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The problem with WOL is that it only works if the PC is shutdown and never powered off. Once Power is removed and returned the WOL won't work. Well the machines I have WOL won't work after power loss! The NIC's forget they are configured to accept WOL packets. WOL boardcast magic packets are...

I use a Raspberry Pi connected to a 240Volt 10A relay, which can be bought for a few pounds found in the rain forest. https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Computers-Accessories/SalesLa-Channels-Arduino-Raspberry-channels/B019Z8LWFE/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1491308516&sr=1-1&keywords=Pi+relays...

Machine rooms have to adhere to health and safety rules, using equipment that is not sanctioned may break these rules. So be careful what you choose to use, it could shut the door to any compensation claim if something goes wrong! Even leave you open to litigation, in the worst-case could lead...

Have a look at NS4Free, it has a nice WebGUI and very easy to setup. It is easy to setup Samba shares, NFS and iSCSI. It also allow Samba shares to use AD authentication, although this is tricky to setup! It has a number of options for backing up your files like RSYCN. You can also install...

It is possible to pass through just the HDDs to the VM, I've done this for my virtual NAS (NAS4FREE). Doesn't work with older motherboards though! See http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/SATA_RDMs.php

I run it as VM, but I know from other forums running it on an old laptop with USB ethernet adaptors is popular.

There is going to be a lot of cheap FX processes and AM3+ motherboards in the New year:) Perfectly OK for home servers, media centres. Well I am hoping, I need to update my DELL Intel Core Duo media server (Plex and MediaPortal). However, I would still plum for the RyZen for a gaming machine...

I run pfense to provide VLAN isolation, you can install plugins-modules for all sorts of security tasks. A list which can be found here: https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Features_List Great free product, 10 out 10 from me:D

I've setup OpenVPN on a Raspberry Pi. Works great, I can stream content to my tablet when on holiday in France (BBC iPlayer etc). But most decent routers have OpenVPN as configurable option these days. If you have an ISP who constantly changes your IP (Sky), then you can setup Dynamic DNS...

I use a raspberry Pi as my VPN server, works well. http://readwrite.com/2014/04/10/raspberry-pi-vpn-tutorial-server-secure-web-browsing/

If you don't mind having a play and you don't won't to stream HD or 4K movies and want to keep the cost down, then perhaps the following: Raspberry Pi 2 £20 (Not sure if they've ported it to a Pi 3 £30 yet?) Raspberry Pi PSU £10 Memory card £5 USB HDD 5TB external Drive Approx £120-160 An...

I had to speak to Sky support on Sunday night at 9ish, very helpful, although I couldn't quite understand what she was saying from time to time:D But I though she was Scotish, but what do I know:confused: Anyway I have a BT engineer coming Wednesday afternoon to fix my line! So from a Sky...

I have a similar setup, SKY router and an ASUS RT-AC87U router connect via a DMZ. Works fine for me, although, I’ve only had this configure for a few days so I can’t comment on internet performance yet. The ASUS RT-AC87U rocks for local network performance, media streaming and Wi-Fi coverage...

I have created a little bash script on a Raspberry Pi that checks my IPS IP for any changes every 15minutes. It then emails whcih I can access from my moible phone if it changes. Then I just update my VPN client manually with the new IP, not as slick as using a Dynamic DNS, but it works for...

Not sure if you can setup it up as modem, but what you maybe able to do is setup a DMZ to your new router. i.e. Talk-Talk Router --DMZ-->New Router-->Your new network 192.168.0.1-->192.168.0.2-->192.168.1.* (your new network) But you may wish to switch off Wfi and DHCP on your...

Have you considered using a NAS to provide your DataStores. If you use a NAS with multiple NIC's you could provision a DataStore per NIC. You could then either have your VMs balanced across DataStores (50% on each) or OS disks could be on one DataStore and the Data disk on another.

Both of those looking interesting, I will have a closer look today. I have Sky Fiber, as you know all the cool features are turned off and not accessible. So the plan is to switch off the WiFi and DHCP on the Sky router and setup a DMZ zone from the Shy router to the new router. Effectively...

Mainly for streaming movies, SD, HD and maybe 4K sometime in the future. I need to setup static routes for work related testing and QoS. A bonus would be if it supported VLANs or at least pass through VLAN traffic, but I've only seen this on more expensive routers or routers install with dd-wrt.

I'm after a router, currently looking at the TP-Link Archer c3150, possibly ASUS RT-AC87U. Anyone got one of these devices? TP-Link, ASUS and Netgear reviews on the Web all suggest poor customer support, with TP-Link having fewer negative reviews. Anyone had to contact customer support for...

AOAG works well, but a note of caution. If you have an AOAG configuration of a cluster with 4 nodes, a pair in each site. Each pair have shared storage, SQL is then installed as a clustered resource on each pair. Which provides you with HA in each site, only requiring two sets of shared storage...