What is FreeNAS you say? Put simply, it's is an operating system based on FreeBSD that brings with it a snazzy web interface for management, and all the protocols you need to share files between ...

So you’ve taken my earlier advice and used the free and open-source FreeNAS operating system to convert an old desktop PC into a server, instead of consigning it to the e-waste heap. (If you haven’t, ...

In the spring of 2019 I build a home server for backup and media streaming tasks. Hardware was chosen for low power, low noise, and reliable operation. [FreeNAS ...

Being an Editor here at Custom PC Review, I’m constantly in need of lots of mass storage. At CES 2017, I took over 1,000 14-bit RAW images using a Nikon D800 camera which generated files somewhere ...

One of the most important tasks an administrator has is to set up and maintain storage resources and let users share files across the network. Network Attached Storage (NAS), a hardware/software ...

With cheap storage readily available, the temptation to build vast libraries of music, movies, photos, and documents is ever present. But when each PC in your home is packed to its aluminum gills with ...

I'm looking at using a cheap NAS device with a VMware Esxi server. I was planning to use NFS instead of iSCSI, and saw I know I have two popular options - Openfiler and FreeNAS.<BR><BR>I was wondering ...