Home NAS Recommendations

[Matt Middleton]

Quoting john.moniz-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org:

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>> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:22:52 -0400
>> From: matt-oC+CK0giAiYdmIl+iVs3AywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Home NAS Recommendations
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>> I bought parts, and re-used an old desktop case.  You don't really
>> have to buy server-class hardware for a home NAS; I used off-the-shelf
>> standard PC parts with FreeNAS, and it worked fine.
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> Is there an advantage to using FreeNAS over say a Debian server   
> configuration (at least from an installation, set up and update   
> point of view)?
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The main advantages are that the distro is available on a LiveCD, and  
config is fairly straightforward via a web interface.  That being  
said, I'm sure it's not necessarily the most powerful option.


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