SMB v3 and the Multichannel feature was introduced to Server 2012 and allows for increased bandwidth simply by plugging more network cables into the switch from the same machine. e.g. I added one quad NIC card each to my two servers, connected the cables to my switch and the bandwidth between...

Hi, I am following freeNAS closely since few years back. The only thing that holding me to switch from server 2012/2016 to freeNAS is SMB Multichannel support. Can't afford switching to 10gbE yet but I can get 4x 1gbE nics for dirt cheap! Single gigabit link won't cut it... saturate fast on a...