I have operated a Linux-based firewall for many years now. I have used Smoothwall in the past. I hear good things about pfSense. I do not like commercial firewalls because I always find that constrain my desired usage in some way. YMMV Here's a few things that I have learned from running a Linux-bas...
Servethehome.com has some of the most forceful, well researched rebuttals to this bizarre story. An early article. https://www.servethehome.com/bloomberg-reports-china-infiltrated-the-supermicro-supply-chain-we-investigate/ The most in-depth writeup: https://www.servethehome.com/investigating-impla...
You might put something in the title about Meltdown. Might get some more interest that way. Right now I think that would equate to "clickbaiting" the article. The definitions of "meltdown" and "spectre" flaws seem to be pretty clear here: https://meltdownattack.com
I am assuming that you are careful with your money, so if you are continue reading. Otherwise, ignore and "blow your wallet" however you want. Predicting what size power supply you will need can be a challenge. If you upgrade the video card to something "supercharged", then you m...
I would add this to evaluating the DSL line. It's a simple test and some might think it's meaningless, but I have found it helpful in the past when I had DSL. Go to the interface box on the outside of the building. Sometimes that box is grey. Sometimes it has a test jack on it's "customer side&...
I had SBC DSL for a number of years before cable modem service became stable in my area. DSL can be very stable IF the phone line that it runs on is of GOOD QUALITY. What's that? The copper pair used to run DSL has to be as "clean" as possible on the telephone company's side. I can get rea...
Who bought out Newegg? Inquiring minds want to know!! Sounds like something I ought to search for. Happened about two years ago. Original article: https://www.techpowerup.com/226777/newegg-now-owned-by-chinese-company Prior discussion of same here on TR: https://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?...
Some of my Amazon reviews have been taken down because the seller didn't like what I had to say. First I've heard of this. If that's allowed, it shouldn't be. It is generally only allowed if the seller can show that you violated some rule about reviews. I've put up nasty reviews that were 100% trut...
Unfortunately, sometimes a reviewer blames a product flaw for their own lack of knowledge or prior research, or is just plain vindictive. So there's got to be some way to limit the buyer reviews. That being said, Newegg's overall experience has declined rapidly since the buyout, particularly in cur...
If you can't update the existing review, just post another one? (And yes, EFI can be a pain on Linux, especially if you are using software RAID.) I was able to update some of my reviews in the past, but I think Newegg had a time limit on that "edit window". When editing the existing revie...
Has any gerbil run into the problem of Newegg allowing manufacturers to "whitewash" a bad product review with a misleading vendor response? And then the Newegg purchaser can no longer update their own review? I say "whitewash" because the manufacturer's own tech support claims th...
Servers won't, but he's talking about desktop boards unless I'm mistaken. Certain 2 Processors have an overclocking feature. The asus z10pe-d8 ws and z10pe-d16 ws being amoung those boards. Supermicro has what is calls a hyper-speed setting which is indirect control OCing. I don't consider those se...
[snip] I took the opportunity to upgrade our quality a little to a unit with Sinewave output and a display that might communicate more when it's getting ready to completely die on me: CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS System https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00429N19W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_...
Oh, crap... https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171108/09095338574/recent-intel-chipsets-have-built-in-hidden-computer-running-minix-with-networking-stack-web-server.shtml I see that TechDirt is catching up on the news. The security issues with Intel ME have been well docoumented by other "out...
I do not have FiOS, but I have heard rumors of people doing 1 of 2 things with their FiOS modem/router: (1) They found a way to place the FiOS modem/router into "bridged mode" which allowed them to use their own router immediately behind it. (2) They installed their own router behind the F...
They've been getting ready to launch the M8 for quite a while now. It's not a response to Epyc, it's more of a bid to keep their server/database division afloat. Yup. You don't design and release a new processor architecture in a few months. They've been working on this for years . Yeah.. I kinda k...
After looking at the pictures with my untrained eyes, I agree that the dies certainly appear to be "etched dies" that may or may not be "functional" (meaning: "they might work") and "may be" actual processor chips. To prove that each die truly is (or was) a fu...
If that subwoofer is as "stiff" as claimed, an amplifier with strong current (Amps) drive will be more important than "raw power" (watts). Saying that, I once had an amplifier that could theoretically drive 10 amps into a short circuit; it had MOSFET outputs. That old amplifier c...
I would agree with the other comments in this thread on separating the router from the wireless access point. Separate devices, while costing more to obtain, provide more flexibility in placement and unique upgrade paths for each device. I have seen a few "retail" routers (1 WAN, 4 GigE on...
built up my own system of IP-based POE cameras backed up by a quality UPS system Specifically what camera's did you go with. I had considered doing the same thing and have ny home serve do a ~24hour loop the video. I just didn't want to spend alot on the camera's. It seems like the one's with decen...
I like Captain Ned's suggestion ... for a number of reasons (furry friend, mobile alarm, sympathetic listener, etc.). In my own case I have dogs on every side of my house that bark at all sorts of things, including me turning on my back porch lights! I do not have a dog myself now, but I had one whe...
I am going to echo a number of comments made elsewhere in this thread. - Consolidating all of your files into a single storage server/system is not smart. Having a NAS is no excuse to not have backups. - Non-ECC memory can be used with ZFS; I have a number of those systems working flawlessly for 5+ ...
Some passing thoughts on UPS systems and UPS batteries.... I have operated 1 or more UPS at home for almost 20 years. I have used Best Power, now part of Eaton, Cyberpower, APC, Eaton, and some brand I don't remember that I got at Newegg. The brand I can't remember was a UPS that I would never buy a...
