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So got a weird message in the fix common problems plugin: On Jan 7 there were 259 invalid login attempts. This could either be yourself attempting to login to your server (SSH / Telnet) with the wrong user or password, or you could be actively be the victim of hack attacks. A common cause of this would be placing your server within your router's DMZ, or improperly forwarding ports. I went back and looked through the log and there were lots of issues that are all the same flavor. I attached an except. Any ideas? TIA. error log.txt

Thanks for the quick response! Seems to have been the go file...thanks!

Hi, I had unRAID 5.0.5 and been very delinquent in upgrading. I did the following steps: 1 - Remove usb stick from NAS, insert into my main PC 2 - made a copy of the usb stick (pat on the head) 3 - Placed plexupdater.plg that I downloaded from the first post in this thread into the plugins folder 4 - Plugged it back into my NAS and booted it up My NAS booted into the standard 5.0.5 GUI screen, and then I clicked reboot. It rebooted the NAS, but hasn't done anything since. Any thoughts? USB stick is 8GB, so tons of space. Also I have minimal plugins (just plexmediaserver, unraidserver and powerdown). It's been about 15 minutes...is this expected to take a long time? I have not yet purchased a v6 license...thought I would do that from the new GUI but not sure if that makes a difference.

So I have an interesting case. I recently created a new set-up. I have TWC and have an Arris cable modem/router where the TWC line goes into. This is connected via cable to my dd-wrt wifi router. The dd-wrt wifi router has an output port going to a switch. My unRAID box is connected to that switch. Everything was working fine, except for plex outside the network. Seemed to be a double NAT issue, so I set the Arris modem into bridge mode (firewall off, disable dhcp, wifi off, and bridge mode set). Now everything works as before except I can't access my unRAID box directly, but can access the subfeatures. To explain further, let's say my unRAID box IP is 192.168.1.122 If I try that IP in my browser, i get a 'This webpage is not available (ERR CONNECTION RESET)' (in chrome) However, if I try 192.168.1.122:8080, I get unMENU, and can access everything EXCEPT the 'unRAID Main' tab If I try 192.168.1.122:32400/web, I get the Plex menu and can access everything and it works fine I can also telnet into the box. So...why can't I get the main menu anymore? As a side note, if I look at my dd-wrt router, I see an active client with the 192.168.1.122 IP, however where it used to say 'NAS' it now says '*' Any advise would be appreciated (preferably not 'upgrade to 6'...I have that planned but not for another couple months until the holiday break) Thanks! [edit]: so I turned off the array through unMENU and then restarted the box. All works fine now...weird.

Does the location that you want to have the wireless have 2 network drops? If so, connect the first drop from the modem to the WAN port on the router, and the second drop from one of the LAN router ports back to the switch at the patch panel. You can also use the other LAN ports on the router for PC's at that location. I think there are 2 drops. So you're saying to plug both drops into the router (the one not near the switch but across the house by the 2 drops) No. Move the router from the wiring closet near the switch to the spot where you want wireless. I'm not talking about adding a second router. Connect the drop that goes to the WAN port on the router to the modem in the wiring closet, and the drop that goes to the LAN port on the router to the switch in the wiring closet. The drops are labeled as to which one is which, correct? If not, you will have to figure it out by process of elimination. Perhaps it will help you to visualize each drop as just an ethernet extension cord, you are just plugging in the equipment exactly as it is right now, but with two very long cables with female ends and a couple short male extensions at each end instead of a couple short ones going directly from modem to router and router to switch. Thanks again for your help. Everything is wired up and working great. Glad to one my nas box away. Now if I can only figure out where the other 5 ethernet cables are going to...

Does the location that you want to have the wireless have 2 network drops? If so, connect the first drop from the modem to the WAN port on the router, and the second drop from one of the LAN router ports back to the switch at the patch panel. You can also use the other LAN ports on the router for PC's at that location. I think there are 2 drops. So you're saying to plug both drops into the router (the one not near the switch but across the house by the 2 drops) No. Move the router from the wiring closet near the switch to the spot where you want wireless. I'm not talking about adding a second router. Connect the drop that goes to the WAN port on the router to the modem in the wiring closet, and the drop that goes to the LAN port on the router to the switch in the wiring closet. The drops are labeled as to which one is which, correct? If not, you will have to figure it out by process of elimination. Perhaps it will help you to visualize each drop as just an ethernet extension cord, you are just plugging in the equipment exactly as it is right now, but with two very long cables with female ends and a couple short male extensions at each end instead of a couple short ones going directly from modem to router and router to switch. Got it... Thanks!

Does the location that you want to have the wireless have 2 network drops? If so, connect the first drop from the modem to the WAN port on the router, and the second drop from one of the LAN router ports back to the switch at the patch panel. You can also use the other LAN ports on the router for PC's at that location. When I wire a house or spec the wire, I always run a minimum of 2 drops to each spot, typically 4 drops and leave 2 unterminated for later use or spares if something happens. Wire is cheap compared to labor of running it, and it generally takes almost the same amount of time. I think there are 2 drops. So you're saying to plug both drops into the router (the one not near the switch but across the house by the 2 drops) ... One wan ('Internet in') and one lan (one of the 4)? Just to make sure I understand you. And the router by the switch (where the modem is plugged into the 'Internet in') still just has a lan port connected to the switch?

OK. So turns out the piece I have is telecom only. No networking. Boo. So I am buying a switch. Setup will be modem (motorolo sb1641) to router (linksys e2000) to switch (tp-link tl-sg1008d). However I don't want my wireless access point in the switch location (across the house from where I use it). So can I hook up another router (second e2000) to one of the ports in the house connected to the switch? Can I also use ports on the router as a cascaded switch? Is it all plug and play or are there pitfalls I should be aware of. Thanks again.

Sounds like my problem. Pretty sure my cables except the patch panel are all B. I'll switch all to A and see how that goes since the panel is already wired. Thanks!

So I have unRAID up and working like a champ. My house is wired, but I haven't used it yet. I'd like to move my unRAID box into a back room, but I need to get the patch panel working. Here's my problem: I have an On-Q 1x12 module (https://www.legrand.us/onq/structured-wiring/voice-distribution/voice-modules/363484-02.aspx#.VYrTX_lVjqQ) It is completely wired with 568A ethernet cat 5e (if this sentence doesn't make sense you probably can't help me). There is no cable going to the line-in input (just a bunch of 568A wired cables from the 12 ports to terminals in my house). I have a Motorola 1641 cable modem. Here are my questions: Should the ethernet cable FROM my 1641 modem TO the line-in of the patch panel be 568A, 568B, or a crossover? Should the ethernet cables FROM the terminal outlets throughout my house TO the equipment (unRAID box, wi fi router, HTPC, laptop, etc) be 568A, 568B, or crossover? Thanks!

Is v6 all kinds of stable now? Nervous about upgrading...

I recently got an e-mail from my server that a disk was bad. The main attributes were: 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 098 098 036 Pre-fail Always 2984 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 001 001 000 Old_age Always 1591 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always 96 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 100 100 000 Old_age Offline 96 It seems like the drive had been going bad for a while perhaps before I got a warning from my array. Is there a way to set up a monthly automatic SMART test (like I have the monthly automatic parity check) and have it send the results...or at least look and send if reallocated or uncorrected or some value was worse than some threshold I set? When does the array decide to take the disk off line and e-mail me that it is bad?

Thank you!

Not relaxing... Replacing

OK. I may shut the whole thing down until my new drive is ready to avoid the parity risk. Anyone have a good link to best practices for relaxing a drive? Just pop it in after pre clear, assign it and unraid does the rest? First failed drive...