All About IPconfig
I was browsing through /r/homenetworking and came across this post: My internet has been acting up for my ps4 and I’m trying to fix it. So I opened up cmd and typed ipconfig to see what the addresses were since…Continue Reading →
Archive for July 2014
Routers vs Switches – Pt. 2
So why even bother with IP addresses since it seems all they need in order to talk to each other is their MAC address? If all we had were small networks that were never connected to each each other, then…Continue Reading →
Routers vs Switches – Pt. 1
Yesterday I was browsing Reddit and came about this post where someone was asking about the differences between a router and a switch. I wasn’t very happy with the answers being given, mostly because they weren’t really going deep enough…Continue Reading →
Set Up a Streaming Media Server – Pt. 8 – Set up VPN
It’s a good idea to run your torrent downloads through an anonymous VPN. Unlike Usenet, which runs over SSL, torrents just use regular unencrypted traffic. Your ISP can see what you’re downloading. The MPAA and other officials can see all…Continue Reading →
Set Up a Streaming Media Server – Pt. 7 – Install Plex
Now we’ll install Plex! This indexes all the media and allows your devices to stream video from your server. We’ll download Plex into the temporary directory and install some prerequisites. You’ll want to go to the Plex download site, under…Continue Reading →
Set Up a Streaming Media Server – Pt. 6 – Install CouchPotato
CouchPotato is like SickBeard, but for movies. It will use torrents to download the files instead of Usenet. We’ll need to download the software into a hidden folder in our home folder. cd ~ git clone https://github.com/RuudBurger/CouchPotatoServer.git .couchpotato Now let’s…Continue Reading →
Set Up a Streaming Media Server – Pt. 5 – Install SickBeard
SickBeard is one of the coolest pieces of this setup. This is what is used to control what TV shows you are subscribed to and will go out and search for NZB files to download. It gets TV show information…Continue Reading →
Set Up a Streaming Media Server – Pt. 4 – Install Transmission
Now we’ll be installing Transmission. This is a torrent client that has a web front end. First, we need to add transmission to our repository and install it. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:transmissionbt/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon…Continue Reading →
Set Up a Streaming Media Server – Pt. 3 – Install SABnzbd
You’ve might have heard about this thing called Usenet. Back in the day in the early days of the internet (80’s and 90’s), it was essentially a message board system where you could post stuff for people to see. Eventually…Continue Reading →
Set Up a Streaming Media Server – Pt. 2 – Configure Network
At this point, you’ll want to log into your server. Enter in the username you chose before, hit enter, then put in the password. You’ll notice when you are entering the password that the cursor does not move. That’s just…Continue Reading →