NFS Client & Server

NFS is probably the simplest file sharing solution for non-Windows systems – it is great for Linux to Linux shares. You can find some workarounds or third party apps which will let you mount NFS shares in Windows too but I’ll be using SAMBA for Windows shares (search this blog or look in for the…

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Thecus N5200 Ubuntu Install #5

Continuation of the installation and configuration guide for Ubuntu on the Thecus N5200 NAS. Initial post here Original location where I first posted it in 2011 here: http://thecususergroup.proboards.com/thread/4226+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+Last installment…I have already shown you how to set up your server with what I consider essential services. The following a brief guides to other services I installed because…

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Thecus N5200 Ubuntu Install #4

Continuation of the installation and configuration guide for Ubuntu on the Thecus N5200 NAS. Initial post here Original location where I first posted it in 2011 here: http://thecususergroup.proboards.com/thread/4226+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+Now that we have Ubuntu and our RAID set up we’ll do the long bit …#===== INSTALL SERVICES/PACKAGES =====#Feel free to skip any of these services/packages. They are just…

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Thecus N5200 Ubuntu Install #3

Continuation of the installation and configuration guide for Ubuntu on the Thecus N5200 NAS. Initial post here Original location where I first posted it in 2011 here: http://thecususergroup.proboards.com/thread/4226+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ We have already set up our hardware and installed Ubuntu, next… #===== RAID CONFIG =====# # HOW TO CREATE A NEW RAID # Useful links: help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch26_:_Linux_Software_RAID sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-setup-software-raid-for-a-simple-file-server-on-ubuntu/…

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Thecus N5200 Ubuntu Install #2

Continuation of the installation and configuration guide for Ubuntu on the Thecus N5200 NAS. Initial post here Original location where I first posted it in 2011 here: http://thecususergroup.proboards.com/thread/4226+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+Following on from my first post…#===== UBUNTU INSTALLATION =====#Useful links:mixeduperic.com/linux/how-to-install-ubuntu-server-part-1.html User security: www.devarticles.com/c/a/JavaScript/Building-a-Secure-Web-Server/2/ Download Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ISO. 32-bit. Make bootable USB, I’m not going to describe this here. Just follow this…

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