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I currently am using my old PIII machine stored in my closet as a file and print server. It's plenty of power for what I need, but it doesn't support SATA and other modern protocols, so I can't load it up with disk space. I was originally thinking about replacing it with a home NAS, but [[Justin Lin]] convinced me otherwise. He convinced me to virtualize my workstation (an Athlon machine) instead.
''This page needs serious updating''


Here's what I'm going to do:
= Network Map =


* Upgrade the RAM. My Dell currently has 2GB RAM and it can take 4GB. Looks like I need PC2-4200/5300/6400 DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs. [http://www.memorystock.com/memory/DellDimensionE521.html This site] recommends getting one 4GB DIMM.
== Devices ==
* Add two 1.5TB drives to be setup as a single RAID1 1.5TB drive.
* Run barebones Linux as the host OS, set up the disks using software RAID, and install [[VMware Workstation]] on top of that.
* Set up three VMs:
** File server (256MB RAM, 1TB data) running [[OpenFiler]].
** [[Ubuntu]] workstation
** Windows workstation


This would be significantly cheaper, since I would only need one computer (not including laptop), both from hardware and power savings.
* [[Asus RT-N66u]] (192.168.1.1)
* <tt>cass</tt> ([[Synology DiskStation DS211J]] at 192.168.0.110)
* [[Brother MFC-9970CDW]] [[Color Laser Printer]] (192.168.1.150)


I still need to figure out what to do about my printer. I could either move my printer into my room, buy a wireless printer server, or buy a new wireless printer.
== Computers ==
 
* <tt>jack</tt> ([[MacBook Pro]])
 
= Backups =
 
I'm planning on subscribing to [http://www.crashplan.com/ CrashPlan], which is very highly regarded and also has very good storage plans (which makes options like [http://aws.amazon.com/glacier/ Amazon Glacier] and [http://duplicity.nongnu.org/ duplicity] irrelevant).
 
== Cloud Backup ==
 
* [http://spanning.com/ Spanning] for Google Apps
* Social media (Twitter, Facebook)
* Evernote
* Websites
 
= Security =
 
Use [http://superuser.com/questions/156869/can-other-people-on-an-encrypted-wi-fi-ap-see-what-youre-doing WPA-Enterprise] (or WPA2-Enterprise) with 802.1X authentication instead of pre-shared key to avoid Firesheep attacks on your network.

Latest revision as of 19:32, 13 September 2021

This page needs serious updating

Network Map

Devices

Computers

Backups

I'm planning on subscribing to CrashPlan, which is very highly regarded and also has very good storage plans (which makes options like Amazon Glacier and duplicity irrelevant).

Cloud Backup

  • Spanning for Google Apps
  • Social media (Twitter, Facebook)
  • Evernote
  • Websites

Security

Use WPA-Enterprise (or WPA2-Enterprise) with 802.1X authentication instead of pre-shared key to avoid Firesheep attacks on your network.

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