FreeNAS

[Dazed_75]

My primary use will be doing various forms of backup from different boxes:
multiple ubuntu boxes, xp, vista, win7 and occasionally other flavors of
linux.  In addition, there will be some shared storage for documents, etc.

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Brian Weaver <bjweaver at gmail.com> wrote:

> What are you going to use it for? My new favorite NAS OS for home is Lime
> Technology "Unraid"
>
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I tried openfiler first and found almost no usable instructions without
>> buying the documentation.  I may not have tried very hard but it seemed
>> FreeNAS had a lot more info available.  Unfortunately, a lot of it is dated
>> by the new release.
>>
>> NTL, I could go back to OpenFiler if you can point me to some available
>> HOW-tos that I can understand (and maybe answer some questions where I do
>> not).
>>
>> BTW, I was just experimenting with a spare box but intend to build a
>> better one once I know how to use it.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Brian Weaver <bjweaver at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I prefer Openfiler, which is Linux based vs FreeBSD. You might try that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is anyone using FreeNAS?  I set up a FreeNAS server today and while I
>>>> can see it from either windows or Linux, I am mostly unable to use it.  I
>>>> was at one point able to copy a file from Linux to FreeNAS but seem to have
>>>> messed that up now.  I am going to start over with a clean slate but if
>>>> anyone has knowledge of FreeNAS and might be willing to answer some
>>>> questions, I would be grateful.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry
>>>>
>>>> The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain
>>>> occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
>>>>   - Thomas Jefferson
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>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry
>>
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions,
that I wish it always to be kept alive.
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