I have just set up a G4 400 to act as the server, it replaces a G4 mac mini with 2 FW400 external hard drives working as a mirrored raid.
I have put in a PCI SATA card to the G4 and added 2 500GB SATA drives, which I have mirrored. I also added a gigabit ethernet card. I have enabled NAT, and got the original ethernet port connected to my adsl router, and the 1GB port connected to a gigabit switch.
I have done this partly as an experiment to see if the G4 is up to the job. I am using it in a domestic setting, with 4 client macs, one of which has 1GB ethernet.
I am hoping that the limitations of the G4 processor will be ameliorated by the gigabit ethernet connection and the sata card and drives.
If it works well, I might consider upgrading the processor.
I too am a fan of the mac mini, I just wish that the latest offering had 802.11n.
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