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Fixed the issue: Drives were detected as "foreign" so clearing foreign configuration set all the drives to "ready" which then allowed me to switch to HBA mode

I'm trying to setup this T430 I got to be a TrueNAS server. It has 8 hot swapable drives in the front connected to a PERC H730. My problem is, when I go to switch to HBA mode, it says "The requested operation is not possible at this time". I've tried clearing all configuration and resetting to default and I get the same error. Is there a reason for this?

So there is a synology 5 bay DAS at my work in the ewaste pile, seems to work fine, just need to buy an eSATA PCIe card that supports port multiplication. Is it still dodgy even though its through synology?

I forget the optiplex model but it has one of those weird MOBOs that is both front and back IO so it doesnt fit the standard. Also still a bit confused what you mean by "SATA Expander". The Listing just says "eSATA". Even on one of the listings it has the "frequently bought together" with one of the cards i sent as seen below.

Both of those controllers look like they are internal and not external. Also what "wider SATA controller capability" do you mean? the two listed below are listed as plug and play I was looking at these two https://www.amazon.com/eSATA3-0-SATA3-0-Non-Raid-Controller-Support/dp/B09Y1PHD9P https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Port-Express-eSATA-Controller/dp/B00952N2DQ

Yeah I have 1 spot left in the optiplex that i can put an eSATA PCIe card in. That should work?

Not entirely sure how to check if its UASP compatable. They just have USB 3.0 and eSATA Also would it be considered USB drives if i pass them through to truenas? wouldn't it just detect it as a regular hard drive?

So I want to make a NAS on my proxmox VM but since its a dell optiplex pc being reused, it doesn't have the internal space for the drives so I have to go external. I want to know if TrueNAS Core supports external drive bays like this one and this one. I just want to put the drives in, plug in my drives and run the TrueNAS os through a VM. Would that work or is there more to it? Would proxmox or truenas detect all drives through one cable?

So my home server is currently just an old Optiplex 7040 or something with an i7 6700 and 16GB of ram. I want to run a NAS off of it as I have this Buffalo Terastation with 4x 2TB drives running raid 5. The problem with the Terastation is that it doesn't have a cache drive so transfer speeds top out at 3.5 MBps and it only supports SMB 1. My original plan was just to buy some SATA to usb connectors and 3d Print the enclosure (which i can still do) but the problem is that there are 4 different power cables I need to plugin for each drive. Was wondering if there is some sort of PCB or storage bay that doesnt have a raid controller on it so I can plug it in through USB and do software raid through truenas or something.

So I'm setting up a new home network soon. I have my pfSense router, 1 16 port gigabit unmanaged switch and a 5 port unmanaged switch (will not need all ports, its just what I have), and 3 Engenius EAP1300 WAPs. I want to setup my network so that there are 2 networks. 1 for all home devices and 1 for IoT/guest but the IoT/guest will be WiFi only on a seperate SSID. The WAPs I have, have an option for it to be a guest network and setup its own DHCP server for the guest network but I want to have the pfSense router controlling everything and not the WAPs. I want the DHCP server and firewall rules going through the pfSense router. I was wondering how I could create a second subnet for the IoT/guest network and how to manage it all through the router. I would usually just do vlans but these are unmanaged switches. Am I asking too much and should I just go with the WAPs to do all the work?

Update to problem: Used the beautiful cisco switch i salvaged to find out the ip address, regardless of all documentstion, was 192.168.200.4. Ive once again tried resetting the hardware, lights flickered and everything. Still on 192.168.200.4. Cant login to panel, admin/admin wont work

So like my last post about the MS225-48-HW Cisco switch I found from ewaste piles, I found 3 EnGenius EAP1300 indoor APs, now obviously they were in the ewaste meaning they could work or could not. I plugged them in with the right adapters and an ethernet connection, tried doing the way they instruct by plugging it into a PC ethernet cable and setting the ip address so you can connect to the AP on its default ip 192.168.1.1. I've tried that over and over again, even resetting back to default settings multiple times, and I still cannot connect to its ip address. I've tried plugging it into my router and seeing if it gets an ip address from DHCP, never does. Power light is on, lan connection light is on, 2.4ghz and 5ghz lights are on as well. Everything seems to be functional, I just cannot access its web panel. Don't know what else to do at this point, I've run advanced ip scanner as well to see if its on a different IP and it isnt listed.

