From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Stumpf Subject: USB raid5? Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:23:11 -0600 Message-ID: <41AC11CF.2050102@pobox.com> Reply-To: mjstumpf@pobox.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids In the interminable battle with physical arrangement & rack space, has anyone tried arrays of "external" usb 2.0 or firewire connected drives? Are there limitations to size, or to bandwidth that aren't obvious, that make this a non desirable solution? -------------------------------------------- My mailbox is spam-free with ChoiceMail, the leader in personal and corporate anti-spam solutions. Download your free copy of ChoiceMail from www.choicemailfree.com