Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Marius Bogdan Lixandru is a highly experienced content creator from Romania with a background in biology, chemistry and computer programming. He loves writing technical guides that are accessible for non-technical people. Born in 1984, he has always expressed interest in technology. Beyond technology and biology, he has a passion for agriculture, the science and beauty of which have encouraged him to start his own vegetable garden and plant dozens of fruit-bearing trees with fragrant and succulent, sweet and sour fruits. When he’s not losing nights uncovering the deepest hidden secrets of the latest tech devices, he’s likely enjoying a refreshing slice of juicy, honey-sweet watermelon, sluggishly lying on the grass in his orchard, sitting in the shade under the trees he himself has planted. Torpid summer days accompanied by cicada sounds and greeted by his smiling wife and happy, tail-wagging presence of his two mioritic shepherd dogs are some of the simpler pleasures in life that help him recharge his batteries to take on the latest tech challenges. Support My Work and Feel free to contact me.

Synology: SRM 1.3.1 Outdated PHP Version

14 March 202526 June 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

As per my promise to you, I have kept testing the new Synology Router, the RT6600ax. My tests have been looking to cover the product from every angle possible. Today, June 26, 2022, while I was testing my RT6600ax after installing the latest version of SRM, version 1.3.1-9316, I became aware of something that puzzled … Read more about Synology: SRM 1.3.1 Outdated PHP Version

Synology RT6600ax: How to Speed Up Threat Prevention

25 June 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Some of you wrote to me asking if I knew a trick or two to boost the speed of the Threat Prevention package. Threat Prevention is a package found in the SRM operating system of Synology routers like the RT6600ax. It is signature-based software that is able to monitor incoming and outgoing traffic using Deep … Read more about Synology RT6600ax: How to Speed Up Threat Prevention

Synology RT6600ax: SRM Version 1.3.1-9316

21 July 202224 June 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

SRM 1.3.1 is the current operating system of the Synology RT6600ax, RT2600ac, and MR2200ac routers. Version 1.3.1-9316 RC (Release Candidate) was released today, June 24, 2022, and one of the major updates to the software is that it now supports compatibility of the mesh Wi-Fi system between the RT6600ax, RT2600ac and MR2200ac. I have already … Read more about Synology RT6600ax: SRM Version 1.3.1-9316

mariushosting Facebook Group Reaches 27K Members

26 August 202222 June 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

mariushosting Facebook Group Reaches 26K Members

In the past week the mariushosting Synology NAS Facebook group welcomed no less than 1000 new members! All the new members pouring in these past scorching summer days have pushed the group to the impressive 27K mark in less than one week. This is such a wonderful achievement for the group, but more important for … Read more about mariushosting Facebook Group Reaches 27K Members

Synology: Add Quad9 DNS Over HTTPS on RT6600ax Router

20 June 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Quad9 has been offering support for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) since October 2018. Synology routers support the DoH technology thanks to their advanced SRM operating system. As already explained in my article How To Enable DNS Over HTTPS on RT6600ax, today I will show you how to add Quad9 as DoH server on your RT6600ax … Read more about Synology: Add Quad9 DNS Over HTTPS on RT6600ax Router

Synology: HD6500 Release Date and Specs

10 August 202217 June 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

A new product joins the ranks of Synology and of course mariushosting couldn’t pass on the opportunity to let you know about it. The HD6500 is the most recent Synology model to come out and, according to its name, it’s an HD series from the brand – HD stands for High Density. Dubbed a monster-player, the … Read more about Synology: HD6500 Release Date and Specs