Hi,

 

I want to have this setup:

 

An unRAID server with two network ports:

 

Port 1 is the standard port for connecting to my home network and the internet

Port 2 is connected to the media players only, this is a separate network (I'm thinking of a 5GHz WLAN here)

 

The files on the array are organised in two main folders:

/public contains the data for the media players

/private contains general user data

 

On port 1 /public is accessible r/w by everyone, and the data in /private according to the individual users' rights.

 

On port 2 /public is accessible r/o by everyone, and /private must not be accessible (not even visible) at all, not even by users with full access rights on port 1.

 

How do I set up a "two-faced" server like this?

User access is not controlled by which network port they are connecting to natively.

This would require a huge amount of customization to do something like this if it were possible.

Secondly streaming over WIFI is generally not recommended as dropped packets due to interference would cause video stream stuttering.

 

Now that I think of it this could be done by setting up one server with unraid running two virtual servers that RSYNC to each other. Its crude but will do what you want though it will take A LOT of effort in setting it up properly.

 

To make it easy, set one anonymous user that anyone can use that has only R/O permissions and then hand out user accounts to those who require them.

I fear that simply using a second ip won't secure the private share. As mentioned you would have to set up user shares and lock it down.

 

 

Almost forgot setting up a second nic is a manual process. Go here

 

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=5571.msg51863#msg51863

 

 

Secondly streaming over WIFI is generally not recommended as dropped packets due to interference would cause video stream stuttering.

 

I do 720p streaming over WiFi to my WD Live all the time without any issues, even with the microwave going.

The trick I found was - distance and path to the receiver (closer is better)... but more importantly the 5GHz band (need particular router and receivers though) is much less apt to home interference.

 

@Darqfallen:

User access is not controlled by which network port they are connecting to natively. This would require a huge amount of customization to do something like this if it were possible.

 

Thanks for the information, I'd thought that would be easier (now it looks close to impossible). The setup you mentioned with two virtual machines is an interesting idea, but definitely too much effort for me now.

 

To make it easy, set one anonymous user that anyone can use that has only R/O permissions and then hand out user accounts to those who require them.

 

Yes, I think that's the best option.

 

@daniel.boone:

 

Thank you for the link!

 

@marcusone:

I do 720p streaming over WiFi to my WD Live all the time without any issues

 

This is exactly what I have in mind, good to know that somebody has it running without problems already.

 

Thanks again for all replies,

Rudi