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  1. monakh

    Netgear R7000 - anyone tried VPN client yet?

    Guys, has anyone gotten this to work successfully? I am at my wits end trying to make the latest build of dd-wrt to work with OpenVPN with my provider. I get a successful connection but I can't browse the internet at all. Connections via my Tomato-based Asus N-66U or the Windows client work...
  2. monakh

    Which router for OpenVPN client?

    Well, I don't know the primary reason the OP wants to secure his VPN but I do it primarily for Netflix and Hulu so my baseline is the Arabian Peninsula to NYC. That's a good few thousand miles around the world as the Speedtest servers I use are all in NY. It's a testimony to how robust OpenVPN...
  3. monakh

    Which router for OpenVPN client?

    I have run an OpenVPN server for many years and have gone through a myriad of routers with open source software for this purpose alone. My current router is the Asus N66 running Tomato/shibby firmware. Waiting for the AC68 before upgrading to the next generation. Having said that, a good...
  4. monakh

    Are there any 2.5" NASs around?

    The Momentus XT 500 is on the approved HDD list though the 750 hasn't made it yet but presumably will. It's interesting to note that the XT is on the 'not recommended' list for Synology for the stated reason that it 'doesn't go into sleep mode'. I find that hard to believe. I ended up going...
  5. monakh

    Are there any 2.5" NASs around?

    Thanks for your quick response! Perhaps a long-term test with one of the popular 4-bay NAS units is in order, then? Surely, we aren't the only ones looking at this option. 2.5" drives in the Enterprise are nothing new, however, consumer-level SATA drives with decent capacity are finally...
  6. monakh

    Are there any 2.5" NASs around?

    Tim, what are your thoughts on the above? I am thinking of getting the QNAP 469 Pro and outfitting it with four Momentus XT 750 drives for reasons similar to (but not quite the same) as the OP's.
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