Network storage?

[Jerry McBride]

Hi Wil,

Once configured, how do the clients access it? What I picture in my old grey
mind is a network file system, something along the lines of samba, nfs, etc...

Am I close?


On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:58:15 -0500 Wil McGilvery <wmcgilvery at lynch.ca> wrote:

> Most of these devices have a web interface to configure the box. Others
> will allow you to connect a monitor and keyboard. Once the initial setup
> is done, you can use all your normal admin tools.
> 
> Wil
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry McBride [mailto:mcbrides9 at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:47 AM
> To: Linux Users SXS
> Subject: Network storage?
> 
> 
> I may be getting a network storage device, namely a rather large hard
> drive
> setup, that I believe connects into a lan via  Ethernet. What I haven't
> a clue
> is what protocol is used to access it. 
> 
> Would anyone have hands on experience with one of these? I suspect it
> has it's
> own on board controller, perhaps running samba or something similar. Am
> I
> totally off base?
> 
> Thank you, in advance.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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