--- Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My goal for the existing linux box is to turn it into a Network > Attached Storage Device for my LAN. > The ideal distro for the retired box would be one specialized for > usage as a NAS, have a small diskspace footprint, and preferably be > able to run (if not install), headless. > > The retired box has 1GB of RAM, so a live CD would be a real > possibility for it, so we could maximize disk utilization.
One possibility might be FreeNAS (http://www.freenas.org/). It's based on FreeBSD rather than Linux, but that may be a point in its favor :) Apart from that, it supports running from CD (with config information on a floppy), or running from a bootable USB drive, or installing to the hard drive. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
