RE: Home Server recommendations ??

["BUTLER, Tony, FM" <roaming@xxxxxxx>]

David, if you want to do WiFi then you are going to need an Access
Point.
These cost money.
For a little more, you could have an AP which is also a broadband router
and
probably a network switch also.
There are a number of manufactureres of said items - eg SMC, Netgear
etc.
I personally like Draytek stuff as it can do VPN for example, though
these
are a wee bit more than other brands.
Check out www.seg.co.uk for them - there is a feature comparison table
there
for the different models
Also, SMC routers are good, some offering a printer port which allows you
to
have a printer on the network without needing a specific PC turned on
all
the time.  DABS have these (www.dabs.com) eg the 7004AWBR -
"A
platform-independent multifunctional router is combined with a 3-port
10/100
Mbps dual-speed switch and incorporates both a built-in print server,
an
RS-232 COM port, and firewall security for protection against hackers
and
other intruders". 

On the quiet PC front the Via miniTX crowd contingent here probably
advise...

HTH,

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Beard [mailto:beardd@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 23 October 2002 11:06
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Home Server recommendations ??
> 
> 
> All - 
> 
> A newcomer to this list, so apols if I am raking over
> old questions.
> 
> I am getting towards installing the "super quiet,
> always-on, broadband gateway, WiFi base, file server
> "thing" for home.  
> 
> Machine needs to be in a cupboard somewhere, run a
> day-to-day role as above (plus light use as a
> MS-Office tool single user machine) and upgradability
> if I get carried off into the home automation gig (!)
> 
> Can this group offer any recommendations on either
> hardware spec, suppliers of same or useful web sites
> would be most appreciated.
> 
> BTW - not interested in screamingly fast, latest
> gadget approach.  Reliable, quiet & expandable is the
> thing, even if last year's technology.
> 
> TIA - David
> 
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