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Originally Posted by xpod
Thats why i prefer the NFS i think.No transfer times with a mounted share. 
I`ve really only got Freenas on an old p3(700Mhz,256Mb) just to try it out but i actually quite like the thing.It would need a proper home though....(wfa??)
Saying all that,i think it`s also quite probably overkill for our needs at the moment.
I currently(pre-freenas)have a 40G partition on one of my own desktops two drives given over to NFS,hence the kids all have easy access to our shared videos & stuff from their own pc`s if needs be.
I`ll only even start the nfs server daemon/portmapper if someone needs access though and it`s not exactly a constant need.
A whole machine needing left on just so the young un`s have constant access to their videos & junk seems a wee bit much.Still a great idea though...as well as being a good recycling solution of course |
Not sure if mine will be running freenas much longer, sata card arrived this morning quickly popped it in and freenas wasn't seeing it.
Not sure if the card i bought has its own Bios or not, as i got it on ebay, was a cheap card didn't want to spent a lot on one as i don't know if it would work in that pc.
i believe the chipset should be supported by freenas / linux its a via VIA VT6321a
Might go for a linux server install if i can't get the card working in freenas, was thinking of either debian or centos.
Assuming I get the card working the box will make a nice server, I did have a NAS caddy thing but it kept locking up all the time and was slow
Only really had a couple minutes spare to shove the card in and boot the system so haven't yet played about. will do later.