Comments on: Building the Next Generation Windows Home Server http://www.christopherprice.net/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server-48.html Christopher Price tackles the rest of tech. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Pricehttp://www.christopherprice.net/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server-48.html/comment-page-1#comment-3727 Christopher Price Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:21:02 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/2007/10/19/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server/#comment-3727 Jule, I'm not suggesting that the CPU should handle the tasks of being a router. If you were going to do that, you would have to up the CPU and RAM requirements. There's nothing stopping WHS from being a router... heck the PlayStation 3 was almost a router (before Sony decided to cut the Ethernet back on the unit). I'm more suggesting that the OEMs integrate a real router into the case design, and then use UPnP to relay configuration data from the WHS wizard. That way, to the user... it appears that a router is part of the WHS unit... and it actually would be, it would just be talking to the system via UPnP. Jule, I’m not suggesting that the CPU should handle the tasks of being a router. If you were going to do that, you would have to up the CPU and RAM requirements. There’s nothing stopping WHS from being a router… heck the PlayStation 3 was almost a router (before Sony decided to cut the Ethernet back on the unit).

I’m more suggesting that the OEMs integrate a real router into the case design, and then use UPnP to relay configuration data from the WHS wizard. That way, to the user… it appears that a router is part of the WHS unit… and it actually would be, it would just be talking to the system via UPnP.

]]> By: julehttp://www.christopherprice.net/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server-48.html/comment-page-1#comment-3726 jule Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:54:03 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/2007/10/19/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server/#comment-3726 Chris, great article. I disagree though on combining a router with WHS. If you combine the router with WHS that means the WHS has to handle additional functions (ex. router tables). In handling additional tasks, that also means less memory and resources will be available to WHS. Lastly, since companies are usually profit driven, WHS would probably be coupled with an inferior router (what about router upgrades?). Just my thoughts. Jule Chris, great article. I disagree though on combining a router with WHS. If you combine the router with WHS that means the WHS has to handle additional functions (ex. router tables). In handling additional tasks, that also means less memory and resources will be available to WHS. Lastly, since companies are usually profit driven, WHS would probably be coupled with an inferior router (what about router upgrades?). Just my thoughts.

Jule

]]> By: Windows Home Server + Router Gathering More Attention : Christopher Price .nethttp://www.christopherprice.net/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server-48.html/comment-page-1#comment-222 Windows Home Server + Router Gathering More Attention : Christopher Price .net Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:14:27 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/2007/10/19/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server/#comment-222 [...] Thurrott’s review of Windows Home Server ends on a very similar note to my previous WIndows Home Server article. In fact, the only difference between the two in substance was that he noted the lack of Windows [...] [...] Thurrott’s review of Windows Home Server ends on a very similar note to my previous WIndows Home Server article. In fact, the only difference between the two in substance was that he noted the lack of Windows [...]

]]> By: Bits and Bobs « MS Windows Home Serverhttp://www.christopherprice.net/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server-48.html/comment-page-1#comment-144 Bits and Bobs « MS Windows Home Server Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:00:56 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/2007/10/19/building-the-next-generation-windows-home-server/#comment-144 [...] Server and then Christopher Price has a review of Windows Home Server on his site entitled “Building the Next Generation Windows Home Server“. Where this review is different is that Chris has used suggestions in his article, to make [...] [...] Server and then Christopher Price has a review of Windows Home Server on his site entitled “Building the Next Generation Windows Home Server“. Where this review is different is that Chris has used suggestions in his article, to make [...]

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