May 2, 2008 11:49 AM

erail said: My most needed addin is WHS Disk Management as it tells me what is going on in the machine and what disks I am working with. The stock Storage management is wothless and the new Disk Labeler add-in doesn't work with my set up. I have 1 500G drive as the system drive and 3 WD GP 1T drives in the system and a port multiplier with 4 500G drives. Disk labeler thinks I have only the one drive in the MSS and everything else is labelled as external. Looks like more testing was needed for disk labeler.

Hi erail,

Drop me a private message with a screenshot and let me take a look at what's going on with the labeller.  What port multiplier are you using?  I have a similar setup that I tested with and it worked ok, so I'll see what I can do to fix this for your setup.

 Thanks!

Jerry

May 3, 2008 5:05 PM

Jerry,
Sorry, went out of town and just got back. I'll download the fix, but it looks like you got it right this time. Thanks.
Erail

September 15, 2008 4:24 PM

I would like a proxy/internet filter that I could run other computers in my house through to ensure nothing inappropriate gets through.

There are lots of plugins you can add to a browser but having a central server to manage all this would be very usefull.

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

September 16, 2008 3:24 AM

bruceleeon said: I am currently working on a tutorial to tackle the proxy issues. I am also thinking about showing you how to create a wap proxy so you don't have to pay Verizon anymore for internet usage on your Cell phone! I only have to figure out which software I would like to use... I am torn between two, so... unfortunately, it won't be done tonight. Same bat time, same bat channel (ha... inside joke that one forum member will get!)

Sounds very interesting, look forward to seeing what comes out of the "BAT CAVE"

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

September 16, 2008 8:11 PM

How about an exchange server add-in?

September 17, 2008 11:46 AM

I think some sort of VPN add-in would be really nice. Actually, I think it would be great if the next releease of WHS had something integrated. It would be great if the connector software could detect when you are outside your home network and prompt you to connect (perhaps with an autoconnect option). Once connected shares and backups could work seamlessly from remote locations. VPN is simple in principle, but quite complicated to manually setup for the average user.

September 17, 2008 1:50 PM

I know - and I've tried Hamachi. It works fine. PPTP on the server can also be done. And there's OpenVPN. But I think an add-in or integrated feature would be more appealing to the masses (no need to RDP to the server). Also, Hamachi connects you to your server, but does not connect you to your whole network (unless you install Hamachi on every client). A simple to use, simple to setup feature for bringing a remote WHS client to the home network seems like it could have great appeal.