I currently have a small home file server running windows 2000, it's nothing much but it does its job.
Since Im going to college (moving to Europe) in about 3 weeks and thus moving to T1 heaven Ill be in dire need for a better fileserver (for local networking ftp and security), *Eh not that Im gonna be downloading any warez or anything *, this because Ill need to share tons of files (mostly anime and some *other* stuff) with my m8s here in Suriname (eh yea its a country .yes really go- google it)
On the hardware side Im actually rebuilding the whole damn box,
Sys Specs (As is custom to the [H]) :
MB: ASUS "A7N8X-E Deluxe (in part for its dual LAN and onboard sata raid)
Mem: 512 3200 DDR ram (some value stick)
Pros: some 1800+ I have lying around
HD: 2X 250GB WDC caviar's and 1X 120GB caviar (which will hold the OS) <- All IDE
Case: Coolermaster Stacker (damn thing is sexy)
Ok but of course hardware alone wont cut it, so after a couple of days of experimenting with knoppix V3.4 I have decided that Linux is the best solution for what I have planned.
* It should be noted that safe for these past 5 days and 4 more days, 5 years ago.. Im a total newb to Linux, this is also one of the reasons I decided to go the fully Linux way, Cus I know that forcing myself to use Linux is the only way Ill really start to understand and *fully* appreciate this OS.
But not long after deciding that I will use Linux as my next fileserver, the questions started to arise.. So here I am asking you some of these questions..
First of, I have decided to go for the SuSe Proffessional V9 distribution, this because of its relative easy (so Ive red) and because I can get this one easily.
-So the first question is simple, is this a good choice? If not what distributions do you recommend? Keep in mind Im not really looking for anything other that file-serving (local and ftp) and security. Also Im planning to use this box as a router (this is where the Asuss dual LAN comes into play) for all other pcs on the local network (questions as to how this actually has to be done will be posted on a later date )
Ok now for my second question,
I have around 250Gig of stuff on my current file server and this is all on 2, 120Gig [NTFS-formatted] harddrives, Now if I was moving to a other windows solution this wouldnt be a problem but since Im not...
-my question is can these destro's read NTFS and if so, is it a good choice to go with this non-native filesystem for long term data storage?
-And also the 2 new 250GB hard disks Im getting to what filesystem should I format them, the main reason I used NTFS and not FAT32 on my win2000 box is that I need to be able to store files bigger than 2GB, thus this new file system should also be able to be able to do this.
-Also Id really like to use a filesystem that is recognized on Microsoft Oss also, since Ill be swapping hd's between different systems allot... If I could simply use NTFS things would be a lot easier, but again if it's not a good idea to store data on NTFS while on Linux plz recommend me a system to use.
Also if there are any known compatibility issues with onboard Sata raid please tell me because Im planning (once I get the cash) to use the Asus's onboard SATA for a 400GB raid array.
These are all hardware related questions, but be sure that once I get this thing running, Ill be back with tons of Linux/network related questions -- so stay tuned
ack .. din't notice this becoming so long ..ohwell Im sure that if read this you weren't scared of by the length...
Bonez
Since Im going to college (moving to Europe) in about 3 weeks and thus moving to T1 heaven Ill be in dire need for a better fileserver (for local networking ftp and security), *Eh not that Im gonna be downloading any warez or anything *, this because Ill need to share tons of files (mostly anime and some *other* stuff) with my m8s here in Suriname (eh yea its a country .yes really go- google it)
On the hardware side Im actually rebuilding the whole damn box,
Sys Specs (As is custom to the [H]) :
MB: ASUS "A7N8X-E Deluxe (in part for its dual LAN and onboard sata raid)
Mem: 512 3200 DDR ram (some value stick)
Pros: some 1800+ I have lying around
HD: 2X 250GB WDC caviar's and 1X 120GB caviar (which will hold the OS) <- All IDE
Case: Coolermaster Stacker (damn thing is sexy)
Ok but of course hardware alone wont cut it, so after a couple of days of experimenting with knoppix V3.4 I have decided that Linux is the best solution for what I have planned.
* It should be noted that safe for these past 5 days and 4 more days, 5 years ago.. Im a total newb to Linux, this is also one of the reasons I decided to go the fully Linux way, Cus I know that forcing myself to use Linux is the only way Ill really start to understand and *fully* appreciate this OS.
But not long after deciding that I will use Linux as my next fileserver, the questions started to arise.. So here I am asking you some of these questions..
First of, I have decided to go for the SuSe Proffessional V9 distribution, this because of its relative easy (so Ive red) and because I can get this one easily.
-So the first question is simple, is this a good choice? If not what distributions do you recommend? Keep in mind Im not really looking for anything other that file-serving (local and ftp) and security. Also Im planning to use this box as a router (this is where the Asuss dual LAN comes into play) for all other pcs on the local network (questions as to how this actually has to be done will be posted on a later date )
Ok now for my second question,
I have around 250Gig of stuff on my current file server and this is all on 2, 120Gig [NTFS-formatted] harddrives, Now if I was moving to a other windows solution this wouldnt be a problem but since Im not...
-my question is can these destro's read NTFS and if so, is it a good choice to go with this non-native filesystem for long term data storage?
-And also the 2 new 250GB hard disks Im getting to what filesystem should I format them, the main reason I used NTFS and not FAT32 on my win2000 box is that I need to be able to store files bigger than 2GB, thus this new file system should also be able to be able to do this.
-Also Id really like to use a filesystem that is recognized on Microsoft Oss also, since Ill be swapping hd's between different systems allot... If I could simply use NTFS things would be a lot easier, but again if it's not a good idea to store data on NTFS while on Linux plz recommend me a system to use.
Also if there are any known compatibility issues with onboard Sata raid please tell me because Im planning (once I get the cash) to use the Asus's onboard SATA for a 400GB raid array.
These are all hardware related questions, but be sure that once I get this thing running, Ill be back with tons of Linux/network related questions -- so stay tuned
ack .. din't notice this becoming so long ..ohwell Im sure that if read this you weren't scared of by the length...
Bonez