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I have a LaCie NAS with an Atom-CPU, 8 GB memory and 5 disks. I used to use LaCie's own "NAS OS" on this device but it doesn't support encryption, which is vital to me. However, it had some features I really liked, mainly that it used 200 MB or so on all 5 disks in a mirrored configuration...

I currently have a USB drive attached to my Orbi that serves as file storage for movies and photos. I'm thinking of upgrading to a simple NAS with redundancy and better performance than the basic Orbi implementation. While I'm doing this for movies and photos I'd like to also use it for Time...

I know there are a lot of posts on here covering the "Invalid Firmware Upload To comply with regulatory amendments, we have modified our certification rule to ensure better firmware quality. This version is not compatible with all previously released ASUS firmware and uncertified third-party...

Hi, After finding out that wireguard requires flow cache disabled and so my rt-ax56u (fw 386.5) is not able utilize gig speed, I setup openvpn server. Vpn clients can access both internet and lan. In VPN IPv6 prefix/length I use a global /64 subnet of /48 prefix instead of ULA prefix. The goal...

Good article on updates that Apple has done for MacOS 11 and 12 - as of Big Sur, TimeMachine can and does by default, use APFS in the SparseBundle image for networked backups... Note that it will not convert an HFS+ image to an APFS image, to make use of APFS, one does have to start over with...

Hello all, not really sure what to provide or where to start but I'm pretty capable and if you request more info and tell me what you want, I should get that to you pretty quickly. I was supposed to start work 1 hour ago, but I can't since my internet isn't working. This started about 2.5 weeks...

Hi, Time machine seems to work fine as long as you are in the OS, but I can't figure out how to attach to it from the System Restore screens when you Command R at startup and rescue your computer. The Time Machine doesn't show as an option from the Select a Restore Source screen, and choosing...

Many SOHO-routers (and 3rd party firmware) include a file server that allows me connect a hard drive to the router and share via SMB. Are there any routers that allows me to connect a hard drive formatted in HFS+ and/or APFS (the filesystems used by MacOS) and share that way?

I would like to connect my HP LaserJet Pro M402dne printer to my Asus AC86U router with an ethernet cable so I can print wirelessly over our home wifi network. All of our computers run MacOS Mojave. If it helps, HP says this printer is AirPrint compatible. Thanks for all advice!