NAS and media server

[odonovan-/2FeUQLD3jedFdvTe/nMLpVzexx5G7lz at public.gmane.org (Dan O'Donovan)]

I've had some bad experiences with NetGear ReadyNAS hardware - but NetGear themselves were always really good with support and replacing dead drives.

However, in the end we decided that a custom build *nix box to serve NFS did everything we wanted for a NAS, was a bit cheaper and we had more control. Sure if you want to have a GUI and support for TVs / iTunes libs then (which you may for a media centre) an off the shelf NAS could be just the ticket, but I've had my fill of poor GUI design for now :-)

Dan

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On Saturday, 5 March 2011 at 15:11, Jack Coats wrote: 
> Rob,
> 
> You might consider just doing a forklift upgrade. Build a new box, and put the
> same software on it.
> 
> For a windows based network, I have used Samba to provide a central
> file store before.
> 
> If you want to go to a different backup solution, install
> crashplan.com free client
> on your machines and back them all up to one. (Mac, Windows, Linux, and more)
> 
> I don't know of a 'Windows Media Server' equivalent, but I am sure
> there is something
> that does that well. I would guess looking at Myth, but that is just
> a guess as I don't use it.
> 
> > <> ... Jack
> Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart... Colossians 3:23
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Rob Hasselbaum <rob-IdUdaS/NwSyQrzRDRVclEQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Any recommendations for a good (preferably Linux-based) NAS and media server
> > box for a home network? At a minimum, it has got to be able to do automatic
> > backups of machines on the network, both Linux (rsync or sftp) and Windows
> > clients. Big plus if it can also serve media to an Xbox 360.
> > 
> > I have a beige box running BackupPC that has been working great for years,
> > but I think the hardware is on its last legs. Plus it's slow.
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