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  1. occamsrazor

    SFP module for Netgear GS110TP?

    Thanks for taking the time for a detailed explanation, I think I understand better now. So SFP a.k.a. MiniGBIC is really just a standard for the type of "slot" that a fiber transceiver goes into, it isn't a different type of transceiver in itself? So actually for the fiber transceiver box...
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    SFP module for Netgear GS110TP?

    Hi, I have a GS110TPv2 switch acting as my main switch, with two GS108Tv2 switches in other rooms powered by POE. All computers are connected via Cat5E. Everything works perfectly, it's a great switch. I'd like to experiment with using the SFP capability to connect to one Mac Mini from the...
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    "Accelerated" file transfer software over poor WANs, e.g. via UDP

    Thanks for your reply. You're right TCP is guaranteed delivery vs UDP alone. But it's also temperamental to errors and slows down accordingly. The UDP methods described use UDP for speed, but incorporate application-level checks to ensure file integrity and when errors occur they manage the...
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    "Accelerated" file transfer software over poor WANs, e.g. via UDP

    I regularly have to send image and video files, ranging from 1MB to 200MB half way around the world, and currently we use FTP. Files are sent over a variety of internet connections including internet cafes, 3G and satellite. Sometimes the connections are congested (e.g. overloaded cell towers)...
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    Simultaneous dual-band AP

    Dedicated APs tend to be fairly expensive. If you don't need anything hardcore (weatherproof, etc) I'd suggest a Linksys E3000 router, flash it with Tomato firmware, then just use it as a simultaneous dual-band access point not router. Works nicely and you can get refurbs for $75 on Amazon. Just...
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    Low-power hardware for pfsense router

    Pretty certain you can do that in Tomato.... Yes it's hard to stay on top of all the different flavors of firmware. For tomato, I would say the Shibby mod is probably the most full-featured and updated. http://tomato.groov.pl/ This page will give you an idea of what routers are...
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    Low-power hardware for pfsense router

    Don't know your network but curious what functionality from pfsense you need that can't be achieved with a "normal" router eg a Linksys/Asus flashed with a 3rd party firmware such as Tomato. You may well have a need for advanced functionality, am just wondering...,
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    Low-power hardware for pfsense router

    How about a Fit-PC2I? http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc/fit-pc2i-specifications/ I always wanted one to play around with as a router, but in the end never got one. They have some other models with 2 ethernet ports too I believe.
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    third party firmwares

    I second Shibby's build of the Tomato firmware, it's the best Tomato version so far in my opinion. I wouldn't bother getting a WRT54GL. It's getting rather old now. I'd buy a current model that is well supported by third party firmwares. Personally I have the Linksys E3000 and am very happy...
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    ADSL modem with bridge mode for long line (UK)

    I used a Draytek Vigor 100 for many years and it was a nice bit of kit but as you say expensive, and I later had firmware issues and they seemed to stop supporting it. I switched to a cheapo 1-port D-Link adsl modem/router that supported bridge mode, and it worked great. I was using it solely as...
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    NAS for photographer

    NASes are useful though. I have a QNAP TS-239 ProII that I use for Time Machine backups (of my computers, not the photos) and as a movie server. Just that I am always using it through the NAS operating system which I don't know enough about to feel confident for critical files. At least with...
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    NAS for photographer

    I would treat that device as the onsite one, and take a third one offsite. While you can rebuild raid-1 devices by re-slotting in the second drive - and it does work very well - I don't really trust it, but then I'm pretty paranoid. I just think the potential for some confusion and messing...
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    NAS for photographer

    If you're really paranoid about backing up photos, I wouldn't recommend a NAS at all, I would go with direct-attached storage i.e. multiple "normal" hard drives. Simpler, therefore less to go wrong. Choose an enclosure with very good fans to keep the drive temperatures down, and choose your...
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    OSX-Test Nas speed

    FYI, regarding this bit - "You'll need to go into prefs and "enable network volumes" - at least on my machine I have to do it every time i launch the app. But I still prefer it to the other one though.
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    OSX-Test Nas speed

    AJA System Test You'll need to go into prefs and "enable network volumes" http://www.aja.com/products/software/ Helios LANTest http://www.helios.de/web/EN/products/LanTest.html
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    50mbits and new router supporting Tomato w/QoS (wired)

    Am not sure about maximum speeds (I'm stuck on one or two MB line) but the E3000 has a pretty powerful processor (480Mhz) and is well supported in the Tomato community.....
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    Sharing 3G USB-modem with my Linksys E4200 or my Asus WL-520GU?

    I am doing this with a Huawei E173 USB 3G modem on Linksys E3000 using the latest "Shibby" build of Tomato firmware which has just added USB 3G modem support. So far it's been working great. See this thread: http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php?threads/current-usb-3g-modem-support.35574/...
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    Building own router

    I think the Fit-PC is a pretty interesting device for this purpose, I was seriously considering it... You'd want the PC2i model with the dual-NICs I think, if you want to use it as a router. That said, I'm pretty happy with my Cisco E3000 running Tomato firmware, and a separate NAS (QNAP...
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    Review Suggestion Netgear GS108T-200 (Version 2)

    Yeah, that's why I didn't bother to check. My guess is they do this deliberately to try and limit purchases within regions...
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    Review Suggestion Netgear GS108T-200 (Version 2)

    A warning for those buying in the US - the powerbrick is NOT dual-voltage, it's 110V only - cheap or what? I just received mine and forgot to check so blew the power supply! Fortunately the switch is fine... and as it's a pretty standard 12V 1A supply, I have another.
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