From 2ded80578c4e3e3310f145d095a24d11f017fbe6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Don Harper Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 00:08:48 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] post on network issues --- posts/2016/06/home_network_updates.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/2016/06/home_network_updates.md diff --git a/posts/2016/06/home_network_updates.md b/posts/2016/06/home_network_updates.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff320211 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2016/06/home_network_updates.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +.. title: Home Network Updates +.. slug: home_network_updates +.. date: 2016-06-16 21:51:50 UTC-05:00 +.. tags: network,arch,FreeBSD,FreeNAS,plex,R810 +.. category: +.. link: +.. description: +.. type: text + +So, in the last couple of weeks, I have had the following issues: + +* The CMOS battery dies on my file-server (a [FreeNAS](http://freenas.org) box), taking it, and the zpools down with it. I fought over a long weekend to recover the data, and in the end, got it mounted read-only, and copied it off. New hardware, and new zpools, and we seem to be going again. Recovering services is taking a bit of time. +* There is a bug with the ZFS on Root for [Antergos Linux](https://antergros.com). Seems that it does not put all the kernel drivers in the init image when you upgrade. Last time, I booted off the instal media to fix it. I lost that USB stick, so I downloaded a new one. Guess what? They have turned that feature off ZFS, so there is no way to recover. Since [FreeBSD](http://www.freebsd.org) still does not support suspend/resume on the Acer C720 that is my small travel laptop, I have to reinstall Antergos and reload my data. Which I had to do because +* My main laptop, the HP R810G1 seems to be having major battery issues. I bought a new battery in Novembers, and it died. I bought a new one a couple of weeks ago, and it at first did not seem to be holding a charge. Now, the OS does not see the battery. I think I might need a 'new' laptop. + +I am torn between getting something one or two reves old with a solid record in the size I want (sub 13", under 1" thin, and good 6+ hours of battery) or the [latest shiny](http://store.hp.com/us/en/ContentView?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&eSpotName=hpspectre&jumpid=cp_r163_us/en/pc_cons/nextgen/premiumlaptops/shopspectrelaptop). + +Other news, I have the ownCloud server upgraded to [nesxtcloud](http://nextcloud.com), and everything I have tried works out of the box, which is a lot more than I can say for ownCloud. Last major thing I need to recover it the [Plex Server](http://plex.tv)! + +