From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LSh66-0007it-To for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:19:03 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2B561E04C7; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:19:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC944E04D6 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:19:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 186F464749 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:06:40 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -3.533 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.533 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.066, BAYES_00=-2.599, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-1] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id LCS2HEdPdvH9 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:06:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EB1B646F1 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:06:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LSgtq-0000lB-4h for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:06:22 +0000 Received: from c-98-215-178-6.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([98.215.178.6]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:06:22 +0000 Received: from reader by c-98-215-178-6.hsd1.in.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:06:22 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Harry Putnam Subject: [gentoo-user] homemade nas setup Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:06:05 -0600 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <87y6wtlksy.fsf@newsguy.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-98-215-178-6.hsd1.in.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:SoArnGHhVrGjkQA9gA6KbPQoMno= Sender: news X-Archives-Salt: 2ea1027a-ab98-421e-acf6-286626618987 X-Archives-Hash: 41a16bb2aa3cfd2f46f25d2573f99701 I've been looking into setting up or getting somekind of nas storage/backup capability lately so thought I'd ask about it here since I'm sure some of you will be using something or will have built your own. After looking at a few on google .. I'm a little surprised at the high end pricetags and even the midranges for a factory made setup. Makes me wonder what if anything I'd be missing, functionality wise, if I were to build it up myself. I see these storebought things are mostly running a small embedded linux os. The lowend stuff like WD `mybook 1tb world Edition II' advertises gigabit throughput but I see many reviews that report way less in practice. In fact it started to look like that particular one is way below its advertised capability. I ran across many complaints about dreadfully low write speads. Also apparently has some sorry thing called Mionet for (secure) remote access. I'm thinking of doing something like a semi-minimal regular (not embedded) install on a P4 I have with asus P4C800 mobo and some 2 gigs ram. Maybe add an extra sata controller (the mobo has one) so I can put up to 6 or so sata disks on it along with one small IDE disk for the OS (just to head of any problems related to installing on sata) Maybe start with 2 500 sata disks and build up as I need it. Or more likely `if I need it'... I kind of doubt I'd need more than 4 anytime soon so maybe wait on the controller part too. I guess I'd connect to it mostly thru samba/cifs for windows XP machines that have lots of biggish graphics and video type stuff to backup/store. And nfs for my main gentoo desktop. I wondered what the downsides are compared to a medium range storebought rig? A few I can think of are space and noise.. but having never been around our run a nas setup... I'm not sure if that is really true. Anyway, a few thoughts on what I might be running into doing it myself, or missing compared to storebought. Maybe maintenance considerations.. or whatever, would be welcome.