nas advice

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...

Trying to get Smb multichannel to work on my Proxmox server. The Smb server exists on my Ubuntu VM. Anything you notice that might be wrong with this setup? additionally both client NIC's support 2 RSS channels per NIC. The server can support up to 4 RSS channels per NIC (Windows only supports...

Hoping someone can help me with this system log to understand what exactly is causing my usb 3.1 port to fail occasionally. I have to note that it only fails when I use both my external drive bay and my 5G qnap external Ethernet port. So I know what likely causes it, but not why. I'm honestly...

I've got NBN FTTP connected to a RT-AX88U serving as the primary router in the house. I've created an AIMESH network that's paired with a RT-AC68U in the Office and a RT-AC68U in the lounge. The Synology DS920+ is connected using two LAN cables to Port 1 and 2 of the router in the lounge and...

Hello, Not sure where to post this but I guess this is related to amtm stuff. I have 1TB spare (SK Hynix BC711 M.2 2230) sitting around for ages. Finally bought enclosure for it. Now, what do I do with it and how to utilise it. Currently AX86U have SanDisk 64GB 3.2 Gen 1, and read about SSD...

Greetings, I want to build my own NAS server and would like to have some recommendations please. I decided to go with my own build since I want to reduce my expenses and more importantly my university lifetime googledrive will soon cease to exist this coming mid-January, I have 13 TB of Data on...

Hi everyone. I’m looking for advice on creating a home media network. my wife needs a way to backup her work (Mac book sync to Dropbox) , and I have Several music libraries on old computers. And photos. Ideally I want the files on Dropbox backed up to the NAS and vice versa.. and photos from...

Hi all. I'm new here, so apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. I recently added a Synology NAS to my home network. It has a dedicated IP that is entirely detached from all my other network hardware. The NAS is used as a backup server for an identical unit at my business address and...

A NAS newbie here. I'm looking for an economical 4+ bay NAS with btrfs support. This would mostly be a backup solution for my various devices and computers, as well as hosting your standard (not extremely large) photo and music collections. Cost isn't the biggest consideration, but I'd...