Recent content by NoodleTech

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    Pre-Built HTPC Recommendations?

    Thanks for the suggestions. I had never considered the Mac Mini, but it may be the most viable choice.
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    Pre-Built HTPC Recommendations?

    Looking for a small/inconspicuous HTPC for a living room. This will be used for web browsing and music/video streaming. Budget is ~$700. What do you guys recommend?
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    Xeon E3-XXXX and C204/C206 Chipsets?

    I'm in the market to build a server, but I want to wait for the Xeon E3-XXXX series chips and the corresponding CXXX chipset motherboards. Any idea when they're going to hit store shelves? Thanks!
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    solid small business router?

    haha thanks for the suggestion. you're right it's out of his budget. any cheaper alternatives?
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    solid small business router?

    Hello I am looking for a wired router for my friend's coffee shop. This router will solely be used with a Pepwave Officepoint 400 to provide his customers with free wi-fi access. The router must be fast enough to handle a 50mbps down/50 mbps up WAN connection. Some traffic control features...
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    trouble setting up two routers together

    thanks. so I should just keep the AP in bridge mode and use a second router and put the secure network behind it?
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    trouble setting up two routers together

    I am setting up a verizon fios router (actiontec MI424WR) and a PePwave officepoint 400 access point. The access point will be for public wifi access, so I want to segregate it from the rest of the network. The access point has a "router mode" which I think achieves what I want. The problem...
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    Building a video surveillance PC

    aw I would've bought the combo off you. anyways yeah I will look into that. thanks for the help modelworks!
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    Building a video surveillance PC

    I don't know and I just don't think it's worth the effort :(
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    Building a video surveillance PC

    yeah but it's a socket 478 P4 (IMO outdated but maybe good enough for his needs). It only has 256MB of RAM so we'd have to drop 2-4GB DDR in there. And the hard drive is dead too and the board that died only has IDE. i was thinking about replacing it with an intel D865PERL but that's at least...
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    Building a video surveillance PC

    my friend already has existing PTZ cameras that aren't IP. it's just that his old computer DVR's motherboard and HD died on him so we're only replacing the DVR
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    Building a video surveillance PC

    thanks for the info modelworks. yeah I don't need the dvr lockbox. Where can I find the rackmount kit? For the black fin dvr, it specifies that it is raid 1. Does that mean it comes with 2x 250GB hard drives? hence the price for a 1TB upgrade is an outrageous $261. Is the OS embedded in...
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    Building a video surveillance PC

    thanks for the suggestions :) IP cameras are out of the question and don't fit his needs. This is for a business (restaurant) by the way. Speaking of fps, what kind of frame rate would be considered "ideal?" 10 fps per cam seems a bit low. My friend gave me an old P4 socket 478 rackmount...
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    Building a video surveillance PC

    I am building a video surveillance PC for a friend. He will be running 8-12 cameras and wants to store 1 month's worth of video on it. It must be rackmounted. Since this is my first time dealing with a server type build, I need some input as to what's going to go into the PC. What I...
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    Isolating public wifi access from company network

    yeah i know i tried to convince the owner. what do you mean by standards compliant? I was thinking a netgear GS108 8 port gigabit switch? whats spanning tree?