A file server is a computer attached to a network that has the primary purpose of providing a location for shared disk access, i.e. shared storage of computer files (such as documents, sound files, photographs, movies, images, databases, etc.) that can be accessed by the workstations that are ...
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How many drives could I attach to a SiliconImage SiI3124 based controller using port multipliers?
Would it be possible to attach twenty disks to a SiliconImage SiI3124 based controller (Lycom ST-125NR) using four Lycom ST-126RM port multipliers?
Wikipedia suggests a single 'port' can support up ...
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Samba shares empty and not writeable when browsing OS X 10.8
When I mount a Samba share it works, but it doesn't show me any files, even though they exist on the server, I also cannot write files to the share either.
The server is CentOS 6.4, running Samba. ...
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How to auto-mount a file server on home network machines
I have three computers at home: Win7, Mountain Lion (OSX), and Snow Leopard (OSX).
I want to setup a server on my homenetwork so that I can collaboratively transfer files to/from the server from any ...
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Is Google Drive suitable for use as a corporate file server
We have been using Google apps for a while and I was wondering if I could/should migrate the our corporate file servers over to use Google Drive? as this would mean all my users will have access to ...
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mklink /d not working
I have a folder with my pictures on a network drive. I would like that folder in the pictures library in windows 8. It wouldn't let me add it since the network drive isn't indexed. Windows help said ...
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Alternative to NFS or better configuration - instable network, simple to set up
We are currently using NFSv4 for file sharing in a small office.
Unfortunately the network is not very stable and it seems to have huge impact on the Ubuntu clients if the network is gone: The whole ...
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Mapping a network drive in Windows so that it only reconnects when accessed?
I have a Windows 8 fileserver that is configured to sleep after a period of going unused, and configured to wake-on-lan. I would like to configure some of the Windows 7 systems on the network to map ...
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Samba Server Make Multiple User Permissions Profiles
I have a Samba file server running, and I was wondering how I could make multiple user accounts that have different permissions. For example, at the moment I have a user, smbusr, but when I ssh to the ...
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how to run an AFS file server on a specific ethernet card (in Debian)
I have a linux box running Debian server with minimal number of packages (so no GUI for network management).
The box has two ethernet cards, one of which (eth0) is connected to a Mac OSX computer ...
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Solution for archiving and rapidly searching/browsing large numbers of photos on a NAS? [closed]
I'm an amateur photographer, and have over the course of several years managed to accumulate somewhere in the neighborhood of a terabyte of photographs.
I've got a little personal linux server ...
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Can I turn a NAS into a queryable cloud storage solution (with rest and odata-apis)? [closed]
I really like the concept of cloud storage like SkyDrive or GDrive where I can access my files from anywhere. But at the same time I'm not that fond of putting all my data in the hands of same big ...
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Access Restricted File Server
This might be a silly question, but with my inexperience I am not sure where to start looking.
I want a file server that would first authenticate a user and check that the user is permitted to access ...
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Is it possible to set up a file server with just a router [closed]
I'm interested in setting up a file server somewhere where I don't have access to the internet.
Is it possible to do this with just an off the shelf router?
If anyone could point me in the right ...
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Can I use my home server as a public web server and a firewall? [closed]
I have received one static IP address from my ISP. I created a small file server. Instead of placing my small server to the server housing center, I would like to take advantage of my static IP ...
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Can I expand my storage options with a PCI-E card in a PCI slot?
I have an Intel D945GCLF2 running headless Ubuntu which I use as a fileserver. I currently have a 4 port PCI SATA card plugged into it which has 4 disks attached. They're running software RAID 5 which ...
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Create bootable hard drive image
I've got a file server running Linux that I want to be able to run headless and access it via ssh. I no longer have room for the monitor and keyboard and plan to put it in a closet or somewhere out of ...
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Setting up a fileserver, some questions?
Recently I've become very interested in setting up a fileserver, mostly for home usage but also because of the fact that I live in 2 places, I need to be able to access my files from both homes. I ...
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Restore AFS from /vicepa to a normal directory
This may be the wrong way of going about things, but I was hoping there is some hope. Our afs configuration has completely gone haywire, but the volumes within the /vicepa partition are still present. ...
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What are the problems with running a file server (FreeNAS) in a VM?
I want to use my server machine (currently running FreeNAS) as a gaming box too. To do this, I'd install windows 7 on it, and run FreeNas as a virtual machine.
The role of the server is a file ...
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Virtualized application's access to fileserver from target machine
I'd like to set up a headless Linux server running a file server, and virtualization software to deliver Windows applications to various machines running Windows and Linux within my LAN (preferably in ...
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Software RAID and backup altogether
In this thread I've got most valuable tips regarding the home RAID solution options as well as their pros and cons:
RAID for home use
I've figured out for myself a few important points (the ...
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Headless Ubuntu - How do you do it?
I would like to make my Ubuntu PC a headless file server.
How do I do that ?
Currently I have installed Ubuntu 10 LTS and it is all working fine. I installed Webmin and can login remotely and ...
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Proper Way To Organize File Server
I am setting up a file server using Ubuntu and want to make sure I set up a folder structure that will last. Where should I be placing everything that I am sharing (Music, Pictures, Videos, etc)? In ...
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File Server Partitioning
I am looking at turning a PC with a 1TB hard drive into a file server. What is the "best practice"/recommended filesystem for such a server?
I was initially thinking of creating a seperate partition ...
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Creating a basic file server for video editing on a limited budget?
I have a friend who fried an external 1TB HD (connected to a Mac) which was used to store video files that they were editing.
Are there any specifications that would describe how to create a basic ...
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What's the difference between a file server and a non file-server OS?
In my current Windows Vista install (as well as other Window's installs), I can share files by sharing folders and having public directories. What's the difference between having an actual file ...
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Utility to unmap a network drive when the screen saver starts
I'm looking for a way to unmap network drives when the screen saver turns on.
I have a few users that share an external, encrypted drive (Samba share, not windows) and they have a requirement to ...
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Simple file server I can put in an electricity cabinet?
I'm building a new house and would like to put a file server in the electricity cabinet. The constraints this puts on the file server are small form factor and being able to work inside a closet.
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Family server setup
I really hope some of you can give me some direction. I have setup a linux server at home and through samba I can access files from different computers in my home. I would like to use this server as a ...
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Fileserver, home backup solutions
Given that the next version of Windows Home Server isn't going to support Drive Extender (no single storage pool, no software data redundancy) I'm investigating alternative solutions
Requirements
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Repurpose PPC Mac Mini as video chat/fileserver/backup system?
I am about to replace an ageing G4 PPC Mac Mini with the latest model and have a couple of thoughts on repurposing the old hardware; I'm looking for advice/recommendations as to the ideas being ...
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Easiest way to set up a linux-hosted file server for wife's windows machine
I would like to use an extra physical hard drive in my linux server to provide my wife a place to backup her Windows XP desktop. I am willing to format this drive as NTFS (or anything else) and have ...
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What hardware combination should I consider for a 20TB file server? [closed]
I want to build a file server for my home media. The server will only be used to serve files to my Media PC. Essentially all it needs to do is be able to expose around 20TB of shared folders.
I don't ...
