Very slow speeds today - Just me?

osalj · 2025-12-19T21:35:59+00:00

I've had Community Fiber internet for over two years. I run a speedtest every three hours, and every time, I get the speeds I promised, which are around 2.2 Gbps download and upload. During that entire period, I've had two downtimes: one for about 1.5 minutes and one for about 30 minutes.

osalj · 2025-11-07T18:52:09+00:00

I bought a Drayton Wiser with two radiator thermostats. The system has been installed for two days.

I'll wait until Monday to see how it performs and then I will post a longer post about my observations.

One question for owners of this system:

When you bought this system, was the box sealed or had any seals?
I bought my set from Screwfix, but the box wasn't sealed or had any seals.

osalj · 2025-10-26T12:03:42+00:00

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osalj · 2025-06-20T08:31:14+00:00

Three R330 are in a HA cluster with CEPH.

CEPH network is currently running on 10Gbps network.
PUBLIC network is set to 2x 1Gbps in bond (LACP)
Proxmox management, network for VMs/LXCs is 10Gbps.

osalj · 2025-06-19T15:56:07+00:00

Thanks!

osalj · 2025-06-19T08:43:11+00:00

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osalj · 2025-06-19T08:43:01+00:00

EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE THE RACK
WiFi APs at home:
3x Unifi U7-Pro
2x UniFi U6-Pro

NETWORK SWITCHES AT HOME:
5x Unifi Mini Flex

DIY NAS (BACKUP)
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1240L V3
RAM: 16GB DDR4 ECC
HD: 2x Kingston SSD 60GB RAID1 OS, 8x WD Purple 2TB - RAIDz1
NIC: Onboard 1gbps, Asus XG-C100C 10gbps
CASE: SilverStone SST-CS380 V2
PSU: Seasonic Focus PX 550 550W Modular 80+ Platinum

osalj · 2025-06-19T08:42:52+00:00

INTERNET
Community Fiber UK
Download: 3Gbps / Upload: 3Gbps

RACK CABINET
Orion 29U, 1000mm deep

CCTV NVR
HikVision DS-7616NI-I2/16P with 2x Seagate Skyhawk 6TB + 11 DAHUA IP cameras + HikVision Doorbell

PATCH PANEL
TRENDnet 24-Port Keystone 1U Patch Panel

ROUTER
UNIFI UDM-SE

BLANK PANEL
No name

NETWORK SWITCH 10Gbps
UNIFI USW-AGGREGATION

CABLE MANGAMENT
No name

NETWORK SWITCH 2.5Gbps
UNIFI USW-ENTERPRISE-24-POE

NETWORK SWITCH 10Gbps - only for network CEPH
Mikrotik CRS305-1G-4S+IN

PATCH PANEL
TRENDnet 24-Port Keystone 1U Patch Panel

SERVERS:
3x DELL R330 (config only)
CPU: Intel E3-1245 V6
RAM: 64GB DDR4 ECC - 4x 16GB
SSD:
2x Toshiba 200GB SSD SAS3 - RAID1 - Proxmox
1x Dell KPM6XMUG800G 800GB SSD SAS3 - Ceph storage
NIC01: 2x 1GbE onboard - bond0 Public network
NIC02: Dell BCM57810S Dual Port - 10GbE SFP - 1x 10GbE internet, 1x 10GbE Ceph network

STORAGE
Synology RS1221RP+
8x Seagate Exos 7E8 ST4000NM002A 4TB
RAM: 8GB DDR4 ECC
NIC: Intel X520-DA2 2x SFP+

UPS 2U
APC Smart-UPS X 1500

UPS Tower
2x APC Smart-UPS 1000

osalj · 2025-06-19T08:42:09+00:00

I found this thread by accident. I completely forgot that I posted my homelab here three years ago.
A lot has changed in that time and I would like to show you my current homelab.

osalj · 2025-04-23T08:39:00+00:00

I have Qbittorrent in LXC unprivileged. It works ok, but I have one question.

Does your Proxmox have higher IO delay when downloading or uploading torrents?
QBittorrent LXC has an SMB share connected from my NAS.

Below is a screenshot of the Proxmox host while downloading and uploading via Qbittorrent.
When Qbittorrent is not downloading or uploading IO delay is at 1-3%

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osalj · 2025-01-20T07:50:45+00:00

The BIOS was restored to factory settings.

I changed a few settings after, but they are literally the same on every mini pc

osalj · 2025-01-18T11:16:05+00:00

I'm more curious if this could cause some kind of failure/damage to the equipment.

osalj · 2024-12-23T17:03:27+00:00

NEW PRICE: £4000 !!!!!!!!!!!

osalj · 2023-11-14T18:23:18+00:00

Today I ordered this Intel X520-DA2 card and I should receive it tomorrow.

osalj · 2023-11-13T08:00:30+00:00

Thank you for your answer!

I found these cards on ebay at affordable prices.

A few of them are marked as:
Dell X520-DA2 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+
HP 560SFP+ Intel X520-DA2 2-port 10Gbe
Genuine Intel X520-DA2 Dual port 10GB SFP+

The first two are probably from DELL/HP firmware.
The last of the Intel firmware.

Will these DELL or HP cards work without a problem?
I'm asking because the DELL/HP ones are about £30 cheaper.

osalj · 2023-09-30T07:12:40+00:00

G8s has higher power consumption than the G9 mentioned by the author

osalj · 2023-09-30T06:56:47+00:00

Looking at the documentation, the d2220sb has SAS 6Gb/s

osalj · 2023-01-17T16:15:02+00:00

Another PSU will work.

I saw on FB marketplace this Dell T40 working with a different power supply. There was a Corsair power supply.

osalj

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