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Mr.Humble

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  1. Hi there! I remember them talking about a smaller version, but the "standard" size seems gigantic that's why I'm mentioning it as a mini, going even smaller than 15" laptop. The current iteration looks really nice but I'm 5'2 so it would look like the backpack grew legs
  2. Hi there, thanks for replying! Does it need to run on proxmox? I am not familiar with it. How flexible is it in terms of allocating resources, I.e. I the NAS needs more power to run a game server for example? Does using proxmox necessitate virtualizing both the router and the NAS? Is there a possibility to run pfsense/ nas on bare metal, with virtualizing just the other thing? Or would that run into issues with hardware resources due to lack of ports? I think I read somewhere that unraid has a pfsense plugin, but although it should support ZFS now as well I am not sure if and what limitations there are. Also I read on the Truenas wiki that mixed size drives are allowed but will be limited by the capacity of the smallest drive. Is this true in addition to not being able to use raidz?
  3. Hi, I'd love to go that route but I have a single LAN port ITX board, and a single SFP+ 10Gb NIC. The hardware is already selected and bought, and the router I plan to get only has one SFP+ port as well. Is it possible to avoid virtualization some other way? As pfsense is based on FreeBSD, is there some option to run a NAS VM with pfsense as the host?
  4. Hello there! I need some advice from people who are more knowledgeable about networking than myself. I got a second computer that I intend to use as a NAS: Mini-ITX B550 board, 4-6 SATA drives, 256GB NVMe SSD, Ryzen 4300G w/ Radeon graphics, 16GB of RAM, Realtek 2,5GbE onboard and 10Gb SFP+ NIC from SuperMicro (2 network ports in total) I plan to run this machine 24/7, battery backed up, at my new place, and potentially host some game servers for my friends (public IP TBD, 1Gb symetrical internet). However all things considered it will be stupidly overpowered for even the most demanding streaming and encoding workloads. So I started thinking about also using it as a router as well using PfSense, but I need help on choosing the OS, the topology, and the configuration. My requirements are: - ZFS raidz1 - mismatched drives (at the beginning I plan to reuse old hard drives that we have laying around, mostly 1TB and 2TB capacities, potentially 1x 4TB drive in my primary PC) - ability to access the NAS remotely via VPN I started looking into the options and it seems like there are two main options: 1. UnRaid with PfSense in Docker 2. PfSense and TrueNAS virtualized in Proxmox (not sure I understand this correctly, feel free to let me know) In terms of topology, I was hoping something like this would be possible: fiber modem -> 2,5GbE port as WAN -> 10Gb SFP+ port as LAN -> multigigabit Zyxel switch -> PC, Wifi AP, projector, Apple TV, Sonos speaker etc. My concern is that I am not sure if this would be possible on a single machine, where the "LAN out" port on the router also works as a "LAN in" port for the NAS? Is this something that could be achieved? What would be a good solution for someone who wants to try going this way but is by no means a networking expert? Should I just get a decent dedicated router and not bother complicating my setup?
  5. Hi, I'm sure it was asked before but can't find any specific topic right away. Sorry about that. Will you/have you considered making a smaller version of the LTT backpack? Say something designed for a 14" laptop/11" iPad? Something similar to this for exxample? https://www.amazon.sa/-/en/Delsey-Unisex-Dailys-Luggage-2030612_noir/dp/B07NC71FQT Is there something in the works for someone who wants to upgrade in the ~20L size? Best, Vojta
  6. Yeah that will not be possible apparently. I use music streaming and Instagram quite a bit so 8GB is the bare minimum. How do the plans work from someone like Bell? Are all the regular plans on a 2 year contract or is there a possibility to get a plan without a fixed contract? Or is my only / best option a prepaid plan? I'll only be there for 4 months.
  7. Hello there! I'm considering retiring my beloved NuForce EDC3s for a true wireless pair and I'm deciding between the WF-1000XM4 and a potential Airpods Pro 2 later next year hopefully. Is there anyone using the Sonys with an iPhone? How is the experience? Do the things like battery indicator work okay or are they locked out? How is the tuning? I'm mostly into "neutral" tuned earphones - no bass increase or stuff like that. Thanks!
  8. Hello there, it has been a hot minute since I was here last, but I figured that there's most likely someone who can advise me. I'll be going on a study exchange to Vancouver at the start of next year and because I only have one kidney left after paying for the flight tickets I need a reasonable mobile plan with lots of mobile data, preferably 5G. I'm completely lost in what options there are so I will be grateful for any recommendations. I'm hoping to mainly use data, and would like to stay below 40 $ CAD if that is at all possible*. I was hoping Ting would be an option but it seems that is only in the US. Hit me up! *side note: They say Czech Republic has some of the most expensive mobile data out there but Canadian prices suuuuuuuck
  9. Yeah I hear you but last year I literally almost cooked my GPU during the rush. I'll probably join in anyway but not having to compete in leaderboards might lend some more stability to my system
  10. holy cow it's October already, and I totally forgot Folding month is a thing. Damnit.
