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    Small business networking, data storing/sharing and backup solution

    Everything should plug into the switch..the switch is the "center" of your network. You want to keep the majority of traffic going across its backplane. The router is only used to connect one network...to another network. In this case...your internal network, to the internet. Traffic only...
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    Physical rack cabling technique and ideas for my project

    I guess if I had to patch in a full height server cabinet, I'd have the patch panels up top. Less cable crossings that have to be done, and no power cables have to be near them or going through/next to them From top to bottom, Patch Panel Switch(s) Router Server(s) APCs (cuz heavy)
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    Rack Recommendation

    We usually use Mid Atlantic for small network cabinets, COM racks, etc. And APC NetShelters for full server cabinets.
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    Small business networking, data storing/sharing and backup solution

    Definitely replace the 100 meg switch with a gigabit switch. Server should plug into switch. All users should plug into switch. I'd not worry about a gigabit router, since you only have a 15 meg internet connection a 100 meg router is "not" your bottleneck. Matter of fact, you should plug...
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    Physical rack cabling technique and ideas for my project

    There's no performance difference, even though you read some people thinking that there is. All it is, is switching the green 'n orange pairs. If you do A on one end, and B on the other, you simply have a "crossover cable"..which is pretty much extinct, since part of the gigabit standard is...
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    Arris SBX-1000P SURFboard Wired Network Extender with RipCurrent Reviewed

    Interesting to see how their wireless extender over G.hn works....as that's what I'd like to see expand as a home networking package. The ease of increasing the wireless coverage in larger homes, using a "simple/pre-packaged all in one solution" for home users. The ability of an end...
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    Ubiquiti EdgeMax EdgeRouter Pro Reviewed

    Nice ancient thread revival. We have an EdgeRouter Pro, on a fiber pipe now....since the old CiscoRV0 lineup now is quite defunct. Bring up a 10 year old thread next time and ask why someone is still using a Pentium IV HyperThread (Northwood).
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    setting up wifi network for a church

    ??? You grasp straws for so many of your answers. Wouldn't matter of it's AP or radio...it still load balances per whatever setting you put in for a thresh hold.
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    recommend a NEXT GEN FIREWALL / ROUTER Distro for Home Use

    In addition to Untangle (my favorite), I also recommend checking out SophosUTM, and ClearOS. Untangle does have a free "Lite" version BTW. With "free" versions of UTMs...you won't have a choice of antivirus (as you request if your OP)...they all use ClamAV for the basic "free" one. The more...
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    setting up wifi network for a church

    Where did you hear that baloney? They're hard coded max 127 clients per wireless channel. If a dual band AC Unifi..that's 254. I've seen 50+ and still going strong. And they DO have a load balancer in the controller. BUT...as with any_other_brand wireless AP (including Meraki, Ruckus...
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    setting up wifi network for a church

    L&LD has a good reply above.....good for the OP to read and re-read that. To tackle a project like this...there's a lot of thought and design going into this, also making sure you have the equipment, and all related services, that can handle this load. It's not just a matter of plopping in a...
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    Arris SBR-AC1900P SURFboard Wi-Fi Router with RipCurrent G.hn Technology Reviewed

    This tech is actually where I was hoping Ubiquiti was taking the direction of, with their new AmpliFi residential lineup...the G.hn seems like a good setup for satellite wireless APs to cover larger homes.
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    SMB Business Continuity vendor Datto released DattoDrive, based on OwnCloud

    I wouldn't call Microsoft, or RackSpace, "fly by night" companies. Typically a "fly by night" company is one that comes up quickly..and then disappears rather silently and quickly. They don't get "big". They remain small, private. As for a company putting the goal of "making...
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    SMB Business Continuity vendor Datto released DattoDrive, based on OwnCloud

    We don't resell "cloud storage"...yet. Technically we've sold/services "cloud services" for decades. EMail for example. That's cloud..it's a server "over there...outside your network, out in the internet!" Offsite backup we've been selling for years...that's a cloud service. Terminal...
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    Basic networking question

    You do not need to replace the existing CAT5 with CAT5e or CAT6...in order to run gigabit. it is a myth that 5e or higher is needed for gigabit. The gigabit standard was designed to start with CAT5....as long as all 4 pairs are used and it is properly terminated to higher standards (example..no...
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    SMB Business Continuity vendor Datto released DattoDrive, based on OwnCloud

    OwnCloud is getting quite popular, many MSPs are using it to resell to their SMB clients. As for the whole "security of the cloud" debate, IMO, > 75%...nah... > 95% of businesses, don't have secure networks themselves. Their own internal network, workstations, servers, backup, remote access...
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    Ubiquiti Launches Multi-AP Consumer Wi-Fi System

    We don't cater to the residential market (our clients are SMBs only)....but with me being a huge Ubiquiti fan, I'm excited to see this come out. When I first saw the e-mail from Ubiquiti, at first glance I was hoping it was using a copper method to connect...looking at it I was hoping it was...
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    SMB Business Continuity vendor Datto released DattoDrive, based on OwnCloud

    Disruptively low pricing Secure in Dattos data centers https://dattodrive.com/?registerCode=ZHluYW1pY3x8MjgyNw%3D%3D For a lot of us that provide IT services to SMBs...there's been a void between affordable products that did not do the job well, and good, secure products that came with high...
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    Router Guide

    Literally....notepad.
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    Router Guide

    Written in Notepad and imported into Wordpress?
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