>The Dlink DNS-323 looks exactly what you are asking of What a procedure to hack that thing! >> The problem I see with going the all-in-one NAS route is that down the >> road, there's always some function you'd like to add - but you can't. >> You've hit the limitations of the box. That's why I want to put straight Linux on it:) As fun as hacking that thing would be, I might just buy one of the tiny boards, but for the price if I brick the DNS-323 it would still be fun and I wouldn't really care! What's involved in building an embedded version of CentOS for a Soekris or similar small mobo? Is that a feat worth considering or is the work involved huge? Thanks a lot guys! jlc