One hopes you invest in a generator in your new digs... :-) On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Finally, I also invested some money on a couple APC UPS’ (~$175/ea > range) that can sustain everything for more than 2 or 3 minutes and that > have little LCD readouts on them that show load and power info. Even living > in a major city, the power gets a little screwy sometimes, especially > during summer storms (this weekend in fact). It doesn‘t always go out but > it gets dirty enough to get out of the tolerances on the UPS’.* > > Indeed! > > My new friend is CyberPower. > > * * > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > Technology for the SMB market… > > * > > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:06 PM, Brian Desmond <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *I don’t have a wireless router. Essentially what I have is a bit >> complicated but very manageable:* >> >> * * >> >> **· ***My Comcast comes into my home office in the basement. >> There’s a Cisco 1741 I acquired which the Internet and Wireless hang off of. >> * >> >> **· ***I have a pair of Dell 8 port GigE managed switches (like >> 75 bucks each) that all my stuff (PCs, phone, printer, MFP, etc.) plugs >> into in the basement* >> >> **o ***The “management” interface on these things is craptastic, but >> the price/functionality ratio was right and they are fan-less* >> >> **· ***Said switches have a Cisco 11something WAP attached which >> I acquired several of at a somewhat questionably exceedingly low price on >> ebay – general WiFi SSID is hosted here* >> >> **· ***Upstairs in my living room, I have another one of the >> Dell switches under the TV – a second Cisco 11something WAP is bridging the >> network up to there from the basement, and my Media Center, XBOX, etc. are >> all plugged in* >> >> **· ***The new DLink is hanging off the living room switch with >> a different SSID and is really dedicated to servicing my media center >> extender xbox in the bedroom as I was getting poor perf for HD over >> 802.11G. * >> >> * * >> >> *At some point I might just replace the Cisco WAP in the basement with >> another DLINK as it looks like they can do the bridging plus give me N into >> my office network as well. The Cisco router needs to go one of these days >> as it’s loud and sucking power but it hasn’t yet become a priority after 2 >> years of me complaining that it’s loud. I need throughput on the router as >> my lab environment is on a separate VLAN so that passes through the router. >> * >> >> * * >> >> *I tend to just spend the extra money on the low-end (or older >> mid-range) commercial gear as while I absolutely hate having to play >> SysAdmin at home, on the odd occasion that I have a need to do something >> strange, the capability is there. For example I had to mess with some >> multicast settings to get the media center extender working when I got it. >> Likewise my VOIP company was recently alleging that my phone issues were my >> fault and I mirrored the phone’s port off the switch and produced a trace >> proving otherwise. * >> >> * * >> >> *I will caution that the flipside of buying commercial wireless gear in >> particular requires that you have some semblance of a clue about WiFi and >> RF and so forth. Mine is really limited to what I read on Wikipedia, >> ownership of a full roll of tin foil, and the occasional favor from someone >> who actually understands this stuff. I’ve had some challenges getting my >> WiFi to work correctly and perform, especially in a dense urban residential >> neighborhood where everybody and their brother has some form of Linksys >> wifi broadcasting.* >> >> * * >> >> *Finally, I also invested some money on a couple APC UPS’ (~$175/ea >> range) that can sustain everything for more than 2 or 3 minutes and that >> have little LCD readouts on them that show load and power info. Even living >> in a major city, the power gets a little screwy sometimes, especially >> during summer storms (this weekend in fact). It doesn‘t always go out but >> it gets dirty enough to get out of the tolerances on the UPS’. * >> >> * * >> >> * * >> >> *Thanks,* >> >> *Brian Desmond* >> >> *[email protected]* >> >> * * >> >> *w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132* >> >> * * >> >> *From:* Webster [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 17, 2012 6:06 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: Wireless controller for 2 APs?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Brian,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> What wireless router do you have this matched up with? I have a Linksys >> E3200 and haven’t found anything yet (from OfficeMax [for easy returns]) >> that works with it.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Carl Webster**** >> >> Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional**** >> >> http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/>**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] >> >> *Subject:* RE: Wireless controller for 2 APs?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *btw the reason I picked that one over other competing or cheaper models >> is that the Ethernet port on it is GigE. Many of these N-band APs have >> 100meg ports and I wanted to make sure that I could push >100mbps over the >> air down to the switch it’s plugged into. * >> >> * * >> >> * * >> >> *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Subject:* RE: Wireless controller for 2 APs?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *I picked one of these up - **http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DAP-2553 >> * <http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DAP-2553>*. Seems featureful, >> works well (so far), and was reasonably easy to configure. Make sure you >> flash the firmware as there’s a bunch of new functionality. * >> >> * * >> >> *Thanks,* >> >> *Brian Desmond* >> >> *[email protected]* >> >> * * >> >> *w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132* >> >> * * >> >> *From:* Kevin Lundy [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] >> *Subject:* Re: Wireless controller for 2 APs?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Brian - which D-Link model? I'm in the market for a new AP.**** >> >> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Brian Desmond <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> Sounds overkill. I just bought a D-Link WAP for my house a couple weeks >> ago that's out of their SMB type line and it even has a little basic >> wireless controller function built into it. Got it for perhaps 120 bucks on >> Amazon.**** >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
