I need help with my server

[OmB9]

Hi guys,

 

 I hope you all don't mind but I have been trying to search everywhere online about my slow data (10-11mbs) transfer speeds to my server. I am new to servers but I do know the basics. I always watch the youtube videos and I love them but then I thought what if I just ask the question on the community forum because why not.

 

Plese help, if you all need some more information about my server let me know and I can provide it.

[88pockets]

That means it is likely limited to 100BaseT instead of 1000BaseT / gigabit.  be sure that each of your NICs (Network Interface Cards) are of the Gigabit variety and that should resolve the issue and get you transfer speeds up to 1000mbps (1000/8 = 125 Megabytes) transfer speeds.  

 

Every device for routing on your local internet needs to be gigabit and you need Cat 5e, 6, or 7 ethernet cables to maintain that speed.  If anything is slower it reverts to the slower 100mbps connection.

 

A few questions: What router are you using?  Type of Server OS (unRAID, FreeNAS, Open Media Vault, another Linux distro)? What hardware are you using for the server?

 

My unRAID box has those same speeds for transfer because my pfSense box has one gigabit NIC and one 100BaseT NIC. Oddly though the software shows them both as gigabit, but I have the slow transfer rates.  I also need to check that I am using all Cat 6 or better cables.

[OmB9]

First of all thanks for responding,

Here are the specs:

Dell R520 w/ 8x 3.5” backplane

2x E5-2430 2.20GHz six-core Intel Xeon processors

16GB RAM

8x 3.5” trays with screws

PERC H710 w/ 512MB NV cache

iDRAC7 Enterprise License

Dual Gigabit Ethernet

2x 495W PSU

 

You might be saying that this is overkill, but I got this for a really good price so that's why I bought it

 

For the OS I use Windows Server 2016, and this is because I have student benefits and I am getting into trying to get a certification with it.

 

The router I use is a Linksys EA4500

[88pockets]

I just resolved my slow speeds by changing the ethernet cable, there is nothing in that setup that indicates why the system would revert to 100mbps instead of 1000mbps, go buy a brand new cat 6 cable and see if that makes a difference (or grab one from the pile of cables you likely already have).  

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I'm also a student, but I run unRAID as my VM Host / NAS.  Try out "ESXi" link

It's a bare metal hypervisor. 

 

 

I'm also a student and have set up the homelab server to get into the field one day.  I also have the M$ Server 2016 license and the Windows 8.1 Embedded Industry Pro license (the thing Linus said was so rare in his Windows 9 video).

 

What are you studying in college?  I am a History Major, but I am teaching myself network administration.  If you want to get deeper into it, I suggest you grab an older machine to set up pfSense on or virtualize it (that's a bit harder for the first time setup, but go for it).  

 

What have you done with your M$ Server thus far (File Server, Web, Email, Storage Spaces, etc)?

[OmB9]

I am in High School actually but I really have a strong interest with this type of stuff so here I am with this hardware and plus I want to get ahead of the curve.

 

I have set up a file server, a huge media server, and I'm always trying to learn to expand.

 

And I will try that out but don't think its gonna do anything, I'm gonna wire straight into one of the NICs

 

and do you have a discord or something where we could talk more lol

i also need help setting up remote management and other stuff if you don't mind to help

[OmB9]

Welp, I was wrong and you were right now I'm getting speeds of 73mbs 

Thanks ? 

[88pockets]

So it was the wire?  I think I have discord setup, lemme figure out my name (its prolly the same as here)

[88pockets]

For remote access, your gonna want to set up a dynamic DNS address, so you won't have to remember or rely on your public IP address (which you don't want to share). plus if set up properly you can be behind a VPN and still have access to your machine or network remotely.  I suggest noip.com as a free dynamic DNS service.  Another advantage is you don't have to buy a static IP from your ISP.  

 

Once you have your public IP linked to your dynamic DNS provider, you set up your router to accept the DDNS service and then its only a matter of opening / forwarding the proper ports and setting up an OpenVPN Server on your server or router and setting up a client config in the os you will use to remotely connect. 

 

If done of at the router level, then you can remote into your network as if you were there locally and login to your media server by typing the local IP into a web browser.  

 

I have this setup with my pfsense router, but openVPN should be in the Lynksis settings

[88pockets]

I do have discord its the same SN as here

[OmB9]

ok i'll add you

[OmB9]

whats the your number cant add you without it

[88pockets]

#3551

 

[OmB9]

no not that number your discord id and you might wanna delete that

[88pockets]

ya i was planning to, but i think its 3551