Re: [CentOS] Low End NAS hardware.

2009-10-22 Thread The Eye In The Sky
Drew wrote: My questions is, for a small home server that runs apache/php/mysql and Samba, how well do the Mini-ITX boards like the VIA C3/7 Intel Atoms handle this sort of task? I've used VIA systems as MythTV frontends but never as file/web servers. I'd expect they'd do fine for home use

[CentOS] Low End NAS hardware.

2009-10-21 Thread Drew
Hey, The recent discussion on NAS/SAN and the Thecus N8800 got me to thinking. Bit of background. I have an old Dual Athlon MP2800+ that I'm using for a home web/file server. It runs fine but between the noise of the various fans and it's location in the living room, I've been asked by my spouse

Re: [CentOS] Low End NAS hardware.

2009-10-21 Thread Toby Bluhm
Drew wrote: Hey, The recent discussion on NAS/SAN and the Thecus N8800 got me to thinking. Bit of background. I have an old Dual Athlon MP2800+ that I'm using for a home web/file server. It runs fine but between the noise of the various fans and it's location in the living room, I've been

Re: [CentOS] Low End NAS hardware.

2009-10-21 Thread Rainer Duffner
Drew schrieb: Hey, The recent discussion on NAS/SAN and the Thecus N8800 got me to thinking. Bit of background. I have an old Dual Athlon MP2800+ that I'm using for a home web/file server. It runs fine but between the noise of the various fans and it's location in the living room, I've been

Re: [CentOS] Low End NAS hardware.

2009-10-21 Thread Drew
What exactly does the home-server do that couldn't be done on the clients connected to it, once they are running? Run Linux 24/7. :-) For what I do with my PC it's far safer to store my files on a seperate machine. I tend to tweak linux a lot (I run Gentoo) so breakage is a regular thing. I've