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    Open Box 409 Pro safe to buy?

    Open Box from newegg is kind of iffy. Generally you have a good chance of "missing" something. Be it a power cable, remote, or something small like that. Most of the time everything is there, but it all depends on what you're buying.
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    RDP over VPN confusion

    The built in VPN service with server 2003 really isn't worth messing with. It's more trouble to get working than it's worth. It's really ment to be a device to device tunnel and not user-to-network. I would suggest installing something like SSL Explorer. That's what I used until I picked...
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    PS3 - (Most) Perfect HTPC?

    I've played with many differnt ideas when it comes to HTPC. Everything from MythTV, to using an all out file server. Finally, after a lonngg run, I decided on my PS3. I use it for everything. the HDMI feeds directly into my reciever. I'm able to watch my digital movie collection via...
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    Cisco Aironet 1250 vs D-Link DIR-655

    I doubt the Cisco would be any faster, as more than anything they go for security. To top that, the Airnet's are a pain to set up, compaired to consumer grade devices like the DIR-655. Most Cisco devices also rely more on it's own security protocls, and not WPA/WPA2/WEP. Most of it you can...
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    Network extension

    Cable would require running outside of the house, which I didn't want to do (Open windows for one..) I'll have to take a look at powerline, thanks.
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    Network extension

    I'm looking to move a lot of my "equpment" to the other side of my house, but I'm not sure how to go about running the internet. Speed isn't to big of an issue, as most of them won't have anything on them that needs wire speed for big transfers. I'm not sure what to go for, but I want best...
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    Best codec for ripping/archiving DVD's?

    I personally use Xvid (Which is fully Divx playable, meaning DVD players with Xvid can play burned-to-cd/dvd versions fo family members and such). I also found MPEG-4 to distort reallly easy, which would give a very VERY grainy picture more often than not it seemed. For ripping, I use...
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    Adaptec 2940 Ultra SCSI Adapter: Largest HDD supported? Speed, BW, Current Cost?

    For most SCSI devices, you're looking at 300Gb tops. SCSI makes up for it's small size in numbers, most RAID devices hold quite a few. A 300Gb Scsi drive will set you back around $400 (That's $1.20ish for 1gb, compaired to a 500GB Sata for $65 at 8Gb/$1
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    Good backup DNS servers and backup gateways?

    NetBIOS is in everything, it predated DNS in the internal network using what's known as "WINS" (Windows Inter(Intra?)net Name Service) which just sends out a brodcast, playing the PC version of Marco-Polo. WINS really died around the Windows 2000 era, however most corp's still use it for...
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    Router vs. Firewall

    Cisco ASA's have about the highest throughput you can find right now (Not considering OpenSource). I personally love mine, but it takes some doing to get it working, and working right. NAT isn't routing, in the sense you're thinking, all firewalls will NAT. Routing can be handled by a good...
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    Vista / XP home workgroup setup?

    First and foremost, make sure the firewalls are off. XP doesn't like file sharing with the firewall enabled (Vista is able to work around it, but XP doesn't.. most of the time). That's normally the cause of issues like this, and on a home network, the firewall isn't doing anything, it's made...
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    Windows Home Server, Yay or nay?

    I think I'll stand by my 2k3/2k8 servers, WHS really doesn't do anything you can't do with FreeNAS. I personally use Windows 2008 Core as a NAS/File/Print/Media server now, the speeds are amazingly fast, backup's are built in (If you're looking for that), it has almost no overhead, and if you...
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    Good backup DNS servers and backup gateways?

    My ISP's DNS servers are down more than they're up, so I host my own. OpenDNS works well, but it gave me a lot of issues with file transfers. At home, I use two 2003 servers for both DNS, and internet name servers. A good internal DNS lets you pull up your PC's using a name instead of...
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    HTPC or Set Top Box

    I personally use MythTV (More specificly Mythbuntu) for my home entertainment. I like the ability to add hardware as I need it, the PC itself was a freebie from work (HP with 3.2Ghz Pentium D). I just added ram, and two tuner cards (One single, one double) which allows me to record two...
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    Odd IP address

    I'm not exactly sure, it's quad T1's into two 2611's, all of which is managed by another company. We're currently having issues connecting however, which is about to start costing us, a lot. I just wanted to be able to give them whatever information I could. Thanks for the update!
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    GuestGate by Intellinet (Florida)

    It seems like a glorafied VLan, something you can easily build with m0n0wall, or pfSense with a spare PC. A good SmartSwitch will do the same thing, minus a captive portal. Just a thought. I use m0n0wall at work as a captive portal for our guest/contractor wireless, wich a switch VLan to...
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    Odd IP address

    So, our frame relay is acting up today, and giving a really really odd tracerout. The one major thing, it's tossing up a 152.162.x.x IP address. As far as I know, that's external, correct? I know 10.x 172.x and 192.168.x are internal 169.x is the DHCP cry for help, but what is 152...
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    pfSense Machine, network requirements

    Ah, the beloved ISP tech.. Reminds me of why I quit that job >.>. (Dialup ISP Tech FTW!)
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    File Transfer Automation

    I'm looking for a server/software application that can automate file transfers over every protocol (FTP/FTPS/SFTP/WebDav, so on). It also has to be able to handle key based PGP files, and many many transfers on a schedule. The aplication should be able to run on a windows OS (Server or...
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    Dual WAN router suggestions?

    For around a year and a half, my cable provider had some major growing pains, but now I'm very glad I stuck through it, as I can't get a better connection.. atleast for the price. Starting out, they offered 2.5mb down, 128k up (Seven years ago, maybe?) three years later, the downtime was two...
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