NAS (and remote NAS) for dummies (for me?)

[Looneybomber]

Host your documents in the cloud on a small device that runs 24/7 and uses a maximum of 4 Watts of power.

SlugOS is a Linux distribution for the Linksys NSLU2. Installing SlugOS and installing the various tools are normally a daunting task if you are either new to Linux or have never used Linux before.

The following guide will help a person with little or no Linux experience install SlugOS on the NSLU2 and configure the NSLU2 to run the BarracudaDrive server. When you have the BarracudaDrive server running on the NSLU2, the server can be used for more that just a NAS. In addition to functioning as a NAS, with the BarracudaDrive server, your local network can also be accessed remotely. BarracudaDrive lets you or multiple users access and work with electronic documents or any type of data stored on your NSLU2 from remote locations.

Read more here. (and video)http://www.hometoys.com/ezine/...x.htm

[Micron]

The NSLU2s are great little boxes... before SlugOS rolled onto the scene, we used DSL (Damn Small Linux) and certain USB ethernet adapters, since @ that point we couldn't get the built-in ethernet working. However, we were installing onto the system's built-in memory.

Also, while the CPU currently runs @ 133Mhz, it's a cinch to bring back to its factory default speed of 266Mhz. At 266, it doesn't draw any more power or create any additional heat.

I've had a handful of these guys running DSL for a few years now, acting as external DNS servers... It's easy to configure the internal file systems to read only, creating quite the secure, power and space efficient DNS boxen!

[Looneybomber]

I have 2TB of data in my computer along with a 1TB external, so I'm not hurting on space, but I would like to setup a NAS sometime kinda soon just to get the feel of it. That way, later, I can setup a large NAS that can be accessed remotely.

WIth the device above, you're limited to the size of your (single) external HDD right?