Network-Attached Storage Built from Scratch In this article I do a brief walk-through of a home-built Network-attached storage (NAS) device entitled ‘MaximusNAS’. You can think of it like an external hard-drive or HDD on steroids, like having your own private cloud. As opposed to an external drive, it sits on your network. Provided you have configured […]
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Helpful Set-up Steps for the Ever-So-Nifty ADS-1250W Scanner In this two-part article I walk through the steps I took to set up my Brother ADS-1250W scanner, a nifty little piece of kit for office dwellers and road warriors alike. Step 1 — Grab a hot cup of your beverage of choice; I hope you find this article
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Helpful Sharing Tips using Network File System (NFS) Clap if you are a pet owner! We have three in our house and love them dearly. Needless to say there are more than a couple of cat photos on one of our older computers that I wanted to move to network-attached storage. Being a bit cautious
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File Sharing Made Easy Samba is a very handy utility for sharing files and folders on a home network. I have been using it for several years but every time I configure a new machine I have to re-trace my steps through various notes I left for myself. Not efficient at all! Right. Time for
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Install and Configure Resetperms in OpenMediaVault This article walks you through how to install the resetperms plug-in for OpenMediaVault (OMV). This is a very handy plug-in especially if you copy large quantities of files into or out of a remote location and need to adjust permissions. As I read this back that is an awful lot of ‘in’s.
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Secure Shell (SSH) Setup when Your Host and Client are Several Rooms Removed! Secure shell (SSH) is a very handy tool for connecting to your Raspberry Pi, especially if you do not have a monitor, keyboard and mouse at your disposal. Think of SSH as a remote log-in which allows you to work on another
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