Recent content by sk1939

The problem I have the the Qnap is the speed and price. I plan to use bonded gigabit adapters because quite a few applications are to be stored and loaded directly from the NAS, like a local drive. It will also store HD video and files, but those aren't as intensive. I toyed with the thought of...

Sometimes it's not practical to backup that much data however. I know that at one place I worked at only backed up critical files, and even that was several TB a week. We had redundant on and offsite arrays for "backup" in addition to the tape. There is no good way to backup a couple hundred...

Split tunneling allows a remote VPN user to access a public network, most commonly the Internet, at the same time that the user is allowed to access resources on the VPN. This method of network access enables the user to access remote devices, such as a networked printer, at the same time as...

For a TRUE router, I would recommend a Cisco 1941 or 29XX, or a Juniper J2320; but that is way beyond what you are looking for both in cost, configuration difficulty, and features. What you are call a router is really called a residential gateway or home router, rather than a true router. Back...

I see no technical issues with it, so I would give it a shot. Like I said though, make sure you have enough throughput to handle the traffic, a 5 down 2 up connection won't cut it.

Let me get this straight, your cable connection uses a VPN protocol to get to your house? I'm sorry, but I have to think that it's wrong. Most likely your cable connection is DHCP.

If it's just for the applications, it might work, but the TV might still see that it is in Japan through OTA signals (unsure) or via whatever the ISP tells it. I have no experience at all with these TV's, but from a technical perspective, a VPN could work, but you would have to channel all...

Comparison.. The other think you have to do is compare apples to apples, and compare oranges to oranges. I doubt that any of the Linux based distros can come close to matching a Cisco ASA 55X0 or any of the Tipping Points. That would also be an unfair comparison as both of those costing at...

They require a tighter cable tolerance, so it may not appreciate poor cable termination. Other than that, the only other issue I could see is possibly diminished throughput, and/or slight latency. I don't think it's an issue for this particular switch though, because this particular switch just...

There is no real need to use multiple vlans on a typical home network in my opinion, but if you do, you would need to be able to do inter-vlan routing if you want them to talk to each other, or the internet. Personally, I would have just bought a gigabit switch from the onset because it...

Alright gents, I'm a new user on this particular board, but I do have a question for you all. I'm looking to add a NAS to my network, but have certain requirements that I'd like met. I toyed around with the idea of just turning an old Core 2 Quad box into a NAS, but I didn't think it would be...