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    Are there any 2.5" NASs around?

    These are 15mm high but should work in most NAS models that support 2.5" disks. They tend to be pricey, but you get Enterprise quality in a 2.5" form factor. http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/2-5/constellation/specs/
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    Q on CAT5, 6 DIY cables

    Yes, more difficult and time consuming. That said, after a number of terminations it becomes second nature. Youtube is your friend. A video put out by Ideal Industries. http://youtu.be/NvENp-DS_bo
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    Channel selection

    I'd guess that Grahame lives VERY close to you judging by his signal strength. Do a little walk around the floor/building and see if you can identify him. -46db on 2.4Ghz means you are pretty close to the source antenna. Are you working OK on channel 10? If so, leave it alone...
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    Kinda Confused

    OP, who will be your new internet service provider? You definitely want to make sure you purchase a modem on their approved list. For instance, here's Comcast's list. http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/ Difference between 6120 and 6121 is the 6121 adds a low pass filter designed to reduce...
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    Difficulties with gigabit LAN

    You tell us the cables to the server and laptop are Cat6. Prefinished or terminated by hand? What are the other cables in the network and are they prefinished or hand terminated? I would get a cable tester and confirm all pairs are correct for all cables. I've seen it b4 where terminating...
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    Zyxel Zywall USG20 Review

    IDP is available on USG50 and higher For content filtering, you can subscribe to either Commtouch or Bluecoat. See here for more details. Both are $77/year. http://us.zyxel.com/Products/Details.aspx?CategoryGroupNo=PDCA200881 You can also opt to go the old fashion way and create your...
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    Zyxel Zywall USG20 Review

    ADP is included in USG20. ADP stands for anomoly detection and prevention. This is not what you are looking for to filter P2P traffic. Look at the Content Filtering tab under ANTI-X. I do recommend you try OPENDNS. Yes, its free for home users. I have heard that new "free" accounts are...
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    Separate router and wireless access point?

    Here's what I'd recommend. 1) Stevech gave you excellent advice regarding signal levels. Upstream is usually a problem before downstream. You can contact Comcast support and ask them to read you your current readings. They can probe your modem and report back your signal level. 2) Find...
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    Which ROUTER would YOU suggest ??

    In my experience, the Apple Airport Extreme has been very reliable. I've used it in offices where I had trouble with Netgear WNDR series and Cisco's E/EA series. The Airport Extreme may not be feature rich, or have the best range, but I have had pretty much no need to reboot them due to...
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    Question about Cloud Station

    Finally, Synology seems to be adding encryption to the in transit transfers. I haven't had a chance to drill down, but at a high level they at least claim Coud Station now includes encryption for data over the web. How good of a job they did, is another question. I did visit the Synology...
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    Metal elements causing the signal quality to drop?

    33 feet and poor wifi at TV? Hmmm, are you connecting @ 2.4 or 5Ghz? Are you using the Samsung built-in wifi or do you have a bridge on back of TV? If so what model? If youa re using built in wifi, maybe consider trying a 3rd party bridge and connect to TV's network jack. If you want good...
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    Zyxel NWA3160N/3560N business access points

    Hmmm, OK. Zyxel NWA3000 units tick via a Atheros AR9xxx chipset.
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    Backup and NAS recommendation

    If you are purchasing a modern Mac and want to use WHS 2011, this article may help you decide. http://www.wegotserved.com/2012/05/17/windows-home-server-2011-step-step-part-17-windows-home-server-apple-macs/
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    Zyxel NWA3160N/3560N business access points

    Not sure I understand your comment. I think you are supporting my request for a review of the NWA3000 series?
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    Zyxel NWA3160N/3560N business access points

    Tim In the recent past you reviewed Cisco and Netgear's newer business AP's. Of particular notice is the Cisco dual band/single radio WAP321 with its multi SSIDs, VLAN support and Captive Portal. You also mentioned in your review how these APs do not offer centralized admin. That would mean...
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    New Atheros-based Units from Netgear & WD

    Where did you read the WDC routers use Atheros 93xx chips? The WDC 600Mb/s model has 10/100 switch ports. Yuck! I did read about the supposed Netgear 3700V4 and the 4300 model using Atheros. Obviously speculation at this point, but seems promising.
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    Problem with Apple WiFi stability

    When wireless drops out, can you still connect to the "dead" units using the Airport Utility? How old are these units? There's been 5 generations of the Extreme for example. I have found Apple Airport Extreme's to be some of the most robust routers out there. i.e., they almost never...
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    looking for a smart router supports auto failover router between two WANs

    I did read the text under the video. Why would they bother showing failover on a cable pull when this doesn't represent a typical real world WAN connection loss? Unless you've got this guy sitting in your equipment room. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBkf0nAGqi0
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    Zyxel USG 20 ZLD 3.0

    Have you read the current USG sales datasheet? ftp://ftp2.zyxel.com/ZyWALL_USG_300/datasheet/ZyWALL%20USG%20300_7.pdf With ZLD2.2.x Zyxel claimed 50Mb/s IPSec VPN throughput for the USG50 (using 3DES). The new sheet for ZLD3.x claims 90Mb/s IPSec (using AES). Assuming you can achieve...
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    Zyxel USG 20 ZLD 3.0

    Tim ZLD 3.x improves performance considerably. So much so that Zyxel did new spec sheets for the USG products. Same hardware, new firmware, based on a newer Linux kernel. OP, I have no time to run this test for you. My USG20/50/200 units in the field are all using VPN over slower WAN. A...
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