Synology &“Shellshock” bash Vulnerability
Synology released a statement about the “Shellshock” vulnerability. From the statement: A vulnerability of a commonly used UNIX command shell, Bash, has been discovered allowing unauthorized users to...
View ArticleOS Quest Trail Log #80: Long Overdue Edition
I expected to upgrade my Surface RT on Saturday. I figured any initial rush would be over and it should be smooth. I’m using a Microsoft OS on Microsoft hardware, how many problems could there be?...
View ArticleSynology Expansion Unit/Drive Swap
Last Sunday I woke to find alerts from my Synology DS1511+. The fan in the DX510 expansion unit had failed and one of the drives was reporting as bad. The unit didn’t feel warm but the two were...
View ArticleSynology NAS: UPS Sharing
I recently found myself down one UPS and needing to re-arrange my computer/NAS setup. Based on where I wanted to put my Windows Home Server and two Synology NAS’s I only had the convenience of two...
View ArticleSynology Shared Folder Encryption
While I’m religious about encrypting my data when I move it offsite I do nothing to protect it in my house. If someone steals my Home Server it’s fairly trivial to get the data. It’s just a matter of...
View ArticleSynology Time Machine Backup – The Quota Option
Back when I first wrote about using the Synology NAS for Time Machine backups I had decided to go with a volume dedicated to Time machine. Since then I’ve cut back it’s us, using it only for my Mac...
View ArticleSynology File Storage Notes
I spent some time this weekend playing around with my Synology 1511+ NAS and various file functions. I decided to start collecting some of the less obvious (at least to me) things I learned. My setup...
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