paulmataruso
join:2008-07-12
Newport, NH
 ·Comcast
| reply to bilbusb
Re: My server setup
the f5 box is on the first floor located where the DSL modem is, the comcast modem and the fiber optic connection come in at the basement, but then are routed up to the first floor to the f5 box, then it comes back down stairs to the router then is ether routed to the DMZ or the LAN, i got it off ebay, for $300 + Shipping. |
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bilbusb
join:2003-04-10
Tucker, GA | reply to paulmataruso
where did you get the F5 Big-IP Appliance? Those arent cheap .. and i don't see it in your pic. |
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paulmataruso
join:2008-07-12
Newport, NH | reply to wolfman2g1
I use NetXMS and Look@LAN. |
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wolfman2g1
join:2008-04-28
Brooklyn, NY | reply to paulmataruso
what do you use to monitor your servers? |
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paulmataruso
join:2008-07-12
Newport, NH | reply to paulmataruso
Yeah, idk I don't really mind the sharpie, i dont have a label maker, so I just did with what I had around. |
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PhoenixAZ
Joshua
Premium
join:2004-01-04
Phoenix, AZ | reply to paulmataruso
I don't like the permanent marker used to write all over stuff. |
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JoeG4
join:2001-12-16
945941 | reply to paulmataruso
Pretty awesome  Wish i had room for something like that, but I have no basement and certainly no room!  |
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paulmataruso
join:2008-07-12
Newport, NH | reply to paulmataruso
Got a video of my setup, its about 2 minutes long, WMV format
»dothackinc.com/tour.wmv |
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phantasm11b
Premium
join:2007-11-02
Winter Park, FL
1 edit | reply to paulmataruso
Nice job man. I used to be a tech for Comcast and the crap we threw out almost amazed me. For your age your doing pretty damn good. I've wanted to get into this kind of stuff but ditching the day job for this is kind of tough. The wife would murder me. At least you started before there is a wife. lol.
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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
Premium,MVM
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs: | reply to paulmataruso
Wow, good find! Wish my local Comcast had cool stuff like that sitting around for me to play with. Only thing I saw there was a bent up antenna!
Cool setup, dumpster diving FTW! |
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paulmataruso
join:2008-07-12
Newport, NH | reply to cypherstream
Yeah its made by c-core, uhm i think is 850 Mhz, im not sure tho, It has 8 ports, four on each side, 7 RF outputs, and 1 fiber input. |
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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
Premium,MVM
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs: | reply to paulmataruso
What brand node and line extender did you get? Does it say the model number and/or bandwidth? 750 MHz, 870 MHz, etc..? |
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SlickEnW
Premium
join:2003-01-21
Seattle, WA
clubs:
·Comcast
1 edit | reply to paulmataruso
Re: My server setup
But yea, virtualize 
Just get a nice HP with 8 cores and max ram (72 gb), fibre chan storage , and vm ware's ESX + an additional server box for virtual center and physical to virtual tasks (so you don't have to reconfigure everything).
Heck you can do it in one rack |
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will
@comcast.net | reply to paulmataruso
Want to colocate a box for me? |
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paulmataruso
join:2008-07-12
Newport, NH
·Comcast
| reply to paulmataruso
Got some new stuff,
Compaq ML370 1U server
Cisco IAD 2400
and Some other cisco stuff on the relay rack |
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paulmataruso
join:2008-07-12
Newport, NH
·Comcast
| reply to erikthebean
nah, it is running out behind my house then over along the stone wall, they are like right next to me, so it is just running thought some of that Orange fiber protector tube, the fiber is pretty tough, so i am not really worryed about anything happeing to it, it is udnerground like 7 inches up until the stone wall, then it surfaces, for a couple yards, then goes back under to there place, then surfaces then thougth a little hold in the cement on the side of the house.
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Newport School District
Assistant IT Administrator
+1 (603) 863-2414
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erikthebean
join:2007-06-25
Manchester, NH | reply to paulmataruso
well ..humm ....all you can really do with the node is convert the fiber to coax....btw did NHVT run the fiber from the street for you if so thats cool |
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paulmataruso
join:2008-07-12
Newport, NH
·Comcast
| reply to erikthebean
i have the power supply for the node(big black thing, 90volt output? really heavy, looks like it goes in a rack or box or something), it is sitting on my work bench right now, and i have some of those fiber modulator things(big Grey, rack mountable), that convert the video/audio into the fiber optic signal(i think it uses some type of DWDM to encode the signal). Then from the node, i have some of that hard line stuff, that goes to a line extender, which is like a big silver thing just like the node, forcept smaller. then from there more hard line, then to an 8 port Motorola tap, then on the tap there is a terminator thing on the output side. and connected to the tap, i have a tv, set to channel 10, and i am not sure how to get the audio/video thing to come up on the tv, and i am pretty sure the node works. BTW, the input for the fiber modulator thing is an xbox, lol. |
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erikthebean
join:2007-06-25
Manchester, NH
·Comcast
 ·MV Communications,..
 ·Voipgo
·callwithus
·Callcentric
| reply to paulmataruso
I gota ask ya i actually used to work for comcast ..... not the greatest time of my life but what did you do with that fiber node??? i know it uses squarewave power but u should convert some of that extra fiber into coax lol theirs a weekend project right there |
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