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    beginner NGFW questions

    The big hurdle with DIY is this: should the device need maintaining if/when I'm gone, someone else here needs to be able to fix it. Realistically, "fix" in this scenario means calling the hardware vendor. I completed the CCNA curriculum years ago (never took the cert exams - employer sent me...
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    beginner NGFW questions

    All - thanks for the replies. I'm investigating the Meraki now... Re: Sophos ... I used to subscribe to the TWiT "Security Now!" podcast with Steve Gibson. Back around 2008-9, maybe. One of their long-term sponsors was Astaro. Naturally, that was the first NGFW/UTM vendor I looked for...
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    beginner NGFW questions

    I work for a tiny company. My main role is NOT network or IT-related, but I've been tasked with this project. We've used inexpensive consumer routers for NAT and simple firewalling. We do not have any internet-facing applications, no VOIP, no VPN, and I am not overly concerned about...
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    Stuxnet: Cyber Missile That Crippled Iran's Nuke Program

    From the CSM: Langner's blog goes into great detail - more technical than I am familiar with: http://www.langner.com/en/blog/
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    Intel's Andy Grove on Manufacturing in America

    Intel's US plants are commendable and to be encouraged for sure, but they are now also manufacturing in China. http://www.intel.com/intel/location/china.htm With fabrication in Dalian. Intel's Fab 68 opened last month...
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    Seagate 7200.12 clicking & slow ... now OK?

    Here's a screen grab: This comes after starting RMA process for a single drive. The multiple drive form doesn't ask for the Seatools test code.
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    Seagate 7200.12 clicking & slow ... now OK?

    Apparently I misunderstood Seagate's replacement drive warranty policy. I though you just got 90 days. Period. So I'd be forfeiting the balance of my 3-year factory warranty. After re-reading, I see that this is not the case...
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    Seagate 7200.12 clicking & slow ... now OK?

    (Posted over at SPCR as well. But I'm thinking [H] members may have more experience / insight on this issue.) I bought a single-platter 500GB seagate 7200.12 about a year ago. It's been OK until about 2 months ago - I noticed it making some rather loud clicking noises. But they would come...
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    Seagate Momentus XT

    I'd like to see this as well, with separate screenshots of each successive run.
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    The I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now Thread

    When my wife and I were TV shopping, we quickly realized that the cheapest way to go big was front projection. Especially with 1080p DLP projectors starting at $1k. If you have good light control and don't mind DIY-ing a screen, there's nothing like 100+ inches of screen for immersion.
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    PCI Ethernet Card 10/100/1000 Network

    You definitely want PCIe if possible. While PCI is theoretically fast enough, in reality it's not.
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    Intel & iBuyPower - Gulftown Giveaway Contest

    Count me in. Thanks.
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    24U +/- Server Rack/Cabinet

    If you have the tools/skills to fabricate panels, why not just fab the whole cabinet? You can buy rack rail for cheap. I had some 11U rails and built a small cabinet around them for my basement. It's just plywood, casters, glue/screws and paint. I had all the material from other projects...
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    Solid Media Player to stream 1080P over hardwired network?

    Similar to the WDTV Live, I purchased an Asus O!Play HDP-R1 network media streamer a few months ago. Asus product page. I bought it about 2 weeks before the WDTV Live was released. At the time, Newegg had it on sale for around $90 with a free HDMI cable. It's pretty nice. What I like: No...
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    Decent 2.1 speaker set for roommate

    He can continue to use the pc's volume control, but instead of using the 80-100% range, he should just use the 50-75% range (or whatever).
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