Home Network consist of...

[sleepyguy]

Connectivity:
Bell HSE > Speedstream > MS MN-700 (soon to be replaced by asante) (b mode, damn GF work laptop has only b!... grrrr!)
m0n0wall (p100) test

Workstations:
AMD 1700+ mine personal
Dell 2400 gf personal
NC6000 mine work
D600 gf work

Entertainment:
AMD-M 2000+ HTPC
p3 450 media jukebox
xbox prod
xbox test

Servers:
p3 500 w2k3 server test
p3 450 w2k server std test
p3 450 w2k server std prod

Printers:
1710 on D-LInk USB>ethernet print server


Let's see yours! -sg

[CodecX81]

Hm hm hm. Mines boring in comparison. But you asked ;)

Connectivity:
Rogers UHS > Modem > MS MN-510 > girlfriends MS MN-510 router (access point mode 200m away) ;)

Workstations:
AMD-64 3200+ personal PC
AMD XP 2000+ girlfriends bro's PC
AMD XP 1700+ girlfriends PC
Dell Latitude C800 girlfriends Personal laptop
Dell Latitude C800 my Personal laptop
Dell Latitude D400 Work laptop

Entertainment:
girlfriends bros Xbox (wired)
girlfriends bros PSP (wireless)
PS2 (wired)

Servers:
p2 400 w2k Adv. File server

[enforcerviper]

Rogers -> Alphashield v2 -> Linksys B Wireless -> D-Link 8 Port 100mbps

Servers
-------
Compaq Windows 2003 Domain Controller VPN/RAS/RDC/File server
HP JetDirect 500x with LaserJet 3200 & 3150 Multifunctions


NAS
----
Linksys NSLU2 2x 80GB Nexstar 2 (Server Backup)
Northgate 1Ghz File Server

Workstations
-------------
Sonata P4 2.53 gaming/multimedia
Compaq 2600+ application
Athlon 1Ghz
Sony PCV-RX730 1.7Ghz

Laptops / PDA's
---------------
IBM T42
Toshiba 3000-Q65
Axim x3i WiFi
Toshiba e400

HTPC
-----
Antec Aria 2500+ XP Media Center Edition w/BenQ PB6100 Projector



More to come... ;)

[Cafe_333]

Infrastructure Backbone:
Rogers Extreme > Netgear Switch 1 > Linksys Router > Netgear Switch 2 > Netgear Switch 3

Netgear Switch 1
*IP One > Linksys Router
*IP Two > workstation1/Internet FTP Server

Linksys Router
>Incoming
>workstation2
>Workstation3 / Linux
>Free
>switch 2

Netgear Switch 2
>Incoming
>Workstation4
>Laptop
>Free
>switch 3

Netgear Switch 3
>Incoming
>P2P Standalone / LB Server
>Workstation5
>Workstation6
>Workstation7

Linksys Wireless Router
>Incoming
>HTPC
>File Server 1
>File Server 2
>Workstation8

Will not bother getting into individual hardware specs, too many!
OS vary from Win98se/lite, 2kpro, 2k Advanced Server, 2k3 Server, XPpro, MCE.
Originally hardwired my house and added wireless later.
Don't ask why I have so many workstations, i just do! lol.
Phew... that was fun! :D

[CodecX81]

.............and a pony!

HA!

[Blunt]

Connectivity:
Bell Sympatico HS > Modem > Net Gear Router

Workstations:
Intel 2.4g personal PC

Entertainment:
Girlfriend :D

Servers:
None

[wanted]

Sympatico High Speed----->Router---->Bro+Sis PC + Linux PC switched between XBox or Dad's PC + Wireless Router----->PC upstairs + Intruders (hopefully not).

Printers: Brother HL-1230 Series + Lexmark Color
Add trial version of VoIP from dads work, switched with Linux etc.

[ShadowVlican]

addressed to enforcerviper and Cafe_333:

you seem to have lots of clients on your network, does your linksys actually hold up to all those connections? do you BT?

i have 2 computers on my network

look.ca dsl > alcatel speedtouch home > smc 2804wbr router

i find my router dying alot when i BT, seems like i need a router with higher routing capabilities :lol:

BT specs:
4 active torrents
max 1000 global connections
global u/l max 9KB/s (16KB/s is my MAX)
global d/l unlimited

so i'm not saturating my upstream BW, but rather my router seems to "die", a reset usually does the trick, so any recommendations? should i build a dedicated ICS server?

