What is a file server?

[mlbstar10]

Yeah, i know newb question, but i always wondered

 

[QHalo]

A pc with file hosting shared across a network. typically a machine with a large storage system that pc's on the network can store and access files.

 

[’m‚³‚ñ]

Originally posted by QHalo
A pc with file hosting shared across a network. typically a machine with a large storage system that pc's on the network can store and access files.

Not necessarily. My file server is a bunch of SCSI disks in their own case with their own PSUs. I use a cable to link it to the external port on a different machine.

 

[QHalo]

bleah,

 

[’m‚³‚ñ]

Originally posted by QHalo
bleah,

lmao

I'm building a new case for my fileserver, and I've considered adding a section for an actual computer inside it as well. Might be fun to tinker with.

 

[Poop]

Simply put, network attached storage.

It could be a computer with a few large drives in it, or it could be a computer with an array, or arrays, attached to it externally.

It's a broad subject.

 

[’m‚³‚ñ]

Originally posted by Poop
Simply put, network attached storage.

It could be a computer with a few large drives in it, or it could be a computer with an array, or arrays, attached to it externally.

It's a broad subject.

Don't they make hard drives that will plug directly into the network using an ethernet jack? Not sure if that counts as a fileserver, though.

 

[QHalo]

Originally posted by ’m‚³‚ñ
Don't they make hard drives that will plug directly into the network using an ethernet jack? Not sure if that counts as a fileserver, though.

NAS? network attached storage

 

[’m‚³‚ñ]

Originally posted by QHalo
NAS? network attached storage

Hah, thanks. I knew there was a different term for LAN HDD's.

 

[Poop]

Originally posted by ’m‚³‚ñ
Don't they make hard drives that will plug directly into the network using an ethernet jack? Not sure if that counts as a fileserver, though.

Yes, but you're get it mixed up blender-boy I
'm saying a file server is a form of NAS....not vice versa.

 

[’m‚³‚ñ]

Originally posted by Poop
Yes, but you're get it mixed up blender-boy I
'm saying a file server is a form of NAS....not vice versa.

LMAO That isn't the first time I've been called blender-boy. Memories...

Arg. I hate English. I know what it is in my mind, I just don't know how to say it...

A file server is basically any storage medium that is made public on a LAN? That makes sence (well, LAN meaning a network of some kind).