(Not So) Slow and Steady

Another day rolls by and my nose is runny as ever. The fantastic new improvements to the server are taking full advantage of every megabit of my connection. With maybe two days of downloading round the clock will wrap up the vast majority of series and make for endless entertainment.

(Receiving nearly 26 Mbps of data, the most my connection can take, although for a premium I could upgrade to 50 Mbps down)

In the end, the No Breaks Plex Server will boast over 100 TV series, many which are quite complete and HD as frequently as possible and just over 600 movies the wait will be well worth it. Seeing as I won’t be available this weekend, I’ll be looking up to the new system to do its thing and maintain a steady stream of new content (fingers crossed).

A speed test indicating the maximum I could download and upload, compared to the actual download speeds.

Upon my return to home and hopefully good health I’ll put together a comprehensive tour of the hardware and software involved, from the team of Network Interface Cards in my PC (all 6 of them, the 7th is the amalgamation of these 6) to the network based interfaces that control everything behind the scenes and finally to the Growl client that makes it a bit easier on the eyes in terms of it being a “Yes, this downloaded and is here.” to “No, this file has more holes than Bonnie and Clyde’s death car, its not happening.”

Look forward to it!

LightSpeedTaco