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Andrei B.

Andrei B.

Joined on 10/10/03

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Most Favorable Review

Quiet, small, low power

SUPERMICRO SYS-5015A-EHF-D525 1U Intel Atom D525 Dual Gigabit LAN w/ IPMI Server Barebone
SUPERMICRO SYS-5015A-EHF-D525 1U Intel Atom D525 Dual Gigabit LAN w/ IPMI Server Barebone

Pros: Quiet. Small. Very easy to setup. Does most of the routine tasks without any problems. Nagios, Cacti, Minecraft, whatever you want to throw at it. Added: Kingston 2GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 800, Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 64GB SATA. IPMI interface is better then servers I have at work. Once again - very easy to setup. I'll start recommending it at work for distr sniffing, and/or net monitoring.

Cons: Make sure to check Users in IPMI. There are more than one default acct to disable.

10/26/2011
Most Critical Review

NO internal power cable in the package?!

SYBA SD-U2HUB-4 3.5" Front Panel USB2.0 4-port Hub
SYBA SD-U2HUB-4 3.5" Front Panel USB2.0 4-port Hub

Pros: Cheap. FIts in the floppy bay.

Cons: THERE WAS NO INTERNAL POWER CABLE in the package. Picture shows the internal cable. Package came with the 5 volt keyboard extension external one. Buyer beware! I had to route it from outside to inside. Not to much of a big deal, definitely not worth to send it back, but annoying.

Overall Review: Would rate it 5 stars if not for the cable. Newegg rocks as usual. From East coast to NW in three days as promised.

Simply works

ZyXEL ZyWALL USG50 Internet Security Firewall with Dual-WAN, 4 Gigabit LAN / DMZ Ports, 5 IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, and 3G WAN Support
ZyXEL ZyWALL USG50 Internet Security Firewall with Dual-WAN, 4 Gigabit LAN / DMZ Ports, 5 IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, and 3G WAN Support

Pros: Relatively cheap. Dual WAN. Good GUI. I realized that I haven't gotten issues in about a year. Plugged my cable and DSL, and had no downtime yet. Box sits in the attic, temp ranges from 30 through 90 degrees. No issues so far. Good value.

Cons: missing some commands in CLI.

Overall Review: Check for Firmware updates.

12/20/2012

Works fine

ARRIS SurfBoard SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
ARRIS SurfBoard SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem

Pros: Works out of the box. Fast. Cool. Cable tech said it the best model they carry.

Cons: None so far.

10/26/2011
ASUS GX-D1081 Power-Saving Gigabit Switch
ASUS GX-D1081 Power-Saving Gigabit Switch

Pros: Noticable speed improvement over 100Mbps Linksys. VIP port is a nice feature for local SAN storage. Overall solid device.

Cons: Too light :) No enough weight to stick around. Especially with CAT6 cables.

Nice FW for home

ZyXEL ZyWALL 2 PLUS 24 Mbps VPN Internet Security Appliance
ZyXEL ZyWALL 2 PLUS 24 Mbps VPN Internet Security Appliance

Pros: Very easy to use. Nice GUI. No glitches like PIX or ASA. No java needed like other brands. Handles few Netflix streams + several gaming streams just fine.

Cons: Menu driven SSH/telnet. SNMP is a bit hard to setup. No MIBs available. Content Filter should be provided for free for at least a year.