How to Make a Home Media Server with Tversity
If you are looking to make your own home media server, then you have just found the right page. There are many different ways to setup up a media server, and also a lot of different devices that will allow your network device to receive streaming media from the media server. Read the rest of this entry »
At&t 2wire Dsl Router – Configure Static Ip Addresses
Have you just purchased a business dsl plan from At&t, which includes 5 static ip addresses and would like to learn how to set them up to avoid paying a $200 charge. The first thing that you are going to want to do is find out what your default gateway ip address is on your 2wire dsl router. Read the rest of this entry »
Install Webmin on Mandriva Linux
This tutorial will show you how to install webmin, which is a user friendly program with a gui. That will allow you to administer many different types of servers, such as ftp, apache, dhcp, mysql and many other type of servers. Read the rest of this entry »
Configure Wireless Adapter with Ndiswrapper
Have you searched all over the internet looking for a way to allow you to use your wireless network card with your pc. Well lucky for you there is a program called ndiswrapper. Ndiswrapper is a program that will allow you to use a Windows driver for your wireless device under linux. Read the rest of this entry »
Which is Faster Wireless or Wired Ethernet
A common question asked when setting up a router for a home network is what would be faster, wireless router or wired internet router. The answer to this would be a wired ethernet connection. The main reason a wired ethernet internet connection is faster is because the connection runs in full duplex mode at the speed of 100Mb/s or at 1000Mb/s. Read the rest of this entry »
At&t 2wire 2700HG-B Basic Dsl Router Setup
If you are reading this document, you probably are looking for on how to set up your new At&t 2wire dsl router. Throughout this document I will be using a 2wire 2700HG-B wireless router, but this tutorial will also apply to other routers that 2wire provides At&t with. Read the rest of this entry »
Ubuntu Linux Set DHCP and Static Ip Address
To set a dhcp address or static address from the terminal on Ubuntu is a real simple task to complete. The first thing to do of course is to open up a terminal window. Once the terminal opens, login in as su or use the sudo command to run the follow command. Read the rest of this entry »
Utorrent WebUI Local Torrent Server Setup
Securing Wireless Networks
It seems that more and more home users are going with wireless networks rather than the tradition wired networks with wires hanging everywhere and running wild around the house and in the crawlspace. What seems like a good idea quickly turns into a nightmare if you don’t vamp up the security of your wireless network. Read the rest of this entry »
GE Cat5 Network Wall Plate Straight Through Cable Setup
Installing Cat5 network wall plates can be a very confusing and tedious task, but with the right directions and hints you will be able to install the network wall plates in a jiffy. Before we start wiring the Cat5 network wall plates, let me tell you a story. Read the rest of this entry »
Playstation Media Server Setup on Ubuntu
The best Playstation media server software that I have found for Ubuntu and any other linux distro for that matter is the PS3 Media Server. The PS3 Media Server software I found to be that easiest media server software to setup, and contain the most support for video and audio files. Read the rest of this entry »
DD-WRT Wireless Switch – Local Area Dhcp Forward
In the following guide I will be showing you how to turn a DD-WRT modded Linksys wireless router into a wireless switch that will get it’s ip addresses from another router. This setup will allow for easy network management and configuration due to Dhcp forwarding. Read the rest of this entry »
DD-WRT Wireless Bridge using Linksys 160N and WRT54GS
In this how to guide I will be showing you how create a wireless bridge between a Linksys 160n wireless router and a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router that has been modded with the DD-WRT firmware. You might ask yourself what is a wireless bridge. Read the rest of this entry »
Remux Mkv to Mp4 with Mkv2Vob
Tversity and other media servers such as Mediatomb, and Fuppes don’t have really good support for the Matroska media container. The mkv file format can cause choppy video, screen freezing,and unable to rewind or fast forward your video. Read the rest of this entry »
Configure and Tweak Fuppes Media Server on Ubuntu
This guide is on configuring and tweaking Fuppes Media Server, which will help improve the quality of you media playback. While improving the quality of your media, I will also show you how to make your DLNA and UPnp devices more compatible with the Fuppes Media Server. Read the rest of this entry »
Compile Fuppes Media Server from Source on Ubuntu 9.10
Compiling Fuppes media server from source on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic is not exactly a simple task, but with a little bit of patience and time it can be done. In this guide I will show you how to install Fuppes Media Server using Ubuntu 9.10 x64 as the host operating system.n Read the rest of this entry »
Ubuntu Logical Volume Manager
LVM or Logical Volume Manager will allow you to combine hard drive partitions and stretch a mount point over multiple partitions. For instance your /var mount point is restricted by hard drive space on hda, but you have a second hard drive hdb. Read the rest of this entry »