Recent content by rodmcban

One more time I appreciate the effort of sharing all this information. Quite a few words that I don't understand and/or names I never heard before. It is clear that there is quite a bit of learning in my near future, I'll spend the next few days/weeks trying to come up with a viable solution.

One more thing, the psychology here is as following: I do understand that the Linksys/Asus/Something and other "consumer" routers are OK, probably perfect for what I need, but I want top move away from the plasticky looking gizmos. The "client" will be much happier and more impressed if I get...

First, thanks to all of you who took the time to reply. Just so I can explain the terms "casual", "friendly" and "theoretical" , I have been compensated for years with beer, sushi and other restaurant food, the freedmo to use his tools and vehicles at anytime, and friendship. I am his only...

I am helping a friend upgrade his IT gear. He's operating a small HVAC business with 6 client PCs , 1 fileserver (QNAP, soon to morph into a Windows file server) and 2 network printers. Add to this 5 or 6 VOIP Cisco phones that use the network (don't ask me how they work, all that I know is...

OK, Thanks for the advice, I'll probably look harder into wiring the whole thing.

Hello everyone, After moving to another apartment, it became difficult (read impossible) to wire the premises (too many twists and turns, larger place), so I am finally ready to spend some money redoing my wi-fi setup. Short version I need new wi-fi equipment, for mostly Mac clients but...

Maybe Cobian backup to FTP on your Nas ?

Hello everyone, Are there any recommended cases for an DIY ATX NAS? I already have a bunch of parts lying around (MB, RAM, CPU, PS, ETC.), I only miss a case. The target is to build a RAID 5 NAS, starting with 3 1TB disks, two of which I already have. Performance is not an issue, as I am...