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? Message-ID: <CALfReydCzX=vBFdLfdrbk0epju1cC%2Bt5-NA2P1oGwO=2yJYG8A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140528121928.3b3cd60a.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <10590.73524.bm@smtp114.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <20140528121928.3b3cd60a.freebsd@edvax.de>
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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 > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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