friolator
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This is probably a basic networking question, but I'm finding myself kind of lost in the admin interface, and the manual isn't really addressing this as far as I can tell. I couldn't find anything in the forum either, but I may not be searching for it correctly...
What we have is a 1Gb network that all machines in the office are connected to, and and that is connected to a router, so each of those machines also have internet access. It's a mix of Windows, Mac, Linux and FreeBSD machines. We primarily use SMB/CIFS for point-to-point file sharing. Of the dozen or so PCs in the office, all of them are on this network. We use a generic windows workgroup for sharing, no domain controller.
In addition, we have a 40GbE switch, which our FreeNAS box and (for now) one Windows machine are connected to. Soon, 2 more Window machines and one Linux box will be added.
Performance on the 40GbE network is the most important thing here. We don't want to have a 1Gb bottleneck, because we'll be moving terabytes of data around on the 40Gb network, but right now, our FreeNAS box is only communicating with those machines on the gigabit network. The 40GbE switch is physically isolated from the 1Gb switch, and we don't want to be using the high performance network for things like internet traffic, so I want it to stay separate. However, some machines (such as the iMac I'm typing this on) will need to be able to access the shares on the FreeNAS box, and those machines will never have 40 or even 10Gb interfaces.
So all that background to ask this: How do we go about configuring FreeNAS so that:
1) Older machines with only 1Gb interfaces can access the FreeNAS box via SMB/CIFS
2) Some machines remain on the 1Gb network for general internet access, but always access the FreeNAS box via the 40Gb network. Again, via SMB/CIFS
I'm looking for a step by step guide if there is one. I've been googling all afternoon but I'm coming up short.
Thanks!
What we have is a 1Gb network that all machines in the office are connected to, and and that is connected to a router, so each of those machines also have internet access. It's a mix of Windows, Mac, Linux and FreeBSD machines. We primarily use SMB/CIFS for point-to-point file sharing. Of the dozen or so PCs in the office, all of them are on this network. We use a generic windows workgroup for sharing, no domain controller.
In addition, we have a 40GbE switch, which our FreeNAS box and (for now) one Windows machine are connected to. Soon, 2 more Window machines and one Linux box will be added.
Performance on the 40GbE network is the most important thing here. We don't want to have a 1Gb bottleneck, because we'll be moving terabytes of data around on the 40Gb network, but right now, our FreeNAS box is only communicating with those machines on the gigabit network. The 40GbE switch is physically isolated from the 1Gb switch, and we don't want to be using the high performance network for things like internet traffic, so I want it to stay separate. However, some machines (such as the iMac I'm typing this on) will need to be able to access the shares on the FreeNAS box, and those machines will never have 40 or even 10Gb interfaces.
So all that background to ask this: How do we go about configuring FreeNAS so that:
1) Older machines with only 1Gb interfaces can access the FreeNAS box via SMB/CIFS
2) Some machines remain on the 1Gb network for general internet access, but always access the FreeNAS box via the 40Gb network. Again, via SMB/CIFS
I'm looking for a step by step guide if there is one. I've been googling all afternoon but I'm coming up short.
Thanks!