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    Request - Auto Update Firmware Feature?

    Fast forward a couple of years from now when our houses are filled with vulnerable IoT devices, and a secure router with up-to-date firmware is the only thing protecting those devices from become botnet slaves, an auto-update option (and minimally a notification that your current firmware is...
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    Only review products that have the potential to be outstanding

    Might be worth a review 2012 Super range wifi http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/amped-wireless-2012-lineup/ 1300 Mbps wifi http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398483,00.asp
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    Only review products that have the potential to be outstanding

    I've been an avid reader of SNB since the beginning and keep coming back because of the in depth detailed reviews that 1) Inform me regarding pros/cons before spending hard earned cash on products 2) keep me informed about the latest and greatest enhancements that new technologies have to...
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    Best wireless-N router with upgradeable antennas

    The Asus RT-N66U (formerly known as the RT-N76U) sounds like it could be a beast of a router when it comes out later this year: http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=25929 I was tempted to snag a RT-16U for $66 AR but I think I'll hold out a little longer for the RT-N66U...
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    Build Your Own Fibre Channel SAN

    Here are a couple of truly impressive DIY NAS projects that might also be of interest: 1) An ambitious build out of a large ZFS based NAS http://www.anandtech.com/show/3963/zfs-building-testing-and-benchmarking 2) The magyver-like video of the build of the "Black Dwarf" NAS where he actually...
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    Build Your Own Fibre Channel SAN

    If you want to go cheaper, an ICH-9R may have similar performance. Regarding the port multiplier question - if you are able to find a compatible PM then even with 5 drives connected to each PM, the theoretical max bandwidth per drive with 5 drives connected is still 75MB/s. If you add a separate...
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    Build Your Own Fibre Channel SAN

    Add an SSD cache? Given the performance results are below that of a small Sandforce SSD, I'd be very interested to see if something like Flashcache (http://planet.admon.org/flashcache-caching-data-in-ssd-disks/) would boost your performance results (especially small file size) for an additional...
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    Best wireless-N router with upgradeable antennas

    Thanks Tim, that was exactly what I was looking for. ASUS RT-N16 sounds like the best bet given the ability to install custom firmware (DD-WRT and Tomato) and increase the transmit power too if needed.
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    Trying to find a reliable solution..

    My sister had almost the same issue at her house. She has a NETGEAR DG834G router with a separate house and the wireless signal was not sufficient to reach from the main house to the second house. The houses are on separate power supplies so powerline did not work. I found that upgrading the...
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    Best wireless-N router with upgradeable antennas

    Please could you help by suggesting some recommended wireless routers? I am looking for a 802.11n router with the following features: 1) Upgradeable antennas 2) Excellent range 3) 4 Gigabit ethernet ports 4) Excellent routing performance 5) Excellent 2.4 GHz performance A nice-to-have would be...
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    HD Streaming Smackdown: Draft 11n vs. Powerline

    Perhaps the tables will be turned with the Netgear XAVB5001 I'm looking forward to the next generation HomePlug AV500 device from Netgear. If the current generation of products is nearly providing acceptable streaming performance as indicated in Tim's review then perhaps the next generation...
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