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[OCLUG-Tech] Recommendations for home NAS

Hi,

I've been running a full-sized PC in a 2U rackmount case in my basement for
years and years and am finding that I no longer use it except as a file
server for movies and music and as a place to copy files for backup
purposes.

Can someone recommend a small machine that has:

1) ability to run linux (I think I'd prefer flash-based OS, with openWRT or
something similar)

2) either slots for two 3.5" disks or external connection ability
(USB/ESata) for data volumes, as I'd like to RAID-1 my data-holding disks

It could also be a wireless router / gateway / switch, but that isn't
mandatory since I have an ancient WRT54GS that still does the job quite
capably.

Thanks,
mh

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