I have a Linux NAS that I use to back up various things around the house. One day, I was unable to log into it via SSH. After I attempted a manual restart, I was still unable to log in. So, I had to drag a mouse, keyboard and monitor out of the closet to determine what was wrong. Turns out I...

I have been using FreeNAS [http://www.freenas.org/] for a number of years. I was really happy with it [https://www.doyleyoung.net/freenas/], but a long running problem in recent releases has made me look for an alternative. The first time I noticed a problem there was an extended power outage at my house. When the power came back on...

I have been very happy with my FreeNAS [http://www.freenas.org] system and just updated it to the latest release. It had been a while since I updated and they have added a plugin system based on BSD jails. I installed a couple plugins and they have made they system more useful on my home network. MiniDLNA [http://sourceforge.net/projects/...