Best way to setup Mac Mini as NAS?

[secretpact]

I want to setup my old Mac Mini as a NAS with its internal drive. What is the best way to do this? Is FreeNAS compatible with a Mac Mini?

 

[philipma1957]

I want to setup my old Mac Mini as a NAS with its internal drive. What is the best way to do this? Is FreeNAS compatible with a Mac Mini?

sell it on ebay and buy a synology


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108114


not being a wise guy but the old mini will have 500gb or so this machine can use a 2tb drive.

I have an older version a ds110j works very nice. I link 4 mac minis and a diy pc to it and it is a good piece of gear. I have a 2tb samsung in it.


there are lots of ways to get it to work with all 5 machines. If you are all mac it will work if you are all windows it will work. If you are windows and mac if will work. it works with windows 7 snow leopard and lion. my main use is to move all my tv shows recorded on eye tv from comp. to comp.

 

[KScottMyers]

sell it on ebay and buy a synology


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108114

I second that. The Synology does more things than you'll ever need. Amazing product.

Running FreeNAS on a Mac I believe can be done as follows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssNr33w8UrE