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Date:      Wed, 28 May 2014 16:04:49 +0100
From:      krad <kraduk@gmail.com>
To:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Cc:        Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Hardware for NAS/NFS?
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do you actually need a NAS?

How about btsync or some cloud provider?

Stick a 3tb drive in each pc and let btsync do your mirroring.


On 28 May 2014 11:19, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote:

> On Wed, 28 May 2014 04:03:46 +0000 (UTC), Thomas Mueller wrote:
> > Thanks to various people on this list for suggestions.
> >
> > I'm looking for something that does not require a full computer,
> > like the Seagate Central, which is an external NAS hard drive:
> > 2, 3 or 4 TB, NTFS-formatted, USB 2.0 port, connects to wireless
> > router by Ethernet.
>
> Comparable to the Buffalo LinkStation I had (even though it could
> only hold one disk, ext2 formatted). It's very low power and boots
> from a combination of ROM and disk partition, whereas the rest of
> the disk is for data storage. Access to data could happen via FTP,
> CIFS and NFS, if I remember correctly.
>
> Oh, I found a datasheet:
>
> http://www.buffalotech.com/content/files/products/HD-HXXXLAN_DS_092905.pdf
>
> Maybe something like this, in "more modern", would fit your needs?
> As far as I know, those things can be flashed to run Linux with
> server functionality (mail server or DNS or web server), or even
> run OpenBSD.
>
>
>
> > NTFS is not the easiest file system to deal with from BSD or Linux,
> > but it might not matter over Internet protocols.
>
> But it will matter in case of data recovery. :-)
>
>
>
> > Now I wish my wireless router had a USB port, don't know if there
> > is any workable way to connect a USB drive to Ethernet through
> > adapters.
>
> Using a device as described and wiring it to the router would be
> possible. Without further examination, how about those?
>
> http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage
>
>
> http://www.amazon.de/Buffalo-LinkStation-LS420D0402-EU-Speed-Gigabit/dp/B00COZ2K48
>
>
>
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