RE: Re: Budget network attached storage?

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you're tight on boxes, I'd do it this way, file serving is not going to
put much of a load on a local web server.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ward, David [mailto:DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:57 PM
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Budget network attached storage?
>
> Thanks Alex,
>
> That's what I suspected
> I think I'll set up another box as NAS, and I see no reason
> why this couldn't also be the HA server and if I use reverse
> proxy I guess it could also serve secure Web pages for
> control purposes...
>
> Dave
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Alex Monaghan [mailto:ha@xxxxxxx]
> >Sent: 30 August 2005 15:44
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Budget network attached storage?
> >
> >
> >
> >I'd not suggest using your firewall for anything other than
> a firewall
> >:)
> >
> >There's no technical reason why you shouldn't install SAMBA
> on the box
> >(after all, it's just a Linux distribution), I'd not be
comfortable
> >with my data sitting on the external line of defence to my network
> >though.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> does anyone run a combined Linux NAS & Firewall/Router ?
> >>
> >> I run Smoothwall (I have limited Linux experience) and
> combining the
> >> NAS into the router machine would save space and power
consumption?
> >>
> >> I guess seperate boxes is more secure though ?
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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