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: How to Find Your NAS Serial Number

26 July 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

If you purchase a new Synology NAS, you will need to enter the serial number of the device in your Synology Account. When you connect to your Synology account, you will see an option called “Add Device” at the top right. If you click on it, you will be asked for the serial number of … Read more about Synology: How to Find Your NAS Serial Number

TP-Link: How to Set Up Port Forwarding on TL-R600VPN

25 July 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

The TP-Link TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN Desktop VPN Router has a different graphical administration from that of modern Wireless routers intended for a large audience. So, how can you set up Port Forwarding on this router? Read below my step by step guide. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. STEP 2 … Read more about TP-Link: How to Set Up Port Forwarding on TL-R600VPN

Synology: How to Open Ports 80 and 443 on TP-Link Routers

23 July 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Port forwarding is a function that lets you to add specify ports to make specific devices or services on your local network accessible over the Internet. It’s essential to know how to use the port forwarding function when you have a Synology NAS and you are a beginner. In this guide I will teach you … Read more about Synology: How to Open Ports 80 and 443 on TP-Link Routers

Synology CPU Running At 99% – 100%

17 July 202121 July 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Sometimes, Synology, via the Resource Monitor widget, shows us CPU consumption at 99% or 100%. There may be more than one cause behind this, as I’ve summarized in this article. First of all, open the Resource Monitor via your DSM Desktop, after which you will have to navigate and find “Task Manager”; there you will … Read more about Synology CPU Running At 99% – 100%

Synology DSM Update Version: 6.2.3-25426-2

22 July 202021 July 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Today is a great day! Synology updated its DSM operating system which brings it to version 6.2.3-25426-2. The update is already available worldwide. The update can be downloaded via Control Panel / Update & Restore / DSM Update What’s New: Added support for Synology Expansion Unit FX2421. Fixed the issue where a DS920+ or DS720+ … Read more about Synology DSM Update Version: 6.2.3-25426-2

Synology Assistant Error: The page isn’t working

21 July 202021 July 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Latest Chrome browser update v.84.0.4147.89 can’t use find.synology.com to search your Synology NAS Diskstation on your local area network. Every time you will access the link find.synology.com in your Chrome browser or Microsoft Edge browser, it will show the following error: “This page isn’t working find.synology.com redirected you too many times.” How can I solve … Read more about Synology Assistant Error: The page isn’t working