Does anyone have any home network projects for this year?

[Funkstar]

My g/f asked if we could do somthing on Sunday, as a joke I said "yes, we could run some CAT5 cable round the house" and she said "yes, sounds like fun!"

you have an awesome girlfriend!!

[Jay]

she has her moments. She can be a REAL PAIN at times though.

[pp05]

I've just added homeplug to my home.

nas drive is something I will look into. File sharing hasn't always worked for me.

[Jay]

I have decided to remove home plug, I think it a last resort type thing really.

[Jay]

I should have some images up tomorrow. No patch pannel or rack mount switch yet though.

[Moby-Dick]

updaing my versino just means burnign a new liveCD - config is on USB

[Jay]

There is still quite a bit to do (Patch pannel, cable tidy, new rackmount gbit switch, Cisco IP Phones, PfSense router and VMWare server) but the FreeNas is in, with the rackmount KVM, both internet connections have been moved and rewired, UPS installed and i am using my 5 port desktop gigabit switch

12U Cabinet









Bit and bobs



Girlfriends PC



Mission Control (thats my my mates call it anyway)



Once its finished i'll get some proper shots with a decent camera.

[mycarsavw]

This > http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...sed-other.html

If only someone would advise me <cough>hint<cough>

[Jay]

I just use IPCams with builtin webservers, then use the built in software to record each stream to a network store. It will also email any motion detection pictures to me.

[pauldarkside]

Once its finished i'll get some proper shots with a decent camera.

Damn, I had a double-take. Same desk (from Staples) and identical monitors

What sort of price are those rack mount enclosures?

[Jay]

about &#163;80inc P&P

How heavy was that desk in flat pack!! It nearly killed me.

[mycarsavw]

I just use IPCams with builtin webservers, then use the built in software to record each stream to a network store. It will also email any motion detection pictures to me.

So you go wildly OTT for a home network setup and then when I want to do something wildly OTT for mine, you suggest two cameras ...... and that's it!!!!

I wanted to geek, you killed it

[Jay]

where did I suggest 2 cameras?

I am no CCTV expert hence why I said I just use IPCams.

If I was going to go for a full CCTV system I would simply buy a propper 16 port DVR and domes and be done with it.

[mycarsavw]

Er, I was kidding, hence the emoticon - I wanted two cameras in my post, so if I went your route, I'd just buy 2 IPCams.

[Jay]

your other thread has me thinking now... option 2 hmmm. I may give it a go myself.

[Jay]

I just got myself a Dell PowerConnect 5224 24 port gigabit switch and a new 24 port patch panel.

I also got 250m of Belkin CAT5 for &#163;34

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/57614

http://www.kenable.co.uk/product_inf...cce06818b97b95