From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 17:20:10 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A81B9106566B for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:20:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjmccann@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.236]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A5B78FC1C for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:20:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjmccann@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id b25so2817538rvf.43 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:20:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=5SxxjgTFsvgdD/1sSxcazKspuqbAoIX2ix6ABv2ZgF0=; b=B1BSBg/pCmdTXQGqAVF2EKACIJ8Df8lR8j1ZfOomEUtyEhjCtdys+4b0Kshu6yJJu8 ToJiDIsa10ltRdWRdgSa3+YUagt5ov6oFKypYr/q5PELG5QyDYB3UXlJ7fL4XPWF1qNI w8k0oth29tU0yscRYL25ROheo2MEokdsntgDE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=SpjKpp3poKcmkIM/P9jJC5yEzFfYXkkzG3Qdf93iqV8C6bFVPz+82hJS9ID8rjC3QK 66joqmpn0l3FVOcyj5/0Bga9F96ko9OqngwMltR162zuXTE3PUe5jt5NsjvB1f3u0n62 5Q/pxIpsQpHJ0IPrgANdTzKftIj2L8tKY0DLg= Received: by 10.141.97.5 with SMTP id z5mr2919533rvl.269.1232385610120; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:20:10 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.140.140.19 with HTTP; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:20:10 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <2b5f066d0901190920o625ed7bbgdc0919e47a182644@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:20:10 -0500 From: "Brian McCann" To: michael In-Reply-To: <49749882.1080404@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20090119004620.GD26150@lava.net> <49749882.1080404@gmail.com> Cc: Clifton Royston , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommendations on reliable home fileserver hardware? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:20:10 -0000 On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:13 AM, michael wrote: > > > Clifton Royston wrote: >> >> I'd consider running a Mac Mini (tiny, silent, s/b reliable) if >> it weren't for needing 2+ drives for mirroring. >> > > this would work fine with gmirror using usb/firewire drives. > there is also the droboshare. great little fileserver. > aopen cubes run great. i've had one since 2005, runs quiet with two fans. > they fully support freebsd and it can be more than a fileserver. its about > the size of a two slice toaster. it runs below 25db of noise. > >> I'm comfortable either building my own system, or buying a packaged >> system if it offers better value. >> >> Any advice would be welcomed. >> -- Clifton >> >> As a heads up, if you do this, do NOT use the Western Digital MyBooks...I tried this...and gave up and got a D-Link NAS. The MyBooks "sleep" after no activity, and I was getting serious corruption. --Brian -- _-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_ Brian McCann "I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I've got hundreds of people waiting to abuse me." -- Bill Murray, "Ghostbusters"