<div dir="ltr">I have been looking into a cheap NAS solution and found the ZyXEL NSA310:<div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/NSA310-Network-Attached-Storage-Server/dp/B005TJLU24">http://www.amazon.com/NSA310-Network-Attached-Storage-Server/dp/B005TJLU24</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>A number of different hacks to install Debian on it is available. These range from the plug a flash drive and reboot to soldering an RS232 interface on the drive:</div><div><a href="http://7bits.nl/blog/2012/04/15/chrooted-debian-on-zyxel-nsa310">http://7bits.nl/blog/2012/04/15/chrooted-debian-on-zyxel-nsa310</a></div>
<div><a href="http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=5145">http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=5145</a></div><div><a href="http://ixrv.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/flashing-your-nsa310-with-debian.html">http://ixrv.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/flashing-your-nsa310-with-debian.html</a></div>
<div><a href="http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=5145&start=105#p25013">http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=5145&start=105#p25013</a></div><div><a href="http://veldmuijz.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/skip-the-laptop-take-the-nas/">http://veldmuijz.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/skip-the-laptop-take-the-nas/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Although it is not wireless, if you have Debian on it you may may be able to configure a wifi usb interface.</div><div><br></div><div>Enclosure + 500GB HDD + Wifi USB = 85.00 + 70 + ~20 = $175</div><div>
<br></div><div>Rami</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 1:24 AM, Doug <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dougvargas@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">dougvargas@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Unfortunately nothing comes to mind with the hardware but just wanted to say that that's an awesome idea :)<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
Braddock Gaskill <<a href="mailto:braddock@braddock.com">braddock@braddock.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
><br>
>Hi folks,<br>
>I'm brainstorming a potential project.<br>
><br>
>I need a cheap NAS-like hard drive device with wireless and wired ethernet<br>
>ports that can run some form of Linux (preferably Debian) in current<br>
>production.<br>
><br>
>The idea is to load it (or buy it with) with a 500GB HD. On the device<br>
>build web interfaces and mirror Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg, the Khan<br>
>Academy videos, the full Ubuntu software repositories, Open Street Map, and<br>
>various open source textbooks. Ship it to the developing world as a low<br>
>cost local library that a small school can pop onto their network and use<br>
>via a web browser.<br>
><br>
>Total hardware cost should be under $200.<br>
><br>
>The WL-HDD 2.5 circa 2005 is exactly what I want, but it is no longer<br>
>made. It could run Debian, had wifi and wired ethernet ports, and enclosed<br>
>a 2.5" HD. <a href="http://wlhdd.co.uk/wiki/Guide" target="_blank">http://wlhdd.co.uk/wiki/Guide</a><br>
><br>
>Is there anything equivalent on the market today?<br>
><br>
>Thanks,<br>
>braddock<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>