Matt's Latest Project

**madmatt** · December 27th, 2006

A few months ago I lost my biggest client and a network that I built from ground up. It was like losing my first child. I've decided to create a thread for my latest project. Let's call it my new baby.

Infrastructure
Router: Linksys RVS4000 4-Port Gigabit Security Router
Switch: Linksys SD2008 8-Port Gigabit Switch
Wireless Access Point: Linksys WAP54GP Wireless-G Access Point

Server
Dell PowerEdge SC1430
CPU: Intel Xeon 5110 Processor (1.6GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB Cache)
RAM: 2GB 533MHz Dual Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs
HDD: 2X WD RE2 SATA (500GB, 3.0GBPS, 7200RPM, 16MB Cache)

Environment
OS: Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise (x64)
Other: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise, Microsoft Forefront Security

This should be fun.

**kcnychief** · December 27th, 2006

Is this for you or for a client, and what's the desired end result?

**madmatt** · December 27th, 2006

This, when completed, will be my network.

**Sazar** · December 27th, 2006

Nice configuration

Do you have all the hardware already?

**madmatt** · December 27th, 2006

I am installing Active Directory right now. I am probably going to end up reformatting and starting all over because this is likely a test run.

I am a perfectionist.

**Grandmaster** · December 27th, 2006

Or you have OCD.

**kcnychief** · December 27th, 2006

That is a pretty sweet setup regarding hardware though, I'd like to see what becomes of it

**madmatt** · December 27th, 2006

Originally Posted by Grandmaster

Or you have OCD.

What gave it away?

After the server is up and running (including Exchange) and I have tested the domain I will be installing Vista on my production system.

Time for lunch.

**Geffy** · December 27th, 2006

I'd recommend getting a SuperMicro chassis and the CPU, RAM and HDD's separately. The SM chassis use a lot less power than the Dells. The Dells just drink it down, power hungry beasts.

**madmatt** · December 27th, 2006

Too late for that. I already purchased the hardware and upgraded the hard drives (I purchased those from Newegg).

celticfan11 · December 27th, 2006

cisco router connected to netgear? why go such high end to such low end?

**madmatt** · December 27th, 2006

I only wanted and needed a simple, unmanaged switch. A fellow engineer said he had great luck with this Netgear switch so I went with it. For $48.00 you can't go wrong. I can always upgrade later on.

What do you recommend?

celticfan11 · December 27th, 2006

Originally Posted by madmatt

I only wanted and needed a simple, unmanaged switch. A fellow engineer said he had great luck with this Netgear switch so I went with it. For $48.00 you can't go wrong. I can always upgrade later on.

What do you recommend?

how many ports do you need

**madmatt** · December 27th, 2006

Eight ports is more than enough.

**NetRyder** · December 27th, 2006

Nice. Let me know what your experiences are with Exchange 2007.

My current Exchange 2003 server is not a 64-bit box, so it might be a while before I build a new machine that's capable of running 2007.

**madmatt** · December 27th, 2006

For those of you who don't know why NR has that problem: Exchange 2007 is 64-bit only.

celticfan11 · December 27th, 2006

ah then i guess ur netgear will do fine. Just have never anything good about netgear. only bad.

**Sazar** · December 27th, 2006

I've never had a problem with my netgear equipment.

Now my linksys experience is a whole other story

D-link has been pretty good but a coupla bad experiences sour the deal.

To each their own. If this switch works for his needs, Matt's good to go

**Beginning** · December 27th, 2006

Wow...... That went so far over my head it was barely visible...

But all those highclass words and numbers sound impressive..

Hope it works out as you planned! Good luck.

**lancer** · December 27th, 2006

i love netgear, well priced and dependable.

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #1
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Matt's Latest Project A few months ago I lost my biggest client and a network that I built from ground up. It was like losing my first child. I've decided to create a thread for my latest project. Let's call it my new baby. Infrastructure Router: Linksys RVS4000 4-Port Gigabit Security Router Switch: Linksys SD2008 8-Port Gigabit Switch Wireless Access Point: Linksys WAP54GP Wireless-G Access Point Server Dell PowerEdge SC1430 CPU: Intel Xeon 5110 Processor (1.6GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB Cache) RAM: 2GB 533MHz Dual Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs HDD: 2X WD RE2 SATA (500GB, 3.0GBPS, 7200RPM, 16MB Cache) Environment OS: Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise (x64) Other: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise, Microsoft Forefront Security This should be fun.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Matt's Latest Project Is this for you or for a client, and what's the desired end result? XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #3
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Matt's Latest Project This, when completed, will be my network.

