Case Study When viewing the permissions on a FreeNAS SMB share from a Windows PC, SIDs in the ACL are translated to a friendly display name. For example, this is a view of the permissions on the media share on my backup FreeNAS 11.1-U7 server. I’ve recently noticed that group SIDs are not being resolved …
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FreeNAS Standby Server Considerations
Case Study Consider a small business that employs predominantly Windows PCs. The business doesn’t have a lot of cash to throw at hardware or software, but still wants to maximise business continuity by minimising system downtime. A couple of FreeNAS servers are considered as file servers; one active, the other on cold standby (ie. no …
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FreeNAS and Samba Standalone DFS
Intended Audience This post may be of interest if you’re interested in accessing SMB shares hosted on different servers on your network through a single namespace. Assumptions The guide is suitable for a small business or home network that doesn’t use a domain controller for authenticated access. Windows PCs are predominantly in use on the …
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Resilio Sync Setup for OS X 10.8+ Clients (revised)
You will need to setup the sync server first. The instruction here is for setting up sync client software on Android devices to backup important data from them on to the server. The app screens that follow are from the following version of the sync client: Step 1: Install and start the sync client. When starting […]
Resilio Sync Setup for Android 4+ Clients (revised)
Intended Audience This post will be of interest if you want to use Resilio Sync to selectively back up folders on Android 4+ clients to a modern FreeNAS server (version 11.2 and below). An earlier version of this post using a legacy FreeNAS server (version 11.1 or below) can be found here. Assumptions The reader …
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Resilio Sync Setup for Windows 7+ Clients (revised)
You will need to setup the sync server first. The instruction here is for setting up sync client software on Android devices to backup important data from them on to the server. The app screens that follow are from the following version of the sync client: Step 1: Install and start the sync client. When starting […]
Advanced Resilio Sync Setup for FreeNAS (revised)
The objective here is to set up an automated backup of key user data from various devices such as phones, tablets and desktops into a central repository on a FreeNAS server. The repository should be readable to personnel responsible for recovering data for users. but should not accessible to anyone else. This will maximise the […]
Resilio Sync Setup for FreeNAS (revised)
Intended Audience This post may be of interest if you are setting up Resilio Sync for the first time under more modern versions of FreeNAS (version 11.2 and above), or, you are migrating from using Resilio Sync under legacy versions of FreeNAS (version 11.1 or earlier). Edit (02/04/2020): There are a number of advantages to …
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Robust Home Security using a CADVR-1004WD-M DVR
intended Audience This post may be of interest to you if you have a CADVR-1004WD-M (or CADVR-1008WD-M) DVR at the heart of your home or small business security system. I’ve documented my experience largely to help me remember how I went about assembling the security system, which in many areas isn’t immediately obvious. The notes may provide …
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VirtualBox and Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Intended Audience This post will be of interest if you are considering revisiting MS-DOS 6.22, the last standalone version of Microsoft DOS, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (WfW), the first commercial version of Windows to gain any real traction. For this post, I’m working with VirtualBox 5.2.12 under Windows 10 Home (build 1803). A working …
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