[ale] Home Data Server Project

[brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)]

On 02/24/2010 05:02 AM, Marc Ferguson wrote:
> Here's what we plan to do with the data server:
> 
>     * Terabytes of information
>           o Wife's a 2d/3d artist
>           o Security camera footage
>           o HTPC content

>     * 2 storage partitions
>           o NTFS for the wife
>           o EXT3 for me and EVERYTHING ELSE

How do you plan to access the data? I'm guessing SAMBA? NO matter the
answer, as Jeff pointed out this setup doesn't make sense.

> We plan to store the server in the attic so it'll be connected
> wirelessly. I plan to get an 802.11n setup. Thanks.

Even with n's higher throughput, I think the extra latency of wireless
vs wired will get annoying.

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All the best,
Brian Pitts