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #4
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,880 Reputation: 4110 Power: 309	Re: Matt's Latest Project Nice configuration Do you have all the hardware already? Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #5
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Matt's Latest Project I am installing Active Directory right now. I am probably going to end up reformatting and starting all over because this is likely a test run. I am a perfectionist.

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December 27th, 2006	Top \| #6
Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 257	Re: Matt's Latest Project Or you have OCD.

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #7
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Matt's Latest Project That is a pretty sweet setup regarding hardware though, I'd like to see what becomes of it XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #8
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Matt's Latest Project Originally Posted by Grandmaster Or you have OCD. What gave it away? After the server is up and running (including Exchange) and I have tested the domain I will be installing Vista on my production system. Time for lunch.

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #9
Geffy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,805 Reputation: 1490 Power: 213	Re: Matt's Latest Project I'd recommend getting a SuperMicro chassis and the CPU, RAM and HDD's separately. The SM chassis use a lot less power than the Dells. The Dells just drink it down, power hungry beasts.  • blog • tumblog • lastfm • flickr • #rubyonrails • @twitter "I could be replaced with a very small shell script"

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #10
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Matt's Latest Project Too late for that. I already purchased the hardware and upgraded the hard drives (I purchased those from Newegg).

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #11
celticfan11 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 744 Reputation: 340 Power: 121	Re: Matt's Latest Project cisco router connected to netgear? why go such high end to such low end? CPU: Intel 3.2GHz OC'd to 3.4GHz RAM: 1GB PC3200 Harddrive: .710TB combined Local and Network storage Video Card: Geforce 6800 GT 256MB RAM Motherboard: ASU P4P800 Sound: Onboard sound baby Monitor: Faithful 21 inches of PURE CRT Number of Programs Installed: 39 and growing: not counting games, (and yes i use them all)

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #12
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Matt's Latest Project I only wanted and needed a simple, unmanaged switch. A fellow engineer said he had great luck with this Netgear switch so I went with it. For $48.00 you can't go wrong. I can always upgrade later on. What do you recommend?

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #13
celticfan11 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 744 Reputation: 340 Power: 121	Re: Matt's Latest Project Originally Posted by madmatt I only wanted and needed a simple, unmanaged switch. A fellow engineer said he had great luck with this Netgear switch so I went with it. For $48.00 you can't go wrong. I can always upgrade later on. What do you recommend? how many ports do you need CPU: Intel 3.2GHz OC'd to 3.4GHz RAM: 1GB PC3200 Harddrive: .710TB combined Local and Network storage Video Card: Geforce 6800 GT 256MB RAM Motherboard: ASU P4P800 Sound: Onboard sound baby Monitor: Faithful 21 inches of PURE CRT Number of Programs Installed: 39 and growing: not counting games, (and yes i use them all)

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #14
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Matt's Latest Project Eight ports is more than enough.

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #15
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	Re: Matt's Latest Project Nice. Let me know what your experiences are with Exchange 2007. My current Exchange 2003 server is not a 64-bit box, so it might be a while before I build a new machine that's capable of running 2007. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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December 27th, 2006	Top \| #16
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Matt's Latest Project For those of you who don't know why NR has that problem: Exchange 2007 is 64-bit only.

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #17
celticfan11 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 744 Reputation: 340 Power: 121	Re: Matt's Latest Project ah then i guess ur netgear will do fine. Just have never anything good about netgear. only bad. CPU: Intel 3.2GHz OC'd to 3.4GHz RAM: 1GB PC3200 Harddrive: .710TB combined Local and Network storage Video Card: Geforce 6800 GT 256MB RAM Motherboard: ASU P4P800 Sound: Onboard sound baby Monitor: Faithful 21 inches of PURE CRT Number of Programs Installed: 39 and growing: not counting games, (and yes i use them all)

December 27th, 2006	Top \| #18
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,880 Reputation: 4110 Power: 309	Re: Matt's Latest Project I've never had a problem with my netgear equipment. Now my linksys experience is a whole other story D-link has been pretty good but a coupla bad experiences sour the deal. To each their own. If this switch works for his needs, Matt's good to go Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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December 27th, 2006	Top \| #20
lancer There is no answer! Joined: October 2004 Location: FL, USA Posts: 3,087 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1430 Power: 134	Re: Matt's Latest Project i love netgear, well priced and dependable. "The world has just got smaller now, but people have got further away."