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I don't know if this will be of any help. I have been looking at various options myself, recently. I have been looking at one of these : http://www.netgear.co.uk/digital_home_sc101.php But, there have been some bad reviews about drives overheating. I only really wanted to share data locally so, settled for one of these : http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=LAN% 20Enclosure&doy=17m10&source=15 Have not got it yet as it proved very popular and they are waiting for more stock to come in. However, it should work for us and is a cheap solution. Viv On Mon, 2006-10-16 at 20:57 +0100, Robin Cornelius wrote: > Michael Mortimore wrote: > >> - Can be hard to "upgrade" if required > > alot of nas boxes have usb holes for a couple of extra drives > > > >> + Should have all the regular file access methods installed already > >> - Some can be geared towards a "Microsoft Windows" bias (ie has SMB but > >> nothing else) > > I've seen a few which don't even tell you what the interface is and > > want you to use their software. > > i've never seen one that provides nfs out of the box :( > > > > The linksys nslu2 can be hacked to give you a mini linux box and you > > can use other usb devices too eg webcam. > > http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2004/08/03/how_to_nslu2_hack_pt1/ > > http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/HomePage > > > I can recommend a NSLU2 as I have one. > > They cost about £50 if you hunt around, they have two USB and a Ethernet > port. Out of the box they are just a file share server (samba) > configured through a web interface. Just attach some USB harddisk. > > If you want fun, slam in a USB hard disk, flash the firmware to > "debianslug" then you can bootstrap Debian unstable onto the HD and do > what ever pleases you after that. > > Bear in mind they only have a ARM 266Mhz processor and 32Mb of ram (can > be extended if you are brave with a soldering iron). But you can still > do a lot with that. > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html