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Advice on network layout for pfSense with roommates in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the comment! I'm not sure if the WAN is PPPoE on the pfSense box - is this something I configure or is it set by the ISP?

Oh wait I think I see what you're saying. My internet is through cable (not ethernet), so I think you are saying to do this:

internet
   │
   ▼
modem
   │
   ▼
managed switch──────────────┐
    │                       │
    ▼                       ▼
arris router           pfSense box

Isn't this a problem because then the managed switch is on the ISP's network?

Also, you said that the WAN interfaces of both the arris router and pfsense should be in that managed switch, but then also (last bullet) that the router and pfsense plug their LAN output into the managed switch? Was that just a typo?

Running a secondary pfSense router in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good point - I hadn't thought about the upload. They are about 100 miles away.

I was planning on setting up cloudflare DDNS on the pfsense box to deal with changing DNS, and running a reverse proxy to point to the server.

Is it safe to store a NAS with installed HDDs? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I got it on amazon

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Is it safe to store a NAS with installed HDDs? (alien.top)
 

Hey all,

I recently got a Synology DS923+ for someone as a gift, and installed the drives/ran initial setup so that it will be good to go when they open it.

My question is - is it safe to repackage the unit in the box that it arrived in now that the drives are installed? It is almost all cardboard while the NAS itself came wrapped in a light cloth material

I don't see why it wouldn't be , but I wanted to make sure before I bricked some 20 TB drives

Thank you in advance!

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Complete NAS solution for parents for Christmas (alien.top)
 

Hey everyone,

My parents have a bunch of data just sitting on external drives, and that data is not copied anywhere. They have lost family photos to a failing drive before, and I want to prevent something like that from happening again.

In this vein, I want to get them a complete NAS solution for a Christmas present. I work in technology, although not in IT, so I am competent at understanding things of this nature but do not have the knowledge myself currently.

Ideally, this is my target system:

  • an easy-to-use NAS that they will find intuitive (and cannot easily break)
  • a automated backup solution (ideally one on-site and one in the cloud, I use Backblaze B2 personally)
  • perhaps a UPS to really mitigate the possibility of error (do you all think this is necessary?)

I will provide

  • a budget to get this done (I am comfortable spending between 1-2k USD)
  • the initial setup for them
  • support in the future should something go wrong

Any advice is greatly appreciated! I'm not currently aware of how much storage will actually be required, but I think 5 or so TB to start would be sufficient.

I've been looking at synology NAS options and am really just looking for advice on whether I've made some sort of mistake in reasoning, companies/products to avoid (or use), and any other advice you all would think is valuable :) Thanks again!