[SATLUG] Re: Linux-based home NAS

[Frank Huddleston]

>> On 11/10/07, Sean Carolan <scarolan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I need to upgrade my home storage/backup server to something faster
>>> than my nslu2 (slug). 
>> Are there any other devices that might meet my needs?  Here are the
>>     
> requirements:
>
> *  Low power consumption
> *  No fan, or a very quiet fan
> *  Minimum 128mb RAM
> *  Samba
> *  Able to run rtorrent, rsync
> *  2 or more USB 2.0 ports
> --

This general subject of a home NAS, etc. is fascinating to me, and I've 
been following it from the beginning, but I don't think I've seen an 
answer to the question: Why do you think you need something faster than 
your nslu2? By "faster" do you mean a faster CPU (in which case why?), 
or faster I/O busses,
or maybe you have other applications you'd like to run on this which 
will require more CPU power than the slug has? I'm curious how you 
arrived at the
conclusion that you needed a faster machine, and what "faster" means in 
this case.

Thanks,

Frank Huddleston