Recent content by Cyrax3

Hey MindoverMaster, I just researched FreeNAS a bit. I could just buy 8tb of hard drive and stuff them into an old XP desktop and use FreeNAS on a flash drive to create a NAS, couldn't I? How does remote access work on FreeNAS, and is it easy to set up?

Yeah when I said remotely I meant from outside of the network, not internally. I'd like to be able to show clients and others my work by accessing information on my computer from outside my home, say from my laptop at a wifi spot. Those NAS devices have that ability through ftp. Is there...

Yes I've thought of that, but to get 4tb + storage would be expensive when you factor in the other parts of the computer. I've never worked with Linux or built a server, I've only built normal computers with non-server OS's. How do you go about accessing your info remotely on your server?

I'm trying to create a setup where all my media and other files are backed up in a RAID configuration, but also accessible remotely. I've done some research and these devices will allow me to do this, but the cost is quite high. Synology DS211J Diskless System DiskStation 2-bay NAS Server with...