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    VPN and Mapped Drives

    also in order to use the name of the server rather than IP you will need to do two things. 1) make sure the vpn is properly passing DNS traffic for remote subnets 2) add UDP and TCP ports 53 to the firewall rule to allow it to answer DNS lookup requests. (this would be on whatever server in...
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    Old parts to NAS - Advice please

    not yet but frankly if I was spending that kind of money id just skip the smaller one and go straight to the 4020 or 4220 series of norco cases. 1U larger, 4 and 8 more drives and the same or similar price. (Id personally go with the 4020, the 20 drive version IMO)
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    Moving into house wried house: questions

    I wasnt comparing the device I was comparing the scenario. All-in-ones Vs dedicated. And how would Lan-to-LAN traffic never touch the CPU? the router still has to look at the traffic to determine if it goes to the LAN or the WAN therefore that touches the CPU.
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    Moving into house wried house: questions

    Same chip has to do more, less efficient at doing it. Its just about the quality of the product. Its just like going from a generic onboard gigabit NIC to an Intel PCIX NIC, dedicated, name brand devices do a better job at their intended function than all-in-ones. It pretty much holds true...
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    Router Acting as VPN Client?

    It probably varies with where you go but I have a customer who's CEO regularly goes to china on business and such and he is able to connect back to the offices here just fine, both with and without the vpn (once we remove china from the block list in the firewalls that is...)
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    NAS+HTPC+Backup Question

    the 'powerhouse storage system' was the important part of that statement, yes you can get a quiet 1tb HTPC but that is not what I call powerhouse storage. I was referring to something like a full on media server, several TB, etc. and those get noisy ;) And while each persons use varies IMO...
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    Moving into house wried house: questions

    I have had the issue using a gigabit linksys cable/modem router as well as a dlink, and I have seen several threads where people have gotten faster speeds by buying a separate switch rather than using the included ports. And the fact that its the same chip is exactly the point.
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    Moving into house wried house: questions

    The Dell PowerConnect series(27xx/28xx) I really like if you can snag them on deals. Lots of fun features. Otherwise Id go with Linksys or Netgear models. Also, you may actually lose bandwidth if you plug computers into the switch ports of the router, some of the normal consumer grades just...
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    Question on Total Number of Connections

    I have the Enhanced security license on my 5505. and for home use the 5505 is plenty even with the amount of traffic I stuff through it. If you can get one with the + license off ebay it will save you a lot more money than adding it after the fact (about $500 from cisco iirc). However, I...
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    Need more storage, not sure which way to go

    the other plus to centralizing with a server is that you can use your NAS devices as backups for the primary server. WHS is a handy OS and its very cheap too which is a huge plus. And it is also easy to configure, it also doesn't care what type or how big of drives you use, it just brings them...
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    Users / User Groups in a NAS

    If you don't use the user groups any person can see any data on the whole NAS if they can find it. That is just a bad thing in general practice. With network shares and such you can generally fudge the log ins without needed a domain server. Just make sure the names and passwords on the NAS...
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    Question on Total Number of Connections

    Well I cant garauntee this is the definition they are using but generally 'max connections' means litteraly the number of connections passing through router. Not the number of clients but actual connections. For P2P (such as torrents) you will make multiple and multiple connections outside to...
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    Best Way to Secure a QNAP TS-239 Pro II?

    What kind of firewall/router do you have and is there any other server in your network you may be able to use? While SSH will encrypt the traffic between you and the NAS it wont provide for security on its own. I would recommend looking into setting up a VPN to your firewall or server in your...
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    port mirroring and dns traffic

    What did you do to determine that dns was not passing? And I doubt the order matters but in case it does I found the strings arranged this way in a guide online.
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    Please calm my fears

    The SSID is the name of your wireless network. Its what you are seeing when you browse wireless networks. The idea with changing it is that when you setup a wireless network the ID's default to usually the manufacturer's name of the access point. If you leave it at the default (i.e. Linksys)...
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