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More precisely, you want an appliance that supports Apple Filing Protocol
over IP (AFP/IP)... Which the Snap! server does with their version 2.x
software.
Cheers!
Dan
...While hot-plugging PCI SCSI, PCI ethernet, and PCI video cards!
At 05:40 PM 3/16/00 -0700, you wrote:
>For slapping in additional file storage, appliances like the Snap,
>Network Appliances, etc, are, imo, the way to go.
>
>Fast, cheap and easy: for once you get all three. (not surprising, since
>most of these are Linux boxen under the skin)
>
>Point. You'll want one that supports ASIP, which will be faster than
>Appletalk.
>
>The usual uptime caveats apply: You want sturdy components (so make sure
>they have good powersupplies and mobos) and reliable software.
>
>We have people here on campus running Network Appliance boxes that are
>quite happy, and we're probably going to something like this the next
>time we need to add drive space, since our servers are full of drives.
>
>I think the US MacWorld just reviewed two of them, the Snap server and
>Linksys Instant GigaDrive. They really liked the Snap server, gave it 4
>1/2 meeses.
>
>Owen Watson wrote:
>>
>> Quantum's Snap Server is a plug-in network device that functions as a
>> fileserver for Mac, Windows, & unix machines. You configure it via a
>> web interface. Does anyone have any opinions on its usefulness or
>> otherwise compared to NT Server?
>>
>> It's certainly cheaper!
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