phil

yes, I am using an HRT Streamer II and Alix board with voyage MPD. I bought this Alix board: http://store.netgate.com/ALIX2D2-Kit-Unassembled-P1015.aspx And used this source to help install voyage MPD and configure the board: http://cheap-silent-usb-linux-music-server.blogspot.com/ Rather than use a local storage for the music files I created an NFS mount to an Iomega NAS: http://www.amazon.com/Iomega-StorCenter-ix2-200-Network-Attached/dp/B002SG7MEG I used an NFS mount rather than CIFS; you have to create an NFS folder on the NAS and make it available to the Alix board's IP address. NFS performed a lot better than CIFS. It works and sounds great. I used MPOD on the iPhone for a client.

Nick, thanks for your reply. I look forward to hearing how the mini-PCI SATA solution works out. Forgive me if my question doesn't make complete sense. I'm still a newbie with this stuff so I'm trying to figure out some basics before I make any purchases. As far as the NAS question goes, I was hopeful of being able to have a Western Digital My Book Live NAS (with my music files on it) connected to a DLink router and then being able to mount that drive on the Alix's Voyage MPD using SAMBA. Does this sound feasible? Thanks, Phil

Hi Nick, I'm thinking about an Alix board running Voyage MPD as a one box solution without the need to have another Linux computer host my music files. So the only other device I would need would be a client, like an iPhone or laptop. You mention getting a mini-PCI SATA. Any update on how this worked out? What external drive would you recommend? Have you tried mounting a NAS using SAMBA/CIFS on the Alix and then pointing the MPD library at the mounted drive? Thanks, Phil