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#1 2009-12-23 10:23:24
- 1976dan
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Connecting to Freenas server from Arch linux
Hi guys ,
I have setup a freenas server from a old dell computer laying around the house
i can connect to it from my win xp box but because i wanted to go linux fulltime
how do i connect to the freenas shared drive in linux .
i can connect via web gui for all the admin stuff but connecting the network drive i do not have a clue with .
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#2 2009-12-23 10:25:20
- graysky
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Re: Connecting to Freenas server from Arch linux
I'm assuming you're exporting samba on the freenas box?
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#3 2009-12-23 10:29:04
- 1976dan
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Re: Connecting to Freenas server from Arch linux
mate thank u
Have a merry Xmas
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#4 2009-12-23 10:44:06
- mikesd
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Re: Connecting to Freenas server from Arch linux
Another option would be to use nfs. Fairly easy to setup and works well when sharing files between linux/unix machines.
Since you have samba already setup it is probably only worth looking at if samba gives you grief.
EDIT: freenas looks nice. Includes a ton of features, including ZFS and a great looking web interface. Might have to look into this.
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#5 2009-12-23 11:41:28
- sand_man
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Re: Connecting to Freenas server from Arch linux
Yep ZFS is great to have on FreeNAS but the problem there is that future releases will be based on Debian and not FreeBSD.
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/0 … x?from=rss
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#6 2009-12-23 11:51:15
- mikesd
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Re: Connecting to Freenas server from Arch linux
Yep ZFS is great to have on FreeNAS but the problem there is that future releases will be based on Debian and not FreeBSD.
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/0 … x?from=rss
Yeah, the potential loss of ZFS worried many users so the project has been forked. FreeNAS will continue with FreeBSD and a new project called CoreNAS will use Debian Linux.
A good audio interview about the fork is here.
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