Network interface keeps dropping
Hey guys, I've encountered another issue with my FreeNAS 9.x machine and was in need of some help and guidance. I've had a few issues since upgrading from 8.x to 9.x and had everything ironed out for a...
View ArticleFreeNAS, Nexenta, Nas4free comparison. Help tune FreeNAS
I've been testing ZFS on different platforms, FreeNAS, Nexenta 3.5.1, Nexenta 4.0.2, Nas4free and have gotten mixed results on all of them. The best results so far was from Nexenta 3.5.1 How can I get...
View ArticleCan this run freenas?
Hey guys So I was just looking around today and thinking about possibly at some point starting a home dedicated server running FreeNAS. So, will this server run FreeNAS under ZFS? Specs: -AMD A6-6400K...
View ArticleVirtualbox in a jail in FreeNAS!
View attachment 4022 NOTE: 9.2.1.6 nightly dated 5/24/2014 has support for Virtualbox out-of-the-box with only basic configuration required. See post #2 in this thread for those directions. You should...
View ArticleSeting up Freenas 9.2.0 with Transmission and Couchpotato as a DLNA-Server
I created a post on my personal blog that describes how to set up Freenas 9.2.0 with Transmission and Couchpotato as a DLNA-Server and I figured, I might post a link here to it. Feel free to give some...
View ArticleAnother build critique - RAIDZ2 for Plex/TM
I started this over at Reddit, but thought I would now seek a bit more input before I started buying. Goals are a quiet, 6 drive RAIDZ2 system, capable of transcoding two+ streams for Plex in HD,...
View ArticleJAIL + Plex = Please Help. I cant access the webinterface
Hello everyone. I am sorry for posting this question that might seem very simple for many of you, I thought I would manage it myself but I think I could use some help here. My router has the ip:...
View ArticleHow To Determine Which Hard Drive Failed?
Hello, I have 10 hard drives, most of which have similar model numbers or makes. In preparation for one dies, how will I know which one is failing (or failed)? What I need to avoid is pulling a working...
View ArticleMainboard for home NAS?
Hello all, I've been putting together a list of hardware to build my first home NAS and I'm stuck on choosing a motherboard. My constraits are as follows: - must support RAID 5 - must be a mini-ITX...
View ArticleIs raid5/raidZ1 dead for SSD as well?
Knowing that raid5/raidz is dead due to URE on rebuild/resilver issues, I was wondering if that's also applicable to SSDs? I just figured that different technology would have different failure modes....
View ArticleFreeNAS on ESXi - how to access disks?
I have an HP N40L Microserver just purchased and so far on a single disk (just to test) have done the following: installed bare-metal VMware ESXi on USB flash created the ESXi datastore on it's default...
View ArticlePermissions Configuration on Windows & Ubuntu Hybrid Network
All of the tutorials I have seen so far have been on configuring FreeNAS for Windows client access, however, I am using it to backup/share files simultaneously in Windows and Ubuntu systems and need to...
View ArticleZFS migrare pool RAIDZ (Mirror) a RaidZ1 con 3 dischi (Raid 5)
Ho fatto un po di prove e moooolti casini. Ora la situazione è la seguente: ho installato l'ultima versione 9.2.1.6 SM Asus M4A785TD-V EVO, 8 GB RAM 3 HDD WD red da 3 TB + 1 HDD Seagate Barracuda da...
View ArticleNew Plugin Available: Plex Media Server!
Hello everybody ;-) I'd like to announce the availability of the latest plugin for FreeNAS: The Plex Media Server! Much demand has been made for this plugin and it is finally here! Please feel free to...
View ArticleDo I really need encryption?
I'm in the middle of a tough battle with bug #5293 and I'm wondering if this bug has something to do with encryption. I was always told that disk encryption could be a life saver when doing RMA of a...
View ArticleInnodisk SATADOM
Hello, I just built a brand new box based on a Supermicro A1SAi-2750F. Beautiful board, everything went together nicely except for one thing: I picked up a Innodisk SATADOM for a boot drive (this one...
View ArticleHow to use Openvpn & ipfw in a jail so it only connects to the VPN
I wanted to use Openvpn with my Transmission plugin but didn't want any of my other network traffic to go through the VPN. Additionally, I didn't want Transmission to access the internet except through...
View ArticleJails cannot be accessed.
Hi Guys, Been beating my head on my desk about this for a while now. All plugins/jail programs result in the same but lets just limit it to Transmission for now. Clean Freenas install, wiped all...
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BitTorrent Sync plugin fails to install
Folks. Probably doing something stupid but for some reason I can't seem to bve able to install the BitTorrent Sync plugin. All I get is a quick error message flashing up in the web UI which I can't...
View ArticleMultiple NICs, How to route traffic?
So first let me start off by saying that I am new to FreeNAS and I am currently in what I would call a information gathering\testing stage. I am looking to create a NAS to expand my current home...
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