Q. I have a Ubuntu server that I hope to use to share files to my roommates using Samba. I know I can mount the drive anywhere and then share it but is there a common place that it shold be mounted?
A. With Ubuntu most drives (other than the obvious /, /boot, /home, etc.) are mounted under /media, but it really doesn't matter.
Playstation 3 as a Media Center Extender, how can it read my networked external hard drive?
Q. I use my PS3 as a media extender. However it only reads the pictures, music and movies in my documents in Vista Home Premium. I have a Network attached storage unit with Gigs of music, movies and pictures.How can I get my PS3 to read those files without having them stored locally on my computer. Or even if there is a unit that can do that. Thank you in advanced.
A. There are a couple of things you can do:
* Set up a UPnP (universal plug and play) server on your computer that will be detected by your PS3 (this is what I do)
* Move all those files to a USB Drive then plug that into your PS3 (this will remove the files from your computer but not take up all the space on your PS3, plus you can get cheap USB drives with lots of space (300GB+) now days)
* Look into getting a file server for both your PS3 and Computer. A small Linux box would work best for this and they have models on ThinkGeek.com
* Set up a UPnP (universal plug and play) server on your computer that will be detected by your PS3 (this is what I do)
* Move all those files to a USB Drive then plug that into your PS3 (this will remove the files from your computer but not take up all the space on your PS3, plus you can get cheap USB drives with lots of space (300GB+) now days)
* Look into getting a file server for both your PS3 and Computer. A small Linux box would work best for this and they have models on ThinkGeek.com
Can I use small desktop computer as home server?
Q. I am planning to buy small computer such as Dell OptiPlex 755 USFF, SFF, or DT desktop. I want to use small desktop as server. I want to install Windows Server 2008 OS for network storage, media sharing, and print server at home. I don't know if the Dell OptiPlex 755 can to run as server. Thanks!
A. Why not buy a NAS?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822155020
Pop up to two hard drives into it (sold separately), and it hooks up to the router. You get storage accessible by any networked device in your home, plus printer sharing. There's also the option to use Raid 5, and server quality drives like WD Red.
Lots of different choices for a NAS solution, that's just a cheap one (and the one I have personally).
But yes, you could use a small computer as a server as well. A NAS is just a simpler solution that takes up MUCH less room.
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EDIT - Just a quick note. I run a program called Serviio (free) on my desktop and it acts as a go-between (you just choose the NAS drive when setting up Serviio). While I could get things directly off the NAS, Serviio will transcode any file that is unsupported on the fly for me as well as rename/reorganise my files using metadata off the net. Besides, my desktop never gets shut off and I like not having deal with episode names.
If you go with an actual computer, look into using a linux-based XBMC distro. Really easy to setup, great interface and will host all your media files.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822155020
Pop up to two hard drives into it (sold separately), and it hooks up to the router. You get storage accessible by any networked device in your home, plus printer sharing. There's also the option to use Raid 5, and server quality drives like WD Red.
Lots of different choices for a NAS solution, that's just a cheap one (and the one I have personally).
But yes, you could use a small computer as a server as well. A NAS is just a simpler solution that takes up MUCH less room.
--------
EDIT - Just a quick note. I run a program called Serviio (free) on my desktop and it acts as a go-between (you just choose the NAS drive when setting up Serviio). While I could get things directly off the NAS, Serviio will transcode any file that is unsupported on the fly for me as well as rename/reorganise my files using metadata off the net. Besides, my desktop never gets shut off and I like not having deal with episode names.
If you go with an actual computer, look into using a linux-based XBMC distro. Really easy to setup, great interface and will host all your media files.
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