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my garbage pile:
dd-wrt asus rt-n66u WAP
some d-link switch unmanaged
dell optiplex 980 running pfsense
another dell optiplex 980 not sure what to do with
laser printer
freenas box 4x4tb core i3-4370 32gb ram
apc smartups 1500va
42u 2 post rack w panduit shit

plex, printer, nextcloud, backups, some shitty bots, squid, squidguard, clamAV, snort, pfBlockerNG, openvpn,

mostly pieced it together with salvage from office buildings downtown. the only thing i paid for is the freenas box and modem from isp.

it has been fun to build over the years and learn about networking plus it makes a great conversation piece when i have guests.

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Can you link me a good HBA? I gave up researching what's supported and what isn't. Ended up going with smb on debian instead but I think I'd be happier with FreeNAS.

I don't know a whole lot about HBAs, I managed to find a config switch that put my H310i mini (the one integrated into the R320) into pass through mode and that has two SAS ports so I was able to hook all 8 of my drives straight in. The Reddit homelab wiki has good info on HBAs, I think the LSI9200i and H310 normal edition (the pcie type which is just a rebranded 9200) flashed to IT mode are supposed to be the way to go for it. I probably have the model number of the LSI wrong, but either of those should work with some fiddling.

Just kidding it's the LSI 9211-8i, the 9200 is the model for the external one with SAS8088 ports instead of SAS8087 ports.
ebay.com/itm/LSI-6Gbps-SAS-HBA-LSI-9201-8i-9211-8i-IT-Mode-ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID-US/142748462843?hash=item213c78aefb:g:5hAAAOSwS2lcNMz7
Here's a link I found where it is pre flashed to IT mode, if you shop around you can probably do a lot cheaper than this but this is what you get if you want something that will work for sure with minimal time put in to flashing it.

Do sbc questions fit here or should I make a new thread?

How do I go about getting an Android sbc hooked up with a touchscreen? It seems like odroid only supports hdmi which is too bulky for what I need, udoo has a touchscreen you can connect through lvds but it only supports two specific screens 7" or 15" which looks like aren't available anymore and I'd need a 4" screen anyway.

I think there's also a way to connect any screen with a controller board but I'm finding it hard to find info on how to do it this way.

What do?

Perfect, thank you!

That's a nice setup, I dig the robot head.
That freenas box has pretty similar specs to mine, are you using ECC RAM with the i3?
Also what are the specs on those optiplexes, I fucking love using those things for just about everything where cost is a concern.

>botnet/faggots trying to access my ftp from all over the world
>mostly from US
>some from China and India, even Europe
>keep trying user:admin and password:password

I hope you guys don't use weak login credentials for users. Also what the fuck do they gain by accessing my ftp filled with ebooks?

I'm floored that people out there still use passwords for anything public facing, keyfile is the only way I can feel comfortable having public facing services. That or a pre shared key like in an L2TP VPN.

thanks.
no ecc ram, my data is not important to justify cost.
optiplex are i5-650's w. 4gb ram, the powered off has a graphics card and the pfsense has a NIC. they have been very reliable...so far.
pic related pfsense hdd smart readings

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