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Forum: NAS Article Discussions 04-15-2013, 09:25 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 16,923
Posted By 00Roush
Expanding your amount of disks later really...

Expanding your amount of disks later really depends on the OS your choose to use. What is the amount of storage you are looking for? Do you need all 12 disks to be one large disk? How important is...
Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling 04-15-2013, 08:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 928
Posted By 00Roush
Not a bad deal for a switch that works and it...

Not a bad deal for a switch that works and it looks like it has a lifetime warranty from Netgear.

Typically the recommendation is to upgrade to a gigabit switch whenever it makes sense. The...
Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling 04-09-2013, 02:53 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 460
Posted By 00Roush
I haven't specifically dealt with benchmarking...

I haven't specifically dealt with benchmarking any actual 10GbE devices but have found iperf to work fairly good for testing raw network throughput. To see how well it could work at 10GbE speeds I...
Forum: DIY 04-05-2013, 08:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 528
Posted By 00Roush
Do you know the read/write speed of the drive in...

Do you know the read/write speed of the drive in your Dell laptop? Could you run Crystal disk mark on the disk in your laptop? This would be the first place I would look for a bottleneck. Next...
Forum: DIY 04-05-2013, 03:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 842
Posted By 00Roush
So what is your current power usage? It...

So what is your current power usage? It shouldn't be too bad. I have a server here at home with a Xeon E3-1230, 8 GB RAM, Supermicro MB, Intel PRO 1000 PT Dual port NIC, and a 500W power supply...
Forum: DIY 03-09-2013, 02:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,280
Posted By 00Roush
Typically I would test iperf with a larger window...

Typically I would test iperf with a larger window size. I usually use iperf -c 192.168.0.2 -w 64k -r.

Also most recent Linux/Unix/Freebsd OSes can auto-tune their network settings so I am not...
Forum: General NAS Discussion 03-09-2013, 12:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 671
Posted By 00Roush
Not a bad idea to have dual NICs if you are...

Not a bad idea to have dual NICs if you are planning on having lots of network traffic. Hard part might be how to share only certain things over a specific NIC. Pretty sure you can do it with VLANs...
Forum: DIY 11-11-2012, 02:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,857
Posted By 00Roush
Fairly sure it would work the same as the older...

Fairly sure it would work the same as the older 890GX/SB850 setups.

When doing raid you would first need to change the BIOS settings to RAID instead of ACHI or IDE. Make sure you have the RAID...
Forum: NAS Buying Advice 11-11-2012, 01:54 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 618
Posted By 00Roush
You are correct, drives attached via iSCSI show...

You are correct, drives attached via iSCSI show up just like any other physical drive in your Windows Server. Once the drive is formatted to NTFS I am pretty sure what you are talking about will...
Forum: NAS Buying Advice 10-23-2012, 02:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,890
Posted By 00Roush
Glad you got it sorted out. So how is it...

Glad you got it sorted out. So how is it working? Is it fast enough for what you needed?

00Roush
Forum: DIY 09-28-2012, 09:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,581
Posted By 00Roush
NAS4Free looks to be the continuation of the...

NAS4Free looks to be the continuation of the FreeNAS 7 OS. FreeNAS 8 is a completely different interface and underlying setup versus the old FreeNAS 7 OS which is being mostly developed by the...
Forum: DIY 09-28-2012, 03:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,221
Posted By 00Roush
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Forum: DIY 09-28-2012, 03:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,581
Posted By 00Roush
I think the most commonly asked about NAS OSes...

I think the most commonly asked about NAS OSes are:
WHS
FreeNAS
unRAID

Along with those I think Ubuntu Server (with webmin?) and NextenaStor Community Edition might be good to take a look at.
...
Forum: NAS Buying Advice 09-28-2012, 02:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,890
Posted By 00Roush
You mentioned possibly five drives so in looking...

You mentioned possibly five drives so in looking a bit further it looks like the Synology DS1512+ might be something to take a look at. One feature that looks interesting is the ability to expand...
Forum: NAS Buying Advice 09-26-2012, 02:39 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,890
Posted By 00Roush
Unfortunately I haven't really heard good things...

Unfortunately I haven't really heard good things about the WD units in general. Just don't seem to be up to the same level as some of the other NAS vendors.

Was there a particular price range you...
Forum: General NAS Discussion 09-16-2012, 02:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 909
Posted By 00Roush
Which powerline kit do you have? Based on...

Which powerline kit do you have? Based on looking at the Powerline Charts (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/powerline-charts/bar/89-up) and my own testing here at home with a Netgear Powerline...
Forum: General NAS Discussion 07-30-2012, 09:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 706
Posted By 00Roush
Yep. This can be accomplished several ways...

Yep. This can be accomplished several ways depending on if you need direct access to the RAID array or just access to files on the RAID array.

For direct access to the disks the iSCSI protocol...
Forum: Other LAN and WAN 07-22-2012, 03:23 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 14,154
Posted By 00Roush
Aaronwt and Tipstir I have to respectfully...

Aaronwt and Tipstir I have to respectfully disagree.

My understanding is the IEEE 802.3ab standard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet) (1000BASE-T aka Gigabit Ethernet) was originally...
Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling 07-06-2012, 08:37 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 731
Posted By 00Roush
It could be related to VLAN. With VLAN you can...

It could be related to VLAN. With VLAN you can segregate your network (virtually) and devices so only certain devices can see each other and communicate. It could be that with VLAN turned on you...
Forum: Other LAN and WAN 07-06-2012, 08:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,384
Posted By 00Roush
Any cable modem should be able to work with VoIP....

Any cable modem should be able to work with VoIP. VoIP uses an existing internet connection to make and receive phone calls. In this case the cable modem is providing the internet connection. In...
Forum: Other LAN and WAN 04-27-2012, 02:08 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 14,154
Posted By 00Roush
I think I have a few Cat 5 cables around here...

I think I have a few Cat 5 cables around here that I have used with my gigabit network at one time or another. From what I recall I have been able to do 100+ MB/sec no matter what cable I used. Cat...
Forum: Other LAN and WAN 03-20-2012, 07:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,523
Posted By 00Roush
I think only ethernet type devices can be...

I think only ethernet type devices can be included in a bridge...

So have you tried taking the router out and just using ICS on the computer the 3G card is connected to? You could still utilize...
Forum: Other LAN and WAN 03-17-2012, 02:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,523
Posted By 00Roush
My opinion is the easiest setup for you is most...

My opinion is the easiest setup for you is most likely going to be just having your gateway PC and no router. This is because the gateway PC is basically doing all the functions your router is...
Forum: Other LAN and WAN 03-17-2012, 12:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,523
Posted By 00Roush
First up... Welcome to the site! So I am...

First up... Welcome to the site!

So I am wondering why you want to have a "Gateway" (and ICS) in the network. Typical home setups (mine included) are generally setup going Internet source (cable...
Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling 03-16-2012, 11:37 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,732
Posted By 00Roush
I would say it is probably on their side if none...

I would say it is probably on their side if none of your hardware has changed. You could however make sure by doing a reset of the modem and router to make sure your side is good. I assume you have...
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