  11. It probably could be done if I knew any programming at all. I found a solution though: I looked up the event ID and source when the external SSD gets plugged in, then I used that as a trigger in Event planner to start the copy "script" stored on the external SSD. However then I was running into an issue where if I plug in another external drive, it starts the copy if the external SSD is still connected. I solved that by making a more detailed filter for the trigger event as shown: <QueryList> <Query Id="0" Path="Microsoft-Windows-Ntfs/Operational"> <Select Path="System">*[System[Provider[@Name='Microsoft-Windows-Ntfs'] and (Level=4 or Level=0) and (EventID=98) and TimeCreated[timediff(@SystemTime) <= 10000]]] and *[EventData[Data[@Name='DriveName'] and (Data='W:')]]</Select> </Query> </QueryList> I found out how to do that here. This way the event "Import laptop backup" only triggers when the external SSD is inserted, and it ignores any other (NTFS) external drives.
  12. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $308.98 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $164.99 @ B&H Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $89.99 @ Newegg Storage Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $168.99 @ Amazon Video Card Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB STRIX Gaming OC Video Card $409.99 @ Newegg Case NZXT H710i ATX Mid Tower Case $169.99 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.98 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1412.91 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-18 15:01 EST-0500 tweaked
  13. X570 boards don't limit the configuration there won't be any limitations for the drives
  14. Hi, I need some help with my backup. My situation: I have a laptop and a desktop with a large hard drive for storage. I periodically backup the laptop to a portable SSD using Acronis and differential backup. I want to have an automatic solution to copying that backup to my desktop. I know this can be done with a robocopy script in a .bat file and an autorun, but I'm not sure how to make it work when I plug in the drive. I would prefer to avoid a solution requiring other software. I tried to modify a solution from this thread but I don't know how to make it start on it's own when I connect the SSD to the desktop. https://superuser.com/questions/22766/how-can-i-automatically-copy-files-to-a-usb-drive-when-i-connect-it-to-my-comput these are the "scripts" I use: the .bat file: @echo off cls echo waiting goto check Change the STUFF TO COPY location to the folder that you want everything inside to be send to the usb's, and change the 3 instances of G: to whatever drive letter that the USB uses. Good Luck! :start set choice= robocopy "W:\BACKUP\VOJTA-NOTEBOOK" "D:\BACKUP\VOJTA-NOTEBOOK" /E /XA:SH /R:3 /NP /V echo Waiting for removal goto wait :check timeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul if exist "W:" (goto start) else goto check :wait timeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul if exist "W:" (goto wait) else ( echo removed echo waiting goto check ) the autorun: [autorun] ;Open=backup_copy_ntb.bat ShellExecute=backup_copy_ntb.bat UseAutoPlay=1 Does anyone have any suggestion please?
  15. I know it's kinda old, but the Qualified Vendor List for that motherboard (also kinda old) only goes up to 3200 MHz: https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-ab350m-gaming3_pinnacle.pdf Afraid you might me SOL EDIT: Official MB specs also only up to 3200MHz
  16. For storing non-critical data (movies etc.), literally the cheapest drive with the capacity you need will do.
  17. Hi, I personally have a bunch of Kingstons and some Adatas. Why do you need a USB stick?
  18. The 8-pin should be capable of delivering about 230W, the most powerful CPU for that board is rated at 105W, so you should be fine. Not sure you'll get far with Ryzen OC tho. EDIT: corrected the number and source: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/854595-what-is-the-power-limit-for-one-8-pin-eps-connector/
  19. Mine probably dying too, except it's a 1080...
  20. Thanks for the advice. I tried to rule out the motherboard by swapping the GPU to the other slot, DDU'd and clean installed drivers, reset boost profile of the card... and what do I get Artifacts and freezes on the d e s k t o p. Afraid she's drawing her last breaths. Now here's an expense I really don't need right now.
  21. Hi there, my 1080 is being utilized heavily in Folding@Home. However lately my PC has been experiencing freezes that could only be resolved by a hard reset. In event log there's a bunch of entries with event ID 17 - corrected hardware error. How should I proceed to make sure it's the GPU?
  22. not really, a slight boost to the GPU clock but that's it. I'll try to investigate further but I was wondering if it may be a Windows update issue
  23. Hey is anyone else experiencing freezes? Whenever I come back home to my PC it the last couple days it's unresponsive and I need to reboot it. I get an event ID 6008 after that but no immediatelly obvious cause
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