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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.
''This page needs serious updating''


I'm going to add a PCI SATA controller and two [[Western Digital Caviar Black]] 1TB drives to Mom and Dad's old [[Dell Dimension 4550]], which is a bit more advanced than my PIII. I'll then install [[Ubuntu]] Server using software RAID, and I'll use this as my new file and print server. I considered running [[OpenFiler]] on it, but I'd like to do more things with the OS, and the OpenFiler's out-of-the-box iSCSI isn't a useful feature for me right now.
= Network Map =


Total cost of upgrades will be about $225 ($200 for drives, which I got on sale at NewEgg, and $25 for the controller). This is nonoptimal in terms of speed -- the point of these Caviar Black drives is that they're super fast -- but it's cost-effective and fine for my needs. A new NAS would have cost at least $250 not including the drives.
== Devices ==


== Virtualized Setup ==
* [[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)


[[Justin Lin]] tried to convince me to virtualize my workstation ([[Dell Inspiron 531]]) and consolidate to a single machine. It's a 64-bit Athlon, well-suited for virtualization. I investigated this seriously, but ran into some roadblocks:
== Computers ==


* The BIOS only supports 500 GB drives. I upgraded the BIOS, which I hope will expand the capacity, but I haven't confirmed that.
* <tt>jack</tt> ([[MacBook Pro]])
* I would have to upgrade the RAM. This is a minor issue.
* Justin suggested using [[VMware]] instead of [[Xen]]. VMware Workstation costs $180 (Justin thought it was free). VMware ESXi is free, and it ideally is the better solution, because it runs barebones (no host operating system), which in theory frees up resources. However, because it's designed as an enterprise solution, it has poor hardware support.
* 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.


When I upgrade my workstation, this will probably be the more cost-effective solution, as I will only need one computer, which will save power and space. However, it doesn't seem worth the additional cost to upgrade my current system.
= 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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