On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:51 AM, J <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:27 AM, C. Beck <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: <...> >>> >>> I'm basically doing this, just without the specialized computer: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage >>> >> >> So do you do this without a NAS server installed on its own machine? >> Or maybe I'm just missing what you mean by "specialized computer"... > > I think he means this: > "NAS is often manufactured as a computer appliance – a specialized > computer built from the ground up for storing and serving files – > rather than simply a general purpose computer being used for the > role.[nb 1]" > > Meaning he's using his own hardware rather than having bought a NAS > appliance off the shelf (like a Buffalo Terastation or similar)
Alright. Thanks for the explanation, that makes sense. I was hoping there might be some magic to run a NAS server from a separate partition but "installed" like you would, for instance, an ssh client/server. This probably makes no sense. My computer knowledge really starts to break down when I get to the point of how software interacts with hardware and how sofware is stacked/layered on top of the kernel. I really need to find some time to read up on all of that one day. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
