FreeNAS: The Free NAS Server
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OK, so it’s not Puppy Linux. But this piece below does offer yet another alternative to consider when trying to figure out what to do with that old PC of yours…
What is FreeNAS ?
FreeNAS is a small (less than 32Mo) Operating System based on FreeBSD 6 that provide Free Network-Attached Storage services (CIFS, FTP and NFS).
What is NAS ?
NAS here mean Network-Attached Storage (it’s not the same than a Network Access Server).
From the Wikipedia, here is the NAS definition:
Network-attached storage (NAS) systems are generally computing-storage devices that can be accessed over a computer network, rather than directly being connected to the computer (via a computer bus). This enables multiple system to share the same storage space at once, and often minimizes overhead by centrally managing hard disks. NAS systems usually contain one or more hard disks, often arranged into logical, redundant storage containers or RAID arrays… Source: FreeNAS
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Tim Fehlman
January 16th, 2007
at 1:37pm
I have been using FreeNAS for quite some time and I am a really big fan. In fact, I have made FreeNAS one of the focuses of my blog Daily Cup of Tech (http://www.DailyCupOfTech.com).
One of the things that really impresses me about FreeNAS is the fact that this free OS can be up and running in a matter of minutes, opening you up to the ability to store file on the system using Windows, FTP, RSYNC, and more! And it only takes up 32 MB on the disk!
I have written a number of articles about FreeNAS. A lot of it is about how to set up and configure the system to work with your Windows network. All of the articles can be found at http://www.dailycupoftech.com/category/freenas/. I hope you find them to be useful.
Tim