NAS How To DIY NAS Smackdown Bill Meade compares homebrew NASes using ClarkConnect, Ubuntu and Windows XP Pro and comes up with interesting and surprising results.
Security How To A DIY SSL VPN with SSL-Explorer – Part 2 In Part 2 of his DIY for creating an SSL VPN, Phillip Howell walks through configurations for remote file browsing and desktop access
Security How To A DIY SSL VPN with SSL-Explorer – Part 1 SSL-based VPNs are fast replacing difficult-to-configure IPsec and PPTP gateways. In Part 1 of a two part series, Phillip Howell shows you how to turn a spare Windows PC into a pretty slick SSL VPN server.
LAN & WAN Basics How To: Diary of a New Home Network – Part 3 In this final installment, Tim Higgins makes a bonehead move during cable termination and shares lessons learned from the whole escapade.