Linux Compatible NAS


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I'm looking to getting some network attatched storage for my home network and I need it to be Linux compatible. I'm thinking about something along the line of the Netgear SC101, but that device doesn't have Linux support appranetly.

Has anyone got one of these types of devices working with Linux systems. I don't really want or need to build a whole system just to function as a NAS. I have a bunch of IDE drives hanging around, so a system which can accept existing storage sounds good.

One product that looks interesting is the Linksys NSLU2, which has Linux support. Has anyone got or used one of these, or have any other suggestions?

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Why would they not work

they are NAS devices running their own OS :blink:

also most NAS devices are powered by a mod linux

:laugh: :D

NAS will be accessible on any OS

Well the SC101 isn't compatible with any OS, hence my concern:

Netgear has done a wonderful job of supporting Linux - Most of the time. Unfortunately, the SC-101 Storage device is not one of those cases.

The protocol between the Windows PC and the SC-101 appears to based on industry standard SAN protocols, however, there see to be proprietary elements which make it impossible to use it with Linux.

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/periphera...gear-sc101.html

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=617895

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Sounds more like he is looking for a piece of hardware that can run 3rd party linux firmware/distros -- ie the NSLU2 is one of these devices. It comes with its own OS from linksys. But then you can put a 3rd party firmware/OS http://www.nslu2-linux.org/

From their site -- other hardware that is supported is

Synology DS101, the Iomega NAS100d, the D-Link DSMG600, and other ixp4xx-based devices with large attached storage

edit: I was looking over that SC101, not sure I would call it a NAS for starters. From looking over the UG it does not seem to have any type of SMB/CIFS, NFS or AFP or even FTP access to the files? You need to install some crap software on each PC

From the manual:

"You will need to install this software on each PC that will access the Storage Central"

edit2: Most NASes allow access using multiple protocols -- smb/cifs, nfs, afp, iSCSI, ftp, http, etc. With this type of access does not matter what OS the client is running as long as client can use one of the protocols offered to access the files. That POS device does not seem to provide any the common protocols to access the files. Who and the F would buy such a piece of crap????

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Yeah, that Netgear thing has a proprietary protocol.

If you're going to use only a single computer with the thing, look for an enclosure that does iSCSI. Like this, it acts like a local disk. If you want proper Linux support and that across multiple systems, you're better off building a cheap computer running Linux and the file sharing protocols you need.

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