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Today I managed to spare some time and connected cat6 cables to both of my RS units. A few days ago I configured the switch and made LAG preparations for these two devices. For my DS units everything is configured as well but I will move them into the rack
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UPDATE (3rd Jan 2020): A little birdie told me that I have made the cut! Still waiting for the official confirmation but fingers crossed, testing will hopefully begin soon. What an end of 2019. Synology just posted on their community site that the new upcoming DSM 7 OS is now
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Star Wars The Mandalorian tv show with its season one has ended. Here are my thoughts. This short article will contain written and visual spoilers, you have been warned. I won’t deny it, I love Star Wars. Who doesn’t right? Well after a long long time we have
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Finally I have got some time to play around with my rack closet and Synology RS twins. Managed to put in an additional shelf for DS718 and DS918 to be placed there in the future, as well as a NETGEAR GS724T switch. Bellow them (with some space) I have placed
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By the looks of it we won't be getting a beta of DSM 7 this year. According to this ComputerBase.de article, looks like Synology will take some more time before pushing out beta version of their NAS OS, DSM 7. The upcoming version will bring a lot
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Winter is coming (and its not GoT related) and with it, SW content is coming on all fronts! With the new SW9 movie coming to cinema tomorrow, its great time to catch up on the story so far ;). If you are unaware but this month we got 1st ever SW
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Wow, 8 months have passed since this unofficial forum was launched! With its 500+ members, great design and awesome members with various knowledge, it was quickly recognized as a place to be if you have a NAS related question. If you are unaware, 8 months ago due to people being
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It's been 3 weeks since I have ordered my NETGEAR GS724T (rev4) 24port switch from Amazon. After 2 weeks of no show, followed up by Amazon leting me know that "the package is lost", finally it has arrived. Amazon support was kind enough to send me
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A small and short update on the BW docker image and configuration of SMTP settings. The reason for this is to have your BW setup open to the Internet by having an invite-only (for example) setup while still having an option that will allow you and your user's
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UPDATE 17/09/2021 - Synology has announced that the VPN Plus package (on SRM OS) has transitioned to a permanently free licensing program. Here is the official press release: Taipei, Taiwan—September 22, 2021—Synology announced today that its VPN server solution for Synology Routers, VPN Plus, has transitioned
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The time has finally come! I have managed to get a used 42U rack in excellent shape and have it delivered to my new place. Why 42? Because it was close to nothing compare to a 27U one for example. Considering it fits, I said, why not. No intention at
Considering that my new rack installation has been delayed, in the meantime WD has just pushed out brand new SSDs from their RED lineup. Designed for 24/7 workload in both 2,5" and M.2 and sized from 500GB to 4 TB (only in 2,5") these