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Linksys NAS200

Well, got that installed without a glitch! Installed a 320Gb SATA disk into it, went thru the setup wizard and it just works!

The only gotcha so far is that the USB ports are at the rear of the unit, and not easily accessible.

Next I'll connect up the IOMega 350GB external USB drive to the NAS200. Don't expect any adverse to happen (just have to re-jig some of the cables around here!)

NAS200 - Network Storage System with 2 Bays

Just got a package with some stuff I bought when I was at Networkers last week. 2 Linksys NAS200 units! 8-)

These units hold up to 2 1Tb drives which can be configured as 2 separate drives or as 2 mirrored drives or 2 stripped drives. They also come with 2 USB ports in the back so that you can plug-in 2 USB 2.0 hard-drives or even a USB flash drive.

From the Linksys website:
  • Ethernet connected network storage with two available SATA hard drive bays adds shared storage directly to your network
  • Add even more storage with two USB 2.0 ports for hard drive or flash USB storage devices
  • Securely share files locally or through the Internet (FTP, HTTP) with no dedicated PC needed
  • Advanced backup software included
  • Built-in media server for streaming to PC or UPnP AV digital media adapter
NAS200

Cisco Networkers 2007 - Brisbane

After having spent 4 days at the Cisco Networkers Conference in Brisbane is has been difficult getting readjusted to the weather!


This year, I attended the techtorial on "Security for Network Engineers". This 1 day session cover all aspects of keeping the network secure and the bad guys out. As well us giving us ideas on how to secure our networks we were given an insight into how they handle security within Cisco themselves.

The following days I attended many of the breakout sessions, covering many topics including server/router virtualization and SANS architecture.

I take my hat off to Cisco for organizing such a large event! Over 1500 delegates attended and an untold number of support crew as well the exhibitors.

I shall have to write up more on the stuff I learnt there soon... ;-)

Welcome to My World

Howdy and welcome to my technical/security blog!

This will be a dumping ground for all sorts of ideas and thoughts I may (or may not) have when it comes to network and computer security.

As you may already know, this is an ever expanding area. The Black Hats find the exploits, the White Hats try to fix them and the Grey Hats are schizophrenic!

And here's some food for thought ...................

"There are 3 hats in the world, Black hat = hacker, White hat = good guy and Red Hat = victim"