Whenever I need to keep anything running for transfering files (hosting or receiving), I just keep my small NAS online. Low-power and does the job (runs linux too). Can SSH into it, WOL the PC remotely,... If not a NAS, one could always get one of those tiny computers Like SlimFit or NSLU...
I for one hate paying the leccy bill thanks to my laptop being on 24/7, this would be a nice tool for me - though only if it's cheaper than the extra bill!
I would love to see this in a smart NAS style design.
NAS is all well and good but again these are left on just waiting for someone to access. if we could has a WOL NAS box which switches off again once no network traffic is detected i would by it and it would of course save on the old leccy bills,
not sure I'd use the word boffin on someone that just "dreamt up" the Windows Vista sideshow, a device which has been around for several years, and on the market too!
Well done lads. What's next, inventing a device with rows of buttons for text input?
You don't even need a NAS, some USB hard drives can be reflashed to do this, Western Digital drives and media players are the current fave: http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/hacks-and-howto
The fantastic little WD HDTV player, combined with a USB drive, and flashed with custom firmware to open up its linux core becomes a fearsome ultra-low power always-on computer and torrent box.
You can put linux on your wireless router (or the like) using OpenWRT and run that sort of thing on it, especially if you attach a USB hard drive or SD card reader.
http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/more_about_c&c/ ? If the MBWE requires tweaking to reduce heat/noise, then it's not relevant to this article's topic.
IMHO any ARM CPU (consuming lt 1Wt BTW) with decent amount of DRAM, some boot flash/ROM, USB host controller and Linux will do the job. And of course, it won't have no stinkin' WD drive connected to the mentioned USB controller when doing this, ever.
@Sarev - Or the ASUS routers with USB ports or even built-in hard disks. Note you can also get web clients for torrent management on them, so you don't even need to mess with interface screens much.
I'm not sure if there's a good way to make them work with a NAS hard disk to download torrents, but if they can't...gap in the market for a nice module there. And regardless, routers are both cheap and relatively standardised hardware - most people grossly underuse them.
How about a mobile phone? I use my old WM5 smartphone for overnight downloads (...of Linux Distros...) and stick the files onto a storage card. It takes approximately bugger all power (especially as it uses a few old solar chargers for most of its power), downloads as fast as anything else can over 802.11 and can store huge amounts of data to SD-card. It could also save off to a portable hard drive if it had USB-Host facilities, or off to a Bluetooth storage device.
Plus it's connected to Skype and my work / home email addresses.
It also used to control my coffee maker, but that's not realy related to the article.
Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless Router (802.11b/g, 54 Mbps, 128 Bit WEP, WPA2)
Linksys WRT610N Dual-N Band Wireless Router (802.11a/b/g, draft 802.11n, 300 Mbps, 128 Bit WEP, WPA2)
D-Link DI-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router (802.11b/g/N, 300 Mbps, 128 Bit WEP, WPA2)
Synology DS409 4-Bay NAS Enclosure (USB, eSATA)
Netgear WNDR3700 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless Router (802.11b/g/Draft N, WPA, WPA2)
Boffins dream up Sleeptalking PC standby-mode tech
Peter D'Hoye
How about a NAS or a SFF PC? #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 12:00 GMT
Whenever I need to keep anything running for transfering files (hosting or receiving), I just keep my small NAS online. Low-power and does the job (runs linux too). Can SSH into it, WOL the PC remotely,... If not a NAS, one could always get one of those tiny computers Like SlimFit or NSLU...
Tony Barnes
Nice #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 12:00 GMT
I for one hate paying the leccy bill thanks to my laptop being on 24/7, this would be a nice tool for me - though only if it's cheaper than the extra bill!
zerofool2005
Plug into someone else connection #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 12:15 GMT
Sounds fun. If you could plug into someone elses connection. And leave it seeding torrents. Give it some SSH or a torrent webUI. And all will be dandy
Andy Morrell
NAS and this tech #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 12:15 GMT
I would love to see this in a smart NAS style design.
NAS is all well and good but again these are left on just waiting for someone to access. if we could has a WOL NAS box which switches off again once no network traffic is detected i would by it and it would of course save on the old leccy bills,
Dave
boffins? #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 12:15 GMT
not sure I'd use the word boffin on someone that just "dreamt up" the Windows Vista sideshow, a device which has been around for several years, and on the market too!
Well done lads. What's next, inventing a device with rows of buttons for text input?
Simon B
Good idea! #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 12:55 GMT
Simple but a good idea! Nice :)
Joe K
Or #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 13:18 GMT
You don't even need a NAS, some USB hard drives can be reflashed to do this, Western Digital drives and media players are the current fave: http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/hacks-and-howto
The fantastic little WD HDTV player, combined with a USB drive, and flashed with custom firmware to open up its linux core becomes a fearsome ultra-low power always-on computer and torrent box.
Martin
Media Players #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 14:12 GMT
The PopcornHour media player does torrent and usenet troughing out of the box.
(don't have the power ratings to hand though).
Sarev
Check out OpenWRT #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 21:38 GMT
You can put linux on your wireless router (or the like) using OpenWRT and run that sort of thing on it, especially if you attach a USB hard drive or SD card reader.
Ramazan
@Joe K #
Posted Monday 27th April 2009 21:38 GMT
http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/more_about_c&c/ ? If the MBWE requires tweaking to reduce heat/noise, then it's not relevant to this article's topic.
IMHO any ARM CPU (consuming lt 1Wt BTW) with decent amount of DRAM, some boot flash/ROM, USB host controller and Linux will do the job. And of course, it won't have no stinkin' WD drive connected to the mentioned USB controller when doing this, ever.
Andrew Crystall
@"I'd like a NAS"... #
Posted Tuesday 28th April 2009 03:55 GMT
@Sarev - Or the ASUS routers with USB ports or even built-in hard disks. Note you can also get web clients for torrent management on them, so you don't even need to mess with interface screens much.
I'm not sure if there's a good way to make them work with a NAS hard disk to download torrents, but if they can't...gap in the market for a nice module there. And regardless, routers are both cheap and relatively standardised hardware - most people grossly underuse them.
Anonymous Coward
@NAS #
Posted Wednesday 29th April 2009 09:15 GMT
How about a mobile phone? I use my old WM5 smartphone for overnight downloads (...of Linux Distros...) and stick the files onto a storage card. It takes approximately bugger all power (especially as it uses a few old solar chargers for most of its power), downloads as fast as anything else can over 802.11 and can store huge amounts of data to SD-card. It could also save off to a portable hard drive if it had USB-Host facilities, or off to a Bluetooth storage device.
Plus it's connected to Skype and my work / home email addresses.
It also used to control my coffee maker, but that's not realy related to the article.