after encountering some bitrot / corrupted files on my main (windows) rig, I decided it was time to put together a FreeNAS box. Specs are as follows:
Intel Xeon X3450 (4c/8t, s1156)
Supermicro X8SIL-F
4x 4GB Micron ECC+REG DDR3-1333
Intel 330 120GB for OS (FreeNAS)
2x 2TB Hitachi (7.2K-rpm, in a mirror array)
initially Cat5E, changed out to new Cat6A throughout - less than 10 metres between FreeNAS and my file server, from which data is coming
initially a cheap 8-port TP-Link Gb switch, now a Netgear ProSafe JGS524 24-port Gb switch
I have no idea what the problem is, barely know how to explain it...
it was working fine, transfers were happening at a rate that would be expected of a 1Gb network. Then the box just stopped transferring. No explanation, just dropped of the network. I have a monitor plugged into the box, nothing appeared on there, no error messages, nothing. Restarted the box, re-did the transfer - all at 100Mb - painfully slow. Changed out switch and cabling, bam, nice and fast transfers again - BUT - dropped out, twice, just no longer supposedly connected, although activity LEDs on the onboard NIC (Intel) and the Netgear switch say its still there - the netgear even has a green led active, green = 1Gb rate.
what gives? why is this box so flakey with the network??
Intel Xeon X3450 (4c/8t, s1156)
Supermicro X8SIL-F
4x 4GB Micron ECC+REG DDR3-1333
Intel 330 120GB for OS (FreeNAS)
2x 2TB Hitachi (7.2K-rpm, in a mirror array)
initially Cat5E, changed out to new Cat6A throughout - less than 10 metres between FreeNAS and my file server, from which data is coming
initially a cheap 8-port TP-Link Gb switch, now a Netgear ProSafe JGS524 24-port Gb switch
I have no idea what the problem is, barely know how to explain it...
it was working fine, transfers were happening at a rate that would be expected of a 1Gb network. Then the box just stopped transferring. No explanation, just dropped of the network. I have a monitor plugged into the box, nothing appeared on there, no error messages, nothing. Restarted the box, re-did the transfer - all at 100Mb - painfully slow. Changed out switch and cabling, bam, nice and fast transfers again - BUT - dropped out, twice, just no longer supposedly connected, although activity LEDs on the onboard NIC (Intel) and the Netgear switch say its still there - the netgear even has a green led active, green = 1Gb rate.
what gives? why is this box so flakey with the network??