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 File Server?, Is it worth the hassle? |
 Wed 11 May 2005, 05:07
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Well... I have the opportunity to turn the 3 to 4 year old Windows XP desktop into a general file server that I could record to. Is there any information on this? I was thinking of using the hard drives on there along with Gigabyte Ethernet to have a disk to record to for certain projects. Do I have to format the drives for Mac OS X? How do I find out if this is possible? Is there an online tutorial to have a use for the old desktop that mom and dad replaced with their laptop?
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Wed 11 May 2005, 08:39
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 Webmaster  Group: Admin Posts: 3,204 Joined: 29-Oct 00 From: Sommieres - FR Member No.: 11 |
Using a PC running WIndows XP as a file server would certainly not be rock solid, nor very fast.... I would suggest you to install a linux distribution (debian or fedora are my favorite), and setup it as a file server.
Linux can (and generally comes with) Samba, NFS and AppleTalk network sharing protocols that all are seen by OSX. If you're new to linux, you will certainly be a bit disoriented at first, but onces your server is setup, you will never had to worry about your PC. With WIndow, that's another story  Just my 2 cents -------------------- Soif, MacMusic Webmaster
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