[NTLUG:Discuss] Large file systems

[. Daniel]

Well the hardware is a USB/Firewire drive.  I use it to hold larger 
files... larger than FAT32 can manage.  Seems like there's basically no way 
to get all three... though EXT2 might be the best hope...  What a pain.  I 
thought I read somewhere about MacOSX being able to read/write JFS 
though... need to find that again...


>On 7/30/06, . Daniel <xdesign at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I have MacOSX machines.  I have Linux (mostly) and I, on occasion, need 
to
> > use Windows XP.
> >
> > I don't mind having to load a driver file onto Windows boxen as I 
suspect
> > that's what I'll have to do.  But of all the file systems out there, 
which
> > is the most universally readable by WindowsXP, Linux and MacOSX?
> >
> > The purpose of my query is because I'm trying to decide what format I
> > should use on my external backup data drive.
>
>How is your external backup hard drive connected? NFS, USB, FireWire?
>
>Wayne's recommendation of FAT32 is what I use on my USB external
>backup hard drives. It was all I understood at the time.
>
>To me there are three ways to go depending on how much effort you
>want to put into it and what you plan to use it for.
>1) FAT32 - on external hard drive only - Simplest, easiest, most limiting.
>2) Samba - will be able to read/write between all platforms. Most 
versatile.
>3) NFS - requires installing "Windows Services for UNIX" on Windows.
>
>NFS is just as versatile as Samba but not in as wide spread use in 
Personal
>Computing, SOHOs and small to medium SMBs.
>Installing Samba causes you to acquire Samba skills which can be useful.
>Samba is in widespread use in the Personal Computing, SOHOs and small
>to medium SMBs. There are some large SMBs and Enterprise installations
>of Samba at the workgroup level. We installed it before we knew or heard
>about "Windows Services for UNIX". If it ain't broke don't fix it kept it
>running.
>
>Most people go with 1) or 2) depending on their needs and time available.
>
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