Soldato
Hi all,
I'm a linux n00b but I am willing to learn. I'm just trying to confirm whether my theory is correct and whether I'm going about things in the right way. I am trying to get to grips with the basics.
Currently, I've selected Kubuntu 12.04.2 LTS as my distro (as I like the KDE environment from past dabbles - I don't like Gnome that much now, and especially not Unity). I like stability, also.
I'm trying to set up a NAS/media streaming server which I can access on the move on my Nexus 7 or Nexus 4.
I want an environment which is completely unrestricted from the LAN side of things within my home network but also allows me to access it from outside with the use of some kind of login page (to keep it all secure from anyone else but me). I know WHS 2011 can do this sort of thing (and I have a copy of it - not yet used) but I wanted to see if I could do the same with Linux and its extended capabilities. I have a couple of questions:
1) I assume the method of using the account 'nobody' with 'nobody = guest' and 'Security = user' on Samba is preferable to 'Security = share'. This is how I'm currently proceeding. If anyone has any sample Samba configs, I'd appreciate that. I understand that I'd need to add 'nobody' to the samba users (smbuser file) - how do I do this? Where is this smbuser file? Is it self created?
2) Is XBMC the right tool to do the live transcoding and streaming of my media for devices such as my Nexus 7 and 4? If not, are there any alternatives? - seems to be covered by Plex, albeit not an entirely independent solution, as I had hoped. Thanks, though, SMN.
3) Are there any glaring security issues with my setup, namely allowing such low security on the LAN but with high security from the internet?
4) Is there an easy/better way to do what I want to do?
5) Surely this is what lots of people want to do - why is it so difficult to get an AIO type solution?? Or maybe it is the availability of cloud storage that means people don't bother?
Thanks for your help! Any pointers or other information, hit me!
I'm a linux n00b but I am willing to learn. I'm just trying to confirm whether my theory is correct and whether I'm going about things in the right way. I am trying to get to grips with the basics.
Currently, I've selected Kubuntu 12.04.2 LTS as my distro (as I like the KDE environment from past dabbles - I don't like Gnome that much now, and especially not Unity). I like stability, also.
I'm trying to set up a NAS/media streaming server which I can access on the move on my Nexus 7 or Nexus 4.
I want an environment which is completely unrestricted from the LAN side of things within my home network but also allows me to access it from outside with the use of some kind of login page (to keep it all secure from anyone else but me). I know WHS 2011 can do this sort of thing (and I have a copy of it - not yet used) but I wanted to see if I could do the same with Linux and its extended capabilities. I have a couple of questions:
1) I assume the method of using the account 'nobody' with 'nobody = guest' and 'Security = user' on Samba is preferable to 'Security = share'. This is how I'm currently proceeding. If anyone has any sample Samba configs, I'd appreciate that. I understand that I'd need to add 'nobody' to the samba users (smbuser file) - how do I do this? Where is this smbuser file? Is it self created?
3) Are there any glaring security issues with my setup, namely allowing such low security on the LAN but with high security from the internet?
4) Is there an easy/better way to do what I want to do?
5) Surely this is what lots of people want to do - why is it so difficult to get an AIO type solution?? Or maybe it is the availability of cloud storage that means people don't bother?
Thanks for your help! Any pointers or other information, hit me!
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