tuesday 03 April 2007 02:10, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> > ...
> >
> > By the way, I just seen for the home market HD external boxes with an
> > ethernet port: small cpu + some memory. Some support some kind of ftp
> > or http server,
>
> NFS and / or CIFS are usually the primary file access protocols and
> administration is typically done via a Web-based interface, just as
> routers, DSL and cable modems typically are.
I saw one or two with FTP.
> > some have some kind of security, some support linux
> > clients, other only windows. Still too green, IMO, but interesting.
>
> "Too green?" As in too new to trust?
No, no. Too few models to chose. At the places I looked on the net nearby
I saw only four models - I mean for home use, not for "serious" or
"big" usage. Maybe you have seen more?
And I miss features like a firewall, user auth, suport for linux
filesystems withs permissions and attributes (ie, not forced to use FAT),
etc.
They are new in the market, then. Green.
> I tend to think not, since there's
> no advanced technology in them. Just a small, low-power computer with
> an Ethernet interface, some disks, a power supply and a smidgeon of
> custom software. I'll bet most of them use nearly 100% open-source
> software--they certainly could get almost all the required software off
> the open-source shelf.
I know. Or I guess. But one of the four models was for windows only.
> I wonder if I could make my TiVO double as a backup server?
X-)
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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