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On 11/01/18 17:14, Andy Wills wrote: > I use FreeNAS, it's worked really well for me. Does have quite high > memory requirements, though, due to use of ZFS (I think?) > > http://www.freenas.org/ > > > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 02:28:33PM -0000, Andrew Kendall wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> Sorry to bother you with this but I need a NAS. Iâm about to take a very large >> hammer to my Netgear NV+ / V2 because itâs let me down for the last time, and >> thereâs no UG support available. >> >> >> >> Iâve got 3 x 3TB Disks and a PC chassis. Can you recommend a Linux NAS solution >> which will make use of the hardware please? >> >> >> >> Apologies and thanks, >> >> >> >> Andrew. >> >> >> >> IMPORTANT NOTICE: >> >> This e-mail (including all attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. >> It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s) only, and must not be >> re-transmitted in an amended form without my consent. If you are not the named >> recipient, please notify me immediately and do not disclose the contents to any >> other person or make any copies. Please then delete it and do not disclose its >> contents to any other person. >> >> Security and reliability of e-mails are not guaranteed. I operate anti-virus >> programs but you must take full responsibility for virus checking this e-mail >> (including all attachments). I do not accept any liability in respect of any >> damage caused by any virus which is not detected. >> >> All e-mails to and from anyone @kendallnet.co.uk may be examined for breaches >> of employee policies and the law. I record all phone calls. >> >> -- >> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >> https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > Andy is indeed correct, I've used FreeNAS, and it does work, but there are a lot of quirks if you need/want to do anything outside of the web interface, although it was last v9 or 10 that I used. My inclination is to build your own .. all the packages necessary are trusted stalwarts, and you get to set things up exactly as you please, and dabble with anything, and you're likely to have a more secure, flexible system than anything boxed with proprietary drivers/firmware. Regards, Michael.
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