Recent content by gilsurf

That is so simple... a different VLAN for one port of the Xserve. Thanks! Or at the least, use port 2 on the xserve on a sep subnet. Forgot about that 2nd port.

I am looking a NAS to act as a back-up for our server based user and group files. We run a Mac Xserve 10.6.8 Server with 4 TB of space for users and groups. I want to back this up to a drive in a building across campus (gigibit network), but keep the NAS hidden from any users. One thought is...

OK, let me go back a step: We have a 1 TB drive in a mac Xserve 10.6 on a gigabit and fiber LAN and want to back up the 1 TB drive in a different building. Thus my thought of a NAS. And thus, no need for fancy NAS features. Thoughts and recommendations? Thanks!

We have an Xserve and want to back it up in another building on our LAN (physically separate enough, but on our fiber/GB LAN). Can anyone suggest a simple solution? I assume it would be a rsynch solution? We do not need media servers, etc. Just network back-up as simple as possible. Thanks!

Can one mount a share remotely in Mac AND PC? Need a VPN 1st?

Mount drive from net via ssh? I see that this NAS has SSH. Is it possible to mount a drive via the net (user not on NAS LAN) using SSH or another process? Mac and PC? Thanks!

1st: This site is very helpful! Thanks for the efforts of all! I have read through many articles on the NAS solutions here and in the forums and feel like we are 1/2 way there. I do tech for a small SOHO and do admin remotely (never on location if you can believe that). Going from all local...