NAS appliance

I've been tinkering with the idea of setting up one computer on our home
network - I've noticed 'freeNAS' and 'openfile' distros - question comes
to mind: do I really need anything like that or will any old distro with
nfs suffice?

thanks,
ray

ray wrote:

> I've been tinkering with the idea of setting up one computer on our home
> network - I've noticed 'freeNAS' and 'openfile' distros - question comes
> to mind: do I really need anything like that or will any old distro with
> nfs suffice?
>
> thanks,
> ray
Any o/s that includes resource sharing will work. Dedicated distros like
freenas are pared down and optimized to just what is needed to do the job.
Freenas includes a slick browser interface that allows admin over the wire,
so you can hide the nas box in a closet.

I installed freenas in an old clunker and was pleased with how it worked.
Give it a try.