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nas4free server can't access local network

I'm not a linux/unix/freebsd expert. I'm a Microsoft .NET developer that knows Windows pretty well. Please bear with me :) I'm trying to configure an old desktop machine as a NAS device with ...
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I lost my data on Freenas+iScsi

I lost my data on Freenas+iScsi ZFS filesystem has mounted perfectly, I ran 'df' command and I can see the mount points. Also, If I browse into the folders I can see the scsi extends files, too. ...
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Freenas e-mail configuration files

I have installed a Freenas 8 server to backup my files. I have configured its email alert system using web interface and I'm receiving regular daily email reports correctly. I'm curious: where Freenas ...
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How to persist a file in /usr/local in embedded FreeNAS

I have embedded FreeNAS, version 8.2 beta. Now I would like to install openvpn, of course persisting between updates. I have managed to get the program itself persist by using mount -wu / pkg_add ...
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Media server RAID difficulties (on FreeNAS)

Disclaimer: I've never used FreeNAS or any type of RAID before, so this is a first. I've decided to build a media server in my new apartment. I'm going to be going with a total 10TB of space (6x2TB ...
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Is it a good idea to run freenas 8 (inside virtualbox) on a lamp server?

I am redesigning my home network setup (specifically my nas and server), and recently asked a question about running a lamp server and freenas 8 on two separate machines. However, in the spirit of ...
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Is it possible to use a lamp server for serving files from a nas?

In my current home-network setup, i am running freenas 8 on a mini-itx box (on which i store all my files). I'm thinking about building an extra l.a.m.p. server with some spare parts (for use in my ...
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FreeNAS versus a regular (CentOS/Ubuntu) linux server?

I'm looking to build a medium sized (6TB, mini ITX board) server for personal use. Most importantly, it will serve as a seedbox and will store a whole lot of data. I will be accessing the data over my ...
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FreeNAS grub2 booting ISO

I've got usb-keys setup to multi-boot different Linux images. I wouldn't mind adding FreeNAS, and there's a doc with samples to add to grub.cfg menuentry "FreeNAS-8.0.4-RELEASE-x64" { insmod ufs2 ...