I created an account on meraki's website and found out it was unclaimed so I just claimed it and was able to use it. Not a bad find

So I work for an MSP, we have a basically dead ewaste pile. I pulled a Cisco Meraki MS225-48-HW from the pile to see if it worked. I plugged it in when I got home, LED light is white meaning it can connect to the meraki cloud and all ethernet ports work. I'm trying to get to some sort of dashboard but am completely confused. I have a console to USB cable that I know works because I've used it on other switches before and when connecting it to the management port, there are no lights and I can't connect to it through putty. I tried accessing its web client via ip which is currently 192.168.8.106, still nothing. I've used nmap to scan all ports, only one there is is 52 and that is closed. I'm just at a loss right now on how to access this switch. I don't even know how to check if its claimed or not and I even reset to factory settings.

Was looking into getting a new mouse and saw the deathadder v2, its a $40 cheap mouse that seems good and has optical switches. Was wondering if the optical switches double click or not? I've heard people say their deathadder doubleclicks but dont specify if its the optical switches or the other regular mechanical switches for the side and middle mouse buttons

Long story short, have had my arctis 7s 2019 edition for around 5 years now, in recent, the wireless part of the headset has been kinda dying and dropping connection a lot, tried replacing usb dongle but it still happens, headset problem. Just about 10 minutes ago i take my headset off and my ear cup has fallen off, now i could just buy replacement ear muffs and call it a day but at this point I might as well buy a new headset. I absolutely love my Arctis 7s and honestly, wouldnt mind buying brand new ones, but I might as well try something new. I'm looking for any headset recommendations with the following critera: Around $100-150 WIRELESS!!!! Decent/good bass 7.1 surround sound Mic included (doesnt have to be the greatest but also not trash) Thats about it, if I think of any more requirements ill update it but thats literally all I need. The last time I looked into headsets was when I was buying my current one and haven't kept up with anything since so I have no clue whats good and not.

so whatever my 2011 cable is, should do good speeds even though its really old?

So with that in mind, you think i should be fine if i just go from pc ethernet, to moca, through the line to the basement, back through a moca adapter to the router? It should support gigabit or no?

The coax cable goes outside through the wall and is stapled to the outside wall

i said this in my dupe post but not here i guess. This is my parents house, not mine. I cannot run new cables, I cannot drill holes in the wall. I have to work with what I got, which is powerline or coax

do moca filters come with the moca kits or do i have to buy them seperately?

Well I am able to just disconnect the cable going from my room to the basement splitter. I can just have a direct connection from my pc to the router so I dont need a moca filter correct?

Still need help with this

I'm remaking this thread kind of as the last thread I made gave me absolutely 0 answers on what I needed and since LTT recently made a video on moca, maybe more people have info about it. I currently use powerline to get from my router to my pc which is from the basement to my room on the 2nd floor. Its better than wifi and I get around 100Mbps down but the problem is, my parents pay for gigabit and dont even use it fully. Now note this is my parents house as I am still in college, I cannot run new cables, I cannot drill holes, I have to work with what I have. This house was rigged with a bunch of coax cables back in 2011 by our isp at the time, not a clue who it was. I cannot find any info online about this coax cable except for someone selling them on amazon with no description. Here is the exact writing on the side of the cable in the quote below. There is a coax cable that is spooled up in the corner of my room that goes to a coax hub in the basement. I can obviously disconnect the coax cable as I dont use cable tv in my room to have a direct connection from my pc to the router. I don't know what my coax cable could support speed wise since its from 2011 although we do have gigabit internet through coax but the one connected to the router converts from the one below, a CATV to a CATVX which doesnt make sense as it would use the slowest speed one. I have no other info on my coax cable like ohm rating unless someone can find it online for me. I could also honestly say screw it and just buy a moca adapter, test it to see if it works/gives better speeds, and if it doesnt, return it. But I don't want to do that.

Cant pull the cable through with the coax as described before as the coax cable goes from the basement to the outside and is stapled to the outside wall and painted over. I also checked the cable as its spooled up in my room. This is exactly whats written on the cable. Im assuming the 0938 ft part is part of the whole spool they bought as the run from the basement to my room should only be around 150 feet, not 938. I also looked at the coax going to my router (yes we are still using coax) and we have near gigabit speeds (supposedly, i havent tested it really) and the cable coming from the isp is a CATV cable as well which then right near the router, has a splitter which leads to a coax power and then to the router with a CATVX cable. I have no idea why that is, because I dont think CATV can just goto CATVX with some power.