OK found this http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/14/raspberry-pi-nas-with-openmediavault Looks like it works with ssh to but needs to be started. Eric B On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Dmitriy Korovkin <korovkin [ at ] sympatico [ dot ] ca>wrote: > How about Raspberry Pi? It has USB ports. > > Dmitriy > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2013, Eric Brackenbury wrote: > > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:43:27 -0500 >> From: Eric Brackenbury <eric [ dot ] brackenbury [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> >> To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >> Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] home NAS >> >> >> I just found this: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**FreeNAS<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeNAS> >> since I was doing my best to understand the initial post (newb on this >> subject) and try to research the unknown. >> Hope it might be useful >> Eric B >> >> >> Message: 1 >> >>> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:02:26 -0500 >>> From: Martin Hicks <mort [ at ] bork [ dot ] org> >>> Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Recommendations for home NAS >>> To: OCLUG tech list <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> >>> Message-ID: >>> < >>> CAJUS3Xn294sUDebTW6WjYaM0E4fpG**6Kft+h-KzvAyCyQzKJ6dg@mail.**gmail.com<CAJUS3Xn294sUDebTW6WjYaM0E4fpG6Kft%2Bh-KzvAyCyQzKJ6dg [ at ] mail [ dot ] gmail [ dot ] com> >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> -- >>> Martin Hicks P.Eng. | mort [ at ] bork [ dot ] org >>> Bork Consulting Inc. | +1 (613) 266-2296 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 2 >>> Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:13:27 -0500 >>> From: "Prof J C Nash (U30A)" <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> >>> Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Recommendations for home NAS >>> To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >>> Message-ID: <50EAE617 [ dot ] 2040605 [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >>> >>> I've run a Koolu box for about 4 years. Claim is 15w only. Had a >>> built-in 80g IDE drive, now replaced with 320G. 4 USBs, Ethernet, video, >>> and sound. I run Lucid-server on it. Unfortunately, I don't think >>> available. >>> >>> I'd also be interested in results Martin finds, and suspect there must >>> be some boxes similar to the Koolu out there, possibly even as small as >>> a Raspberry Pi if one didn't need too much performance. >>> >>> JN >>> >>> >>> On 13-01-07 10:02 AM, Martin Hicks wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 3 >>> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:55:03 -0500 >>> From: Aidan Van Dyk <aidan [ at ] highrise [ dot ] ca> >>> Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Recommendations for home NAS >>> To: "Prof J C Nash (U30A)" <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> >>> Cc: linux <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> >>> Message-ID: >>> <CAC_2qU_UkcrK6FHLxLJv+**5FgczSG68= >>> GJktxuPEaDEVdGNCv_w@mail.**gmail.com<GJktxuPEaDEVdGNCv_w [ at ] mail [ dot ] gmail [ dot ] com> >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >>> >>> I've also got a bunch of servers turned off, only one left on... >>> >>> I'ld love to replace it with somehting small and lower power... My >>> requirements are: >>> 1) at least 2 eSATA ports >>> 2) Sata controller supports PM on eSATA >>> 3) Gbit NIC >>> 4) Enough horsepower to process close 100MB/s between eSATA and the >>> network >>> via NFS and CIFS >>> >>> Ya, nothing major ;-) >>> >>> a. >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Prof J C Nash (U30A) <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> on >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >> Linux mailing list >> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/**listinfo/linux<http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux> >> >> "Aerodynamics are for people that can't build engines" - Enzo Ferrari