[SATLUG] OT / OOS (Off Topic / Off OS): FreeNAS anyone?

[Samuel Leon]

George, Jason (San Antonio) wrote:
> Fellow LUGgers-
>
> I’m considering implementing a FreeNAS (http://www.freenas.org/) server in my casa.  My plan calls for using an older box, a Compact Flash card (w/ CF to IDE adapter) as the FreeNAS home drive and whatever disks I can scrounge up as storage.
>
> Anyone here have any advice, tips or success / horror stories they're willing to share?  Thanks! -Jason
>   

The main thing is that with a cf, card you are only going to be able to 
read and write to it at like 2MBs unless you get an adapter that 
supports DMA. They are out there from what I have heard but I have not 
found one yet. So if you find one let me know where you got it at :)

Sam