From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 30 16:17:31 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AA2C1065670 for ; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:17:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 022898FC08 for ; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:17:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id o3UGGQIC005137; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:16:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id o3UGGQAd005136; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:16:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:16:26 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: "Magel, Reid (DIS)" Message-ID: <20100430161626.GA5089@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I am new to BSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:17:31 -0000 On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 08:52:50AM -0700, Magel, Reid (DIS) wrote: > Here is what I want to use it for. > > I have background in the Avaya/Lucent PBX world and I know how reliable > Unix is. > > I would like to install a "version of unix" on a computer and just use > it for the following purposes. > > 1. I want to add a couple terabyte drives to it and share them on > my network. I want my kids and wife to be able to backup their files > from a Windows XP, Windows7 or Vista machine to these terabyte drives. > 2. I want to be able to load Asterisk on this machine and utilize a > couple digitrex boards. > 3. I may attach a printer to this box and share it across my > network. > > Let me know your thoughts. Sounds like a good idea. Samba can handle connections from the MS machines. I am not familiar with Asterisk, but it is in the ports at /usr/ports/net/asterisk You may want to go with an AMD64 type CPU system rather than i386 because the sizes you are talking about are pretty big - though far from too big for either. ////jerry > > Thanks reid > > David (Reid) Magel > Department of Information Services > Local Telephone Service-Tech Support > Post Office Box 42442 > Olympia, WA 98504-2442 > Office: (360) 902-3350 > Pager: (206) 819-3256 > Fax: (360) 586-6280 > email davidma@dis.wa.gov > text page: 2068193256@vtext.com > > <> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"