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  1. vnangia

    BTRFS in NAS finder tool

    Hi Tim, a happy new year to you. I was reading the iXSystems Gen 2 review when there was a throwaway line in there about some of the Netgear ReadyNAS having BTRFS support. They don't seem to be marked as such in the NAS finder tool - they mostly appear as other. Could we get BTRFS as a category...
  2. vnangia

    OpenVPN server setup on 378.56_2

    Hello folks, I've followed the instructions here to generate the keys on the router itself. This is the list of files that is generated after walking through that procedure for three clients, an HMAC PSK and encrypting the keys using 3des for Android and iOS use (openssl rsa -in Client1.key...
  3. vnangia

    Dojo gateway

    Hi folks, following up on my question about the Bitdefender Box some months ago, seems like there's another new product, the Dojo gateway, that's in pre-order. Any thoughts?
  4. vnangia

    WAN was restored

    AC68U, with a dual WAN setup, with failover and failback enabled, normal (not aggressive) DHCP query frequency. Under 378.55, I would lose connectivity every few seconds and I'd see an entry in the system log that read like so: Jul 31 22:32:11 WAN(0) Connection: WAN was restored. Jul 31...
  5. vnangia

    Bitdefender Box?

    This came across the feed reader a short time ago - a "home"-focused firewall as far as I can make it out, but they do make the claim that they can handle upto 100Mbit IMIX. I've yet to see any technical details though - anyone with any experience? http://www.bitdefender.com/box/ for a link.
  6. vnangia

    Minimal QNAP setup

    Hi folks, I bought a QNAP TS-212-E and am trying to get it set up as an offsite backup, living in a relative's house. As such, I want to minimize the number of things running on it and basically just want it to sit there quietly doing its thing until I absolutely need it. I'm probably not...
  7. vnangia

    802.11ac Specification Is Final - so what's the future hold?

    Hi Tim, on a practical level, does this mean anything for us as end users? I've been holding off on an ac router for several reasons, including a lack of clients, and more importantly, the fact that vendors seem to be (very slowly) rolling out more and more streams. Does finalization make it...
  8. vnangia

    Space Monkey Reviewed

    Craig, thanks for this. I've been following the personal alternatives to cloud storage for a while and none of the available products have actually appealed to me, though I have several of them. What I've ended up using is a combination of OwnCloud and BTSync - OwnCloud to run a...
  9. vnangia

    Article Request: Updated IPv6 primer

    Hi folks, I was thinking that it may be time to review the state of IPv6 given that it's just a couple of weeks short of five years since Doug's article on IPv6 Basics. A lot has changed - global IPv4 pool exhaustion, serious attempts at CGN, etc - and a lot has not - ISPs (particularly in...
  10. vnangia

    ioSafe N2 NAS Reviewed

    Heck of a test Scott, thanks! A few years ago when I had the same fear, I ended up getting the QA0121 and hooking it up to the WHS; SyncBackSE takes care of the nightly backup. It worked out cheaper, and there's a little bit of space to put something like our passports inside as well. My $0.02.
  11. vnangia

    Does alternative firmware break your router?

    Wonderful article - and definitely a useful piece to see what works and what doesn't in each firmware. I have to say though, the reason I swore off alternative firmwares was mainly for the speed (or lack thereof). For example, when I was still on a WRT54GL and using DD (v22, I think back then?)...
  12. vnangia

    Improving security on a home network

    I was one of those flagged by Twitter in their latest breach, which has triggered another round of paranoia. I concede that this may not have been my fault, nor is there's no single magic bullet. However, I would like to really improve the security of my home network, especially since I'm...
  13. vnangia

    SmallNetBuilder's CES 2013 Wrap-Up

    Thanks for the writeup - much appreciated. A few questions and one comment. The questions concern the draft-ac routers: 1. One of the thing that ended up happening with the draft-n routers is that they were all incorporated into the spec - such that they just dropped the "draft" and it...
  14. vnangia

    Ooma Telo, Linx and HD2 Handset Reviewed

    Thanks for the article, and the link over to the Skype phone as well - most interesting, and something I may consider buying for the folks. For what it is worth, one thing that you may want to consider, especially if you, like me, are heavily married into Google's ecosystem is using Google...
  15. vnangia

    Can A Thecus NAS Replace Your HTPC?

    Perhaps I'm in a minority here, but I feel like Thecus has got this the wrong way around. There are no shortages of okay/good/excellent devices that you can put under the TV, but there is a critical shortage of hardware that can handle CC-encrypted broadcasts. In fact, the only way to receive...
  16. vnangia

    Alternative to Time Capsule?

    Hi folks, Any suggestions for an effective Time Machine target for two laptops? We used to use HP's WHS-based backup system, but (a) HP has abandoned the market and software support for 10.7+; and, (b) it never really worked effectively any way. We're not interested in spending princely...
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    Upcoming Wifi standards

    Holiday greetings everyone! The Verge carried a piece about an upcoming Buffalo product, and from the article, I was surprised to learn that we're about a year from the ratification of 802.11n's successor, 802.11ac. The article also mentions 802.11ad, another standards I had not heard of...
  18. vnangia

    TonidoPlug 2

    Hi Tim, not sure if this is one for you or for SCB, but curious if you've seen the new Tonidoplug. I'm thinking about getting one to do off-site backup, though I've still not figured how best to do this...
  19. vnangia

    QNAP Posts Mac Lion Fix For Older NASes

    Somewhat related, so you may want to move to another forum. Orbital Tech has finally come out with their long-awaited (and very delayed) Mac OS X backup tool for WHS2011. Some links: -Tool download: http://www.orbitaltech.com/Orbital%20Backup%20Utility.htm -Quick runthrough...
  20. vnangia

    Lion Breaks Time Machine NASes

    Tim, any word on HP? The kexts that make it possible to connect Macs to the Mediasmart appear to be broken - perhaps 32bit/64bit issues, nothing serious. Any chance they can offer a recompiled version?
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