Readers in the UK will find a significant bargain on the Maxtor Shared Storage II this weekend for 99 pounds (as opposed to about 150). It is only the 320GB, but you can always format and install your 2TB drive next year.
This little baby comes with a small distro of Linux, so with a bit of help, you can telnet in and use twonky. Moreover, it supports a USB hub! It automounts my four USB hard drives better than Mepis, and talks to my four-year-old USB stick!
/ # df -k
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda6 306407192 98424 303195856 0% /share
/dev/sdb1 20472816 16 20472800 0% /mnt/HTS42121_0H9AT00_1
/dev/sdb5 77200324 68344 77131980 0% /mnt/HTS42121_0
/dev/sdc1 245111704 221035316 24076388 90% /mnt/Maxtor_6_B250R0
/dev/sdd1 60050300 42566064 17484236 71% /mnt/IC35L060_AVER07-0
/dev/sde1 312568640 312439856 128784 100%
/dev/sdf1 256756 246746 10010 96% /mnt/256MB_HardDrive_/mnt/Hitachi_HDT725032V
I have no relationship whatsoever with the high-street electronics firm offering this deal (well, except that I bought the bloody thing, obviously), and have only scratched the surface wrt its hackability.
BOFH