Comments on: NDAS on Linux http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/08/28/ndas-on-linux/ Usability an' that Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Goswin http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/08/28/ndas-on-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Goswin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/08/28/ndas-on-linux/#comment-235 Hey, I just ran into your post on planet.gnome.org, and I kinda have the same question. I just ordered a 250GB disk and an AluBox from AC-Ryan which has a network jack and uses this NDAS protocol. <br/>I plan on using it as a fileserver/backup disk in my network (win/lin), but am uncertain of its cooperation with Linux. Would you foresee any problem if I use it as such? <p/>I'll check back to see if you receive some useful tips. Hey, I just ran into your post on planet.gnome.org, and I kinda have the same question. I just ordered a 250GB disk and an AluBox from AC-Ryan which has a network jack and uses this NDAS protocol.
I plan on using it as a fileserver/backup disk in my network (win/lin), but am uncertain of its cooperation with Linux. Would you foresee any problem if I use it as such?

I’ll check back to see if you receive some useful tips.

]]> By: calum http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/08/28/ndas-on-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-236 calum Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/08/28/ndas-on-linux/#comment-236 Well, the Linux NDAS driver (assuming it's based on the Ximeta one, as most of them are) is still classed as beta quality, so I guess you'd have to decide whether to trust beta quality software for your backups. It should be theoretically possible to do what you want though; as I mentioned in my post, it just looks like you might have to do the partitioning/formatting the NDAS disk from Linux, if you want Linux to be able to read/write to all of them.<p/>I have to say I've occasionally experienced some corruption even using the stable driver on OS X, although I haven't noticed any problem with the Windows one, which presumably has had the most testing. Well, the Linux NDAS driver (assuming it’s based on the Ximeta one, as most of them are) is still classed as beta quality, so I guess you’d have to decide whether to trust beta quality software for your backups. It should be theoretically possible to do what you want though; as I mentioned in my post, it just looks like you might have to do the partitioning/formatting the NDAS disk from Linux, if you want Linux to be able to read/write to all of them.

I have to say I’ve occasionally experienced some corruption even using the stable driver on OS X, although I haven’t noticed any problem with the Windows one, which presumably has had the most testing.

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