Recent content by Jaybo

For a more current picture of the reliability rates as well: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-for-q2-2015/

OK, Found the HGST 3TB NAS drives for $124 ... Thinking I should probably jump on that price ... Of course if I do the dang things will probably go on sale :)

OK, I understand very little about RAID and the more I read the less I seem to know! Now it sounds like RAID 5 is a no go since it is more vulnerable. RAID 6 sounds like the safest but a huge hit on both write and rebuild speed compared to RAID 10. Since I would also backup the QNAP to a USB...

OK, I appreciate all of the feedback that you all have given me. HGST 3TB is on my list now in addition to the WD 3TB drive. A little concerned about the latter from quite a few reports of bad drives. I know PO'd people are a lot more apt to comment about a bad experience than a happy person...

So, I got this to replace my old Windows Home Server V1 box. Looking to get 2 or 3 tb drives. Box will be used for backup for 5 computer, serve files for our small business both locally and a remote employee as well. I got the old WHS box because it was simple, cheap and would serve as a backup...

OK, So we moved the router back to being in front of the 2 M5's and it ended all of my problems. Case solved :)

The WISP module is plugged directly into the POE injector of the first M5 It then has to be beamed up to my home (from my pump house, which has line of site to the WISP tower that my home does not) to the second M5 which is plugged into the WAN port of my router. The biggest change from the...

The Ubiquiti M5's are a high quality product from the research I have done. they have a dual polarity 13dbi directional antenna. They are both mounted high, have direct line of site and have great signal. I don't see them as the problem. I'm thinking it must be the router move from in front of...

OK I know just enough to be very dangerous,and this problem is driving me crazy having spent New years eve and day trying to figure out the problem. so bear with me. old setup: Wireless BB ISP > Dlink 655 Rev.A2 > Dlink DAP 2553 bridge mode > 2553 Bridge/AP mode > switch > Computers...