Windows Home Server

Tomsk · 4 Feb 2010 at 06:57

Snow-Munki said:
those of you with SIL RAID card and the like, what sort of transfer rates do you get over your Gb network ?

Mine averages out at about 40 - 50 mb/sec.

I get 80-90MB/sec. My HDs are the limiting factor.

My network uses on-board Realtek controllers and a HP Procurve 1400 switch. I got the same speeds with a Netgear GS605 before it died.

Snow-Munki · 4 Feb 2010 at 07:56

Tomsk said:
I get 80-90MB/sec. My HDs are the limiting factor.

My network uses on-board Realtek controllers and a HP Procurve 1400 switch. I got the same speeds with a Netgear GS605 before it died.

g'ah that's not great !

Mine is going through 2 netgear switches, not sure that will make a big performance difference ?

Same Realtek onboad controllers, haven't got jumbo frames on as couldn't get it working

Also have folder replication on all shares, not sure if that effects transfer speed. HD's are fairly new aswell.

zom247 · 8 Feb 2010 at 20:49

My router bit the dust at the weekend and I'm using a netgear dgn2000 from work but having some problems with it and WHS. I can still connect to the WHS via the connector software but I can't connet remotely. When I go to the settings page and remote settings and click configure I get to the last part and then I get an error. It stops on "Verifying that your remote website is available from the internet". If I leave it at that I can no longer connect to the internet and it just shows my server home page. I have to turn the remote access of on WHS to regain internet use.

My WHS has a static IP and I have also forwarded the relevant ports for remote access. It's driving me mad and I'm sure I'm missing something simple.

easyrider · 8 Feb 2010 at 20:54

Enable HTTP server and HTTPS Server on the router

zom247 · 8 Feb 2010 at 20:59

easyrider said:
Enable HTTP server and HTTPS Server on the router

Already got ports forwarded to my server for HTTP & HTTPS in the router but still nothing.

zom247 · 10 Feb 2010 at 20:01

zom247 said:
My router bit the dust at the weekend and I'm using a netgear dgn2000 from work but having some problems with it and WHS. I can still connect to the WHS via the connector software but I can't connet remotely. When I go to the settings page and remote settings and click configure I get to the last part and then I get an error. It stops on "Verifying that your remote website is available from the internet". If I leave it at that I can no longer connect to the internet and it just shows my server home page. I have to turn the remote access of on WHS to regain internet use.

My WHS has a static IP and I have also forwarded the relevant ports for remote access. It's driving me mad and I'm sure I'm missing something simple.

Still stuck with this, anyone got any ideas?

PhillyDee · 10 Feb 2010 at 20:09

Try a different static IP?

platypus · 11 Feb 2010 at 09:44

Have to say since I swapped out a faulty hard drive I've had no problems with WHS at all. Good software.

jbloggs · 12 Feb 2010 at 13:12

jbloggs said:
How would I do the following:

1) WHS box in Hibernation with the ability to be woken up via magic Packets over Home Network.

2) Laptop setup to connect to WHS via .homeservers.com domain over the internet when the WHS box is running.

3) Netgear DG834G running DGTeam firmware with WOL etc...

If I was away from home, what would I need to setup so that I could connect to my Netgear DG834G router from my laptop, run the WOL facility to waken up my WHS box and connect to it from my laptop via .homeserver.com?

Thanks...

Anybody any suggestions on how I would do this?

Thanks...

marc2003 · 12 Feb 2010 at 14:19

you've answered yourself in the question. you need access to your router's web interface from the outside world - if it supports it. can be quite a security risk so it will certainly be disabled by default.

jbloggs · 12 Feb 2010 at 15:48

marc2003 said:
you've answered yourself in the question. you need access to your router's web interface from the outside world - if it supports it. can be quite a security risk so it will certainly be disabled by default.

Thanks for your input...what service/option would I look for in the router to set this up?

Thanks.

Tuvoc · 13 Feb 2010 at 00:20

Can someone confirm the current status of support for XP Professional X64 ?
It isn't listed as supported, so I assume it isn't and indeed never will be ?

EddScott · 25 Feb 2010 at 16:12

I've been thinking of build a WHS system at home.

What I'd like is a machine in the loft with lots of space holding all our DVDs, Blurays and music.
A PC or media machine in one bedroom that can replay all the media. (could I use a PS3)
A PC in the living room that can play all the media and I can play games on.

I guess this is what Windows Home Server is specifically for? Might sound silly but its early days in my research in this.

booyaka · 25 Feb 2010 at 16:21

EddScott said:
I've been thinking of build a WHS system at home.

What I'd like is a machine in the loft with lots of space holding all our DVDs, Blurays and music.
A PC or media machine in one bedroom that can replay all the media. (could I use a PS3)
A PC in the living room that can play all the media and I can play games on.

I guess this is what Windows Home Server is specifically for? Might sound silly but its early days in my research in this.

yes

PhillyDee · 25 Feb 2010 at 16:32

Eddscott - Yes. I do this exact thing.

I use Twonky to server my Ripped DVD's (H.264) to my PS3 and play it through that.
I also have an internet radio that can take the media stream from twonky and play it. Although I do not use it for this.

easyrider · 25 Feb 2010 at 18:25

Yes I stream all my media from WHS to my PS3 in my cinema room.

The WHS and PS3 are central to my cinema experience.

Deathwish · 25 Feb 2010 at 18:33

I am using my WHS to stream to XBMC on an old original Xbox. Doesn't do HD, so I'll need to get a replacement soon!

zom247 · 27 Feb 2010 at 13:48

Just a quick question, does WHS benefit from defragging?

jbloggs · 27 Feb 2010 at 16:55

I would defrag the C:\ volume now and again by just using the OS's own defrag program which seems to do the trick; as regards benefiting...I think it does...

Conrad11 · 28 Feb 2010 at 00:26

What are the main features of Windows Home Server that stand out compared to just using a Vista/XP install with shared network folders?

Is there a network performance gain?

Only reason I ask is that I am sorting out a server and wondering whether to put Vista Business on there and just share some folders (can get Vista free) or pay for Windows Home Server.