Re: CD (or compact flash etc) booted XPLmedianet/XPLHAL

["Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is where we could do with xplhal on linux...then a slug
(nslu2-linux.org) would have
been ideal for this.

----- Original Message -----
From: "michael.furlong" <otherlists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 11:06 PM
Subject: [ukha_xpl] CD (or compact flash etc) booted XPLmedianet/XPLHAL


> Just wondering if this sounds possible.....
>
> A PC (small form factor fanless etc) booting from CD or some other
> non-hard disc device and able to run xplhal and xplmedianet (plus
> maybe some other xpl apps).
>
> Idea being that it would use a NAS, like maybe a buffalo terastation,
> to access MP3s and videos etc.
>
> The reasons for doing this is to get away from having a full blown PC
> on the network 24/7 and making the whole thing more bulletproof. So if
> a problem occurs just reboot the diskless pc and you are back to the
> original config.
>
> One of the reasons for doing this is to remove the possibility of
> virus/spyware/worm infection so I guess another question is would this
> actual protect from this? I guess the shares could still host thes
> nasties.
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Mick




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