[enforcerviper]

Well for starters I don't use torrents, only newsgroups. And my linksys holds up well since my Domain controller does all the routing. Network speeds are excellent using the linksys and dlink switch.

[ShadowVlican]

Well for starters I don't use torrents, only newsgroups. And my linksys holds up well since my Domain controller does all the routing. Network speeds are excellent using the linksys and dlink switch.

i see... thanks

wonder what cafe has to say...

[ShadowVlican]

Yup BT's fine. No network problems whatsoever. On top of that, we also got IRC, Azerus, Ares, & KazaaLite. Not sure if it matters, but 3com nics all around for these workstations.

wow... may i have the model name of ur router?

[Cafe_333]

Yup BT's fine. No network problems whatsoever. On top of that, we also got IRC, Azerus, Ares, & KazaaLite. Not sure if it matters, but 3com nics all around for these workstations. But I should also point out we don't do heavy downloading on BT as compared to other RFDers, but we do heavy IRC. Might want to start a thread asking which router would hold to BT best- though do a search first, i think there was a recent thread on this.

EDIT: I use a Linksys WRT54G. I believe it's version 3. I also paid for an additional IP for load balancing and other purposes, which i'm sure it made a difference in the network traffic as well.

[Nyte]

addressed to enforcerviper and Cafe_333:

you seem to have lots of clients on your network, does your linksys actually hold up to all those connections? do you BT?

i have 2 computers on my network

look.ca dsl > alcatel speedtouch home > smc 2804wbr router

i find my router dying alot when i BT, seems like i need a router with higher routing capabilities :lol:

BT specs:
4 active torrents
max 1000 global connections
global u/l max 9KB/s (16KB/s is my MAX)
global d/l unlimited

so i'm not saturating my upstream BW, but rather my router seems to "die", a reset usually does the trick, so any recommendations? should i build a dedicated ICS server?

Its not the amount of bandwidth you use that kills it, its the number of open connections you have. Try changing that max 1000 global to something conservative, like 128 or something. Your BT speeds will probably suffer, but it should stop (or at least slow down) the router death.

If you wanna have lots of connections, you need a router that can handle it. Any decent computer you use as a router should be more than enough to do that.

[ShadowVlican]

Its not the amount of bandwidth you use that kills it, its the number of open connections you have. Try changing that max 1000 global to something conservative, like 128 or something. Your BT speeds will probably suffer, but it should stop (or at least slow down) the router death.

If you wanna have lots of connections, you need a router that can handle it. Any decent computer you use as a router should be more than enough to do that.

yea... as of currently i have my BT computer hooked DIRECTLY to dsl modem... i was planning to use my old celeron 900 as a router, not 100% sure how to build one though...

oh yea... i didn't want to change max 1000 to something lower since i've never hit 1000 anyways :lol: my router dies around 500 already... :evil:

[sleepyguy]

Give m0n0wall a go... it's well documented unlike some other distributions. Astaro is also good... steep requirements... not sure if it's free anymore. FreeSCO if you're running ancient hardware. 2nics... an old pc... and get your hands dirty. It's pretty fun and you'll learn a thing or 2 about networking and security :)

[akito925]

wow you guys have alot of computer stuff..

my net

workstations

Main computer

Gaming / surfing, music mp3s
p4 3.5

bro's machine AMD 64 3200+
gaming/surfing/mp3s

other bro's machine
gaming/surfing/mp3s
P4 1.8ghz

P3 800 guest gaming/surfing/msn chats
p3 600 guest gaming/surfing msn chats
p3 450 guest gaming/surfing msn chats
p3 500 test/install windows/ repairs, harddrive format/ parts testing
p3 533 celeron guest/gaming/surfing/msn/chat/homework
p2 333 celeron foot rest
amd 2500+ windows media server for t.v video watching recording

laptop for me
dell 5200 p4

servers
P3 800mhz mp3/video server
P233mmx printer server 1 laser pringer, 1 ink jet printer

ps2 on cabled network

[IceMan77]

wow you guys have alot of computer stuff..

p2 333 celeron foot rest


You have alot of computers man. So many guest computers, it's like a hotel. I like your foot rest too... lol

[shocknawe]

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