[G4] Re: G4 Digest, Vol 24, Issue 17

[David]

Hi, I've been using a 500GB Lacie Network Mini Disk for 12 months now.

It has an embedded Linux OS running on-board which needs zero set-up  
and configuration although these can be accessed if required using a  
web browser.
I use it to swap files between my G4 and G5.

Only problem is that MFS/HFS/HFS+ are not recognised by Linux so if  
you need those it becomes a large USB only drive.
If you go with the default format of Windows FAT32 you get the  
limitations that brings (file names and limited maximum file size)

Formatting it using the native Linux format EXT3 allows me to ALMOST  
treat it as a normal mountable Mac volume.
I then create a sparse disk image on it if I need a 100% HFS+  
compatible Mac partition/volume.
SuperDuper and hopefully Time Machine work very well with this and  
all my other software uses the remaining space.

I like the fact that I can access my files when one Mac is turned off.

David R.


> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:11:09 +0300
> From: David DelMonte <ddelmonte at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [G4] Network Hard Drive
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> As Fabian has posted, these are a relatively new category of hard
> drive that have an ethernet connection (as well as firewire and USB).
> I was looking at Buffalo but I will look at Fabian's suggestions.
>
> David
>
>
>
> On Aug 13, 2006, at 7:41 PM, Harry Freeman wrote:
>
> Greetings ( + )!( + )
>
> Please define for us what you mean by a "network hard drive" as I
> have made my HD Maxtor 120Gb Hd available to my network and all of
> the other computers can use it for storage and retrieval and there
> isn't anything special about the drive.
>
>
> On Aug 13, 2006, at 8:06 AM, David DelMonte wrote:
>
>> Hi, does anyone have experience with network hard drives? Bestbuy
>> only lists them as PC Compatible.
>>
>> Do they work with 10.4.x?
>>
>> Many Thanks and please forgive the cross-post
>>
>> David