I run my NAS on XigmaNAS which is a FreeBSD OS based system. I also have Serviio running to stream media files which has been installed from ports (source code). I perform monthly patching on the box and recently it broke Serviio with the error: [MediaServer] An unexpected error occurred. Ending the application. Message: sun.nio.fs.LinuxWatchService.inotifyInit() This patching upgraded Java to …
Information Overload! Syslog filtering
I’m trying to ease myself back into a blogging routine so I thought it might be useful to post about an issue I always see with linux server and applications that use syslog, information overload!! Generally, my posts are fairly long so you can skip through a lot of it but I like to document where and why I ended …
Hello World, Part Deux!
It’s amazing how time seems to fly by. I’d like to think that I’ve become wiser as the years past. Probably not as I still have my usual characteristics, although I’ve definitely amassed an array of knowledge. I struggling to keep still and am continuously tinkering or reading. I recently completed my formal training goals mid-last year which included recertified …
PS Vita DLNA Support
Late last year I bought myself a PS Vita for remote play and to run as a DLNA client. I read on the official store that the network media player supported certain types of video and audio codec so I presumed it would work with Serviio through its DLNA support. https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/apps/network-media-player/cid=EP9000-PCSF00635_00-NASPOCKET000SCEE Ah presumptions, a common mistake and in my case …
Media On Demand HOWTO, NAS4Free and Serviio
We have a new Jail but now we need to install and configure Serviio which is what I use for my DLNA service. Go to the NAS4Free web GUI, click the ‘Extensions’ menu and ‘TheBrig’ sub-menu. Now from here let’s start the Jail by clicking the icon below, its red in this screenshot to turn it off but it’ll be …
Setting the Jail Rules, NAS4Free
So I’ve explained what my requirements are and my hardware setup. We’ve also successfully setup the Jail manager on our NAS4Free but now we need to configure the Jail manager TheBrig so that we can install the media server. This is pretty simple, we just need a persistent location where we can store TheBrig files and Jails. We also need …
A Warden of Jails, NAS4Free
I decided to reinstall my media server over the weekend so I thought it would be a good idea to write up a couple of tutorials on how to get it going. First there is the underlying Operating System. I won’t go into my hardware setup but I’m running an embedded NAS4Free installation on a USB drive to provide network …
Opps, It’s been a while!
Oh dear, every few weeks I get this thud in the back of my head to get back posting. I don’t have excuses and I should be committed to my studies but life has overtaken me. My wife and I decided to buy a house which we found and have moved into. Now I’ve become a DIYer and Lumberjack of …
IEEE 802.11 Fundamentals – Riding the Wave
Let’s take a look at how radio waves are used to transport data between two devices, bearing in mind that I’m only taking into consideration the 802.11 standards that are covered within the CCIE Wireless exam. The process used to transport data is called modulation which essentially creates a pattern that is imprinted onto a wave by the transceiver and …
IEEE 802.11 Fundamentals – The Sea of Waves
So we’ve looked at what a wave is but now I want to talk about what frequencies these waves use. In the 802.11 space we generally use the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands but sometimes the 4.9Ghz band is also used for public safety applications. Each 802.11 standard can be deployed within certain bands that are …
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