I'll be upgrading to a new home computer and will have a Dell Dim 8400 P4 3.0 MHz; 4GB RAM to find something to do with. I usually send it down stream to someone else in the family but there doesn't seem to be a need for it right now.
SO, since I've been thinking about buying a NAS for a long time, I thought I'd see if I could build one with the 8400. I have some older IDE's around and that is what the system takes, but I assume I'll need to add an SATA controller and drives as well. Its current OS is XP PRO, but I assume that it will need to have FreeNAS on it. I do not have a server license and don't want to buy one.
Before I start down this path I wanted to see if the 8400 was a possible platform. If it isn't strong enough, I'd rather find out now vs later. Oh, it does have a GB NIC and attaches to a GB switch. The switch hasn't been changed much and I assume yet once again that I'll want to begin using Jumbo Frames.
So, what do you think? Should I give this a go, or not?
SO, since I've been thinking about buying a NAS for a long time, I thought I'd see if I could build one with the 8400. I have some older IDE's around and that is what the system takes, but I assume I'll need to add an SATA controller and drives as well. Its current OS is XP PRO, but I assume that it will need to have FreeNAS on it. I do not have a server license and don't want to buy one.
Before I start down this path I wanted to see if the 8400 was a possible platform. If it isn't strong enough, I'd rather find out now vs later. Oh, it does have a GB NIC and attaches to a GB switch. The switch hasn't been changed much and I assume yet once again that I'll want to begin using Jumbo Frames.
So, what do you think? Should I give this a go, or not?