Alright folks, so I was toying around with my FreeNAS 8.0.2 box and I encountered a problem where when I would copy data via samba to the ZFS share, the machine would kernel panic after about 30 ...

I plan on implementing a FreeNAS server pretty soon. I have been reading up on ZFS this afternoon but I have some questions. I currently have 8x 2TB SEAGATE ST2000NM0001 6Gbps SAS disks and 4x 2TB ATA ...

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You've heard the word "server" thrown around a lot, but usually in the context of web sites or big companies that have a lot of data to store. In reality, a server can be just as useful in your home.

Software-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) is perfect for the do-it-yourselfer who doesn’t want to buy a pre-packaged appliance. With software-based NAS, you load the software onto the device of ...

PC lovers tend to collect a lot of hardware as the years roll by. Instead of leaving it to collect dust, why not repurpose it as a file-slinging server? Several free and open-source operating systems ...