SATA 1.0 and USB 1.0
I've been considering doing Technet. All the licensing is valid as long as you remain a subscriber?
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Halp Re-doing Home setup (IT-wise)
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SATA 1.0 and USB 1.0
I've been considering doing Technet. All the licensing is valid as long as you remain a subscriber?
My need for speed is the accessibility to upload and download quickly. I would love to have install files of my games (downloadable version such as Eve) not take forever to transfer to my computer.
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
A fanless 8-port would work nice. But if you don't care about the fan noise and extra electricity usage there's no reason to buy a new one provided those are GigE.
Chances are everything control center wise will be in the basement, so noise is not an issue.
SATA 1.0 and USB 1.0
I've been considering doing Technet. All the licensing is valid as long as you remain a subscriber?
Technically for life. The serial numbers don't expire. Once you install and activate you are good to go.
SATA 1.0 and USB 1.0
I've been considering doing Technet. All the licensing is valid as long as you remain a subscriber?
Just get a Fireware card then.
he doesn't want to use his beater old computer. give it a rest
Well that is becoming clear NOW but it wasn't before. And besides, he could still use it, especially if he has some old IDE drives lying around he could jsut throw in there.
he doesn't want to use his beater old computer. give it a rest
Doesn't that make the bottleneck the PCI bridge?
And it's not a matter of not wanting to use the old beater, it's truly a matter of getting the speed advertised by what the devices can handle.
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
Get something newer then and slap in a nice Intel network card if the motherboard doesn't have Intel built in. Beats the piss out of a Realtek or anything else. PCI-E cards are something like $35 and well worth it.
I'm not reading 6 pages, but WHS and some MOCA gear. An old FIOS (MOCA) router allows you to have >100mbps 4 port switch where ever you have a cable drop. The routers can be had for as cheap as $25 and work PHENOMENALLY.
To catch fly up and to post what I plan on doing for a critique:
CAT6 throughout the house. (I'm going to have to run cable regardless if it's coax or CAT6)
If the Cisco switches aren't Gigabit, then Linksys EG008W Switch
Linksys WRT54G2 router for wireless (The current router is old and has to be re-booted once in a while)
WHS on an HP MediaSmart machine (If I can't find a mobo with SATA 3.0, USB 2.0, or firewire built in at home) - I decided against the Drobo (for now)
Now my next set of questions:
Connecting WHS to my Media Center. What's the best way to do this? (both video and audio)
CAT6 throughout the house. (I'm going to have to run cable regardless if it's coax or CAT6)
If the Cisco switches aren't Gigabit, then Linksys EG008W Switch
Linksys WRT54G2 router for wireless (The current router is old and has to be re-booted once in a while)
WHS on an HP MediaSmart machine (If I can't find a mobo with SATA 3.0, USB 2.0, or firewire built in at home) - I decided against the Drobo (for now)
Now my next set of questions:
Connecting WHS to my Media Center. What's the best way to do this? (both video and audio)
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
A PC running Windows 7 will whack itself up with WHS rather nicely in terms of the Media Center stuff.
However, if you rip your DVD's to a flat file and don't care about menus, extras, and such an Xbox 360 would work quite nicely.
Oh, and if you're going to the trouble of pulling cable (well worth it IMO) double what you think you need for the data lines. It comes in handy later on. Pull an extra coax while you're at it too.
However, if you rip your DVD's to a flat file and don't care about menus, extras, and such an Xbox 360 would work quite nicely.
Oh, and if you're going to the trouble of pulling cable (well worth it IMO) double what you think you need for the data lines. It comes in handy later on. Pull an extra coax while you're at it too.
This.
If you want, I can find another deal like I got with my WHS system. The CPU and mobo combo was $25 AR.
If the deal is going to last 6 months, then sure....otherwise don't worry about it for the moment.
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
Coqui, need some hard drives?
8 300 gig SATA drives. WOOT!
I'll give you a buck fitty for them. PM for price please.