[aklug] Re: Combined network storage space

Yes. The method is called Bit Torrent. There is a trick to getting your fil=
es on the "share". You must change the names of all of your files to includ=
ed "XXX", "naked", or "sex". As soon as your files are renamed, the Bit Tor=
rent service will take over and distribute them across the entire Internet.=
 The bonus is there will be several thousand "backup" copies within a few m=
inutes. The trouble is keeping an index of what files the new names refer t=
oo.

I'm kidding of course... and unaware of a method to do what you want.

-Jamie

Jamie Hushower
Rent-A-Geek, Ltd.
http://alaska-geeks.com
223-9136

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From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf Of C=
hristopher Howard
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 6:00 PM
To: aklug
Subject: [aklug] Combined network storage space

I had a question... mostly out of curiosity. Is there a way that you=20
can take multiple PCs and combine them (in a non-literal sense) to=20
create one large network share? (Say, an smb, nfs, or ftp share.) I=20
mean, not by buying some huge enterprise server system, but just using=20
some 32 bit PCs, and some specialized Linux distro?
I saw some references on the Internet to SANs and storage clusters on=20
the Internet, but it tended to be above my head, not having a=20
professional background in networking (beyond the simple stuff that most=20
IT people know).

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