Subj : Re: Newbie Setup File Server and Mac Client
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Sybren Stuvel
Date : Fri Jul 02 2004 03:06 pm

big d enlightened us with:
> Basically I want to have loads
> of HD space, and connect my Mac running OsX.

Ok, go for Samba. AppleTalk sucks.

> What is a good spec for a linux machine

That depends on it's use. It's quite a difference if you're going to
store loads of movies on there, and just sit down and watch them, or
if you're going to run a huge 1000-users-per-second database from it.

> how easy is it to setup/maintain

Same as above.

> and are there issues with MacOSX?

Not really. Just don't try and use AppleTalk.

Sybren
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