Coswar

Hi guys,

Quick one for those more experienced in today's crypto situation.

I have a Radeon HD 6970 and an HD 7950 sitting around gathering dust, are there any profitable or viable mining opportunists still out there for small scale GPU mining? I'm think alt coins of some type.

And obviously I want it to make financial sense after electricity cost. I have a decent motherboard and CPU etc also lying around (AMD) to kit it out.

5 hours ago, Bgordy2013 said:

Plex is pretty locked down. I don't believe that you can connect directly to it via an IP address externally. In my experience you have to use the MyPlex app which requires authentication. I have had Plex forwarded externally for quite a while and never had any issues. I would also advise OP to setup PlexWatch or PlexPy so that he can make sure that only the people he has given access to are using it. I have had users give access to other people and severely slow down my server. 

Plex has a built in feature that allows me to see the users from within the plex app ( Status> Now playing) and also the devices that have accessed it. What advantages do the plugins have?

5 hours ago, Sunshine1868 said:

Plex itself is secure (they added SSL encryption I believe), but anytime you do any kind of port forwarding you put yourself in harms way.

Ports can be scanned to see if they are open and then malicious software can sneak right through. And for the people who say "the odds of this are slim" yes, that is true. But there are many computers across the world just itching to find one single "chink in the armor". 

Regarding security, I have tried to access the forwarded port when away from home to check this and was given a "Not authorised" prompt. So perhaps plex secures it? Do you think opening a port for remote desktop is a security risk?

1 minute ago, Bgordy2013 said:

Also remember, you will need two Gigabit NICs but the most expensive part will be the managed switch that supports LACP. I haven't seen a good one for leess than $100 so keep that in mind as well.

A Combination of lan and remote clients, as well as personal backups over the network! Yes I'll look into it but It would involve replacing my isp router with a modem as well due to the fiber connection I have. Perhaps in the future. Thanks for your help!

1 minute ago, Bgordy2013 said:

The only time that I have ever used LACP was on my media server. I teamed two NICs so that all my clients in my house could stream 1080P no problem. LACP only increases bandwidth for multiple connections, no one client is going to get over 1GBps unless you have upgraded the hardware in that as well. I find LACP is only useful in cases like mine where you have multiple clients pulling off a single server.

That is exactly my use case! I am running a plex media server shared with my friends. But I don't have the cash to invest in a new router or NICS atm, it will have to wait if there is no software solution

17 minutes ago, Macronus said:

This might be helpful but at the same not. I've tried it in the past and didn't work out well, but gives you a starting point. I am also not sure if it works with 2 ethernet connections

 

http://speedify.com/desktop/

I have seen it but it seemed to be very limited and then the only good version was paid..but thanks!

1 internally and 1 one on a pci NIC

1 minute ago, Beyondtech said:

 

When you say bonding, do you mean something along the line of LACP or Adaptive Load Balancing?

 

~BeyondTech

Effectively teaming them to achieve a 2Gbps theoretical connection, using whatever method is must useful 

Hi Guys, 

Looking for an easy software solution to bond 2 gigabit ports together on a media server PC to allow for extra bandwidth when backing up at the same time as streaming.

Is there anyway to do this that doesn't involve hardware changes? And would bridging the connections in windows be of any use?

thanks

They look good especially the node 804, but any budget options? 

I was thinking of a cube shaped case similar to the Antec p50, but with more drive bays. Would like at least 4 3.5inch bays. Any good recommendations? 

Thanks guys, I'll test over the next few days but it sounds like I need to get a modem from my ISP and just get two of the same routers in order to achieve this.

I have 2 routers, one set up as DHCP and connected direct to the net(on the bottom floor), and another set up as a secondary (on the top floor). I've just changed all the WiFi settings on both to match.

Will my devices seamlessly and importantly Automatically switch between the two as I move floors? 

Here is the guide I followed. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/setting-up-wireless-routers-same-ssid-68675.html

They are both functioning perfectly now, but just not 100% on the switch over as I had to do it manually before when the SSIDs were different.

Thanks!

Is it taking a long time on the windows logo, or is it getting stuck on an error code for a minute and a half?

Just black screen/mobo splash, or blue windows 10 logo?

Windows itself, ie the ring of dots and a windows 10 logo. It's a software based issue

The SSD is performing good on other tasks?

 

Like did you run Crystal Disk Mark and run the test and check if it's running on actual speed?

Yep running right now at advertised speeds, it's literally booting that is the only issue. 

All 

It's Windows dude. 

 

B/w you gotta maintain everything. Such as removing junk files, temp files, browser history, unused stuffs, adwares, malwares and viruses.

 

Use ADWCleaner and Junkware Removal Tool often if you don't know what you're doing.

 

While installing any s/w you gotta choose "Custom Installation" and make sure to untick any other adwares being installed while process of installing the main s/w.

 

Use "Unchecky" for that. It's automated for that process.

 

Go to msconfig - - > Check "Hide all Microsoft Services" and uncheck the unnecessary services that you don't want running in the bg.

 

Disable unnecessary Startup items in Ccleaner if you have. Ccleaner --> Tools --> Startup.

 

If you follow all these steps, it'll stay as good as possible.

All of which I do regularly, but thanks for the help!

How is making my internet crappy a good thing?

Could be a routing issue with Virgin Media, unless you have changed of your modem/router's settings I'd just give them a call and ask what's going on.

I would recommend Clean Installing the OS.

 

It's too much if it is taking 40 mins and all.

Not 40 mins to start thankfully, just to load this samsung software! And I'll leave installing from fresh as my last resort because I'm sick of having to do it every 6-8 months

Well that can depend on the amount data on the drive.

40 mins?

Scanning for drive information please wait... how long is that supposed to take? @MagnesiumPC

Do you have Samsung's RAPID technology enabled?

 

What about TRIM?

I don't believe I do, I'll look for a download now.(RAPID I mean, TRIM is enabled)

My Windows 10 system boots up in less than 20 seconds. Make sure it's plugged into Sata 6Gb/s!

Yeah it's definitely in a 6Gb/s sata port!

It's all in the title, specs in sig. Any tips on speeding up boot times apart from usual disabling of programs in task manager etc..?

Thanks

Use a VPN

That would involve me having a PC located in the UK to connect to..which I don't

https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_global/freedome

 

F-Secure's Freedome. Fast and simple. 14 day trial in case you want to wait a bit before you most definitely purchase a key.

There are many many great paid options but my question was specifically free ones.

Hola plugin works

I'll check it out!

So wondering if any of you guys try to watch BBC iPlayer over seas? I have been trying for years to get a good *FREE* proxy to stream but none of them have UK as a free option? 

Anyone know any good proxys for this?

The upgrade came with a new router, which is plugged in right beside it, so maybe that's causing the interference? That's the only new thing in the house as far as I know.

Does your internet provider deliver you that speed?

Yes, direct to the modem I have the full 240Mbps on a speedtest.