[CS-FSLUG] Networking with Apples

[David McGlone]

On Mon December 19 2005 7:01 pm, Don Parris wrote:
> I can't resist.  I don't network with Apples.  Oranges and tangerines,
> maybe.  But not Apples. 8-D

Clever :)
>
> Don
>
> On 12/19/05, Nathan T. <celerate at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > One of these days there's a project I would like to do, it would have to
> > wait until I get a stable job, but as soon as I graduate high school
> > that's the plan for a few years. Now this project is not really unique,
> > it's something I've seen done before on a site displaying mini-itx
> > computers and I had thought of it before, but seeing someone do it
> > already gave me a clearer idea of what I wanted to do. Basically what I
> > would like to do is get a printer cart from a store, build some extra
> > shelves into it and modify those so I can fit a UPS, wired and wireless
> > router, mini-itx based system with a raid array of hard drives (so it
> > won't really be that small, but still smaller than a full blown computer)
> > and a printer. The computer itself will serve as a file and print server
> > and it should all go together into a nice modified printer cart with easy
> > access to some cat5 plugs on the back (the router) and shouldn't need to
> > have anything more than a power cable sticking out from it.
> >
> > Now this isn't something I'm going to do any time soon, but it's very
> > quiet in the list right now and I need something to keep my mind busy
> > until Christmas so I figured now was as good a time as any to start
> > thinking about this. The problem I have is what operating system to use.
> > If I were to go with a Linux distribution it would have to be fairly easy
> > to set up, I know my way around the command line well enough, but would
> > rather have a graphical setup tool for everything, I also would rather
> > avoid any distribution which I don't think gives KDE enough attention
> > since imo that is THE desktop for Linux and I really don't like Gnome.
> > Windows is out of the question, it's problematic and unreliable and I'd
> > far sooner entrust my expensive ink/toner and files to my cat's litter
> > box before I would trust Windows with them. The last viable alternative I
> > see is Mac OS X, a Mac mini is more expensive than your average mini-itx
> > home server by a long shot, but on the other hand Mac OS X should be well
> > suited to this task shouldn't it?
> >
> > I look forward to some input on this.
> >
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