http://www.mediasmarthome.com?src=forumtopic_rss MediaSmart Home - Server Mods and Hacking Forum Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:08:25 GMT admin@mediasmarthome.com MediaSmart Home 60 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/brand/hpsmart/community.gif http://www.mediasmarthome.com?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11054/Memory-Upgrade-Manufacturer/?src=forumtopic_rss Since I only want to do this task once, what is the group's preference or reccomendation for the mfg. for a 2G upgrade for MediaSmart EX470? Patriot, Crucial, G.skill, Kingston, etc. Server Modifications and Hacking Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:08:24 GMT philsie http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/11054/Memory-Upgrade-Manufacturer/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10998/Server-Health-light-blinks-blue-after-memory-upgrade-and-i-cant-access-it/?src=forumtopic_rss I had no problems taking everything apart and upgraded my server to the 2gb stick. After this the unit booted up normally and then the health light blinks blue and I cant access the server...not on the consol, RDP or via my web address. I replaced the original ram and have the same problem...I am so screwed if I cant get my data back. All family pictures, videos, music as well as all business records. Please help. Server Modifications and Hacking Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:57:17 GMT edwinbonneau http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10998/Server-Health-light-blinks-blue-after-memory-upgrade-and-i-cant-access-it/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10932/BulletProof-FTP-Server/?src=forumtopic_rss Hi, is it possible to install the BulletProof FTP Server on the WHS ?? http://www.bpftpserver.com/ regards PROBLEM SOLVED! Just do an remote desktop to the server and download the FTP server software and install it!! GREAT Server Modifications and Hacking Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:04:09 GMT Imhotep http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10932/BulletProof-FTP-Server/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10900/Syncing-iPod-with-shared-library/?src=forumtopic_rss New to the site and new user of a EX470. I've added 2, Seagate 1TB drives. In fact even went as far as rebuilding the server placing the 2, 1TB drives in slots 1 and 2. Actually spoke with HP on this and they said it would be best. Anyway...to my question that is trying my patience. I have 3 computers that all had iTunes (all XP machines). I have both server and client iTunes pieces enabled. So under my music share I see the name of each PC and somewhere in there you will see all the songs. If I open iTUnes on all the PCs I see the HP MediaSmart server under "shared" on the left window pane. I'm running the latest iTunes (v8). So I have no problems streaming and playing the songs...until I hit a song from another computer and DRM kicks in. That another thing in itself that I might not purchase songs from iTunes anymore. Anyway, problem 95% of the songs in the shared library were CDs that I have/had owned and ripped them into iTunes. I notice that when I try and sync though that they won't sync to the iPod. I know... Server Modifications and Hacking Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:43:19 GMT scorpio3169 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10900/Syncing-iPod-with-shared-library/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10870/Monitor-Your-Bandwidth-Using-WHS/?src=forumtopic_rss Since Comcast has finally set a static limit to the consumer bandwidth usage of 250GB, I have come up with a tutorial that will help you monitor and be alerted for your usage using WHS (configured with FreeProxy: freeproxy is necessary for complete internet usage monitoring) There is a pre-requisite for installing FreeProxy and the following link has some instructions for that as well. http://computingondemand.com/?p=1527 Server Modifications and Hacking Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:10:45 GMT bruceleeon http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10870/Monitor-Your-Bandwidth-Using-WHS/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10850/Corsair-2GB-Memory-Causes-MSS-to-Restart/?src=forumtopic_rss Are there any known issues with different memory manufacturers? I tried to install a 667MHz 2GB memory upgrade using "Corsair" memory and my MediaSmart Server went into a constant cycle of restarting. When I used Remote Desktop Connection to find out what was going on I got an error message saying "windows has recovered from a serious error" and detailing that a device or driver caused a blue screen and for the server to shut down to protect its data. Server Modifications and Hacking Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:03:43 GMT louca001 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10850/Corsair-2GB-Memory-Causes-MSS-to-Restart/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10846/Change-the-size-of-the-WHS-Console/?src=forumtopic_rss Is there a way to maximize the WHS Console? I was fine with it, but now I installed the Outlook add in and would really appreciate the extra real estate when remoting in from work? Thanks, Keith Server Modifications and Hacking Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:59:43 GMT Keith Inglin http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10846/Change-the-size-of-the-WHS-Console/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10757/Can-you-dual-boot-with-WHS-and-XP-or-Vista/?src=forumtopic_rss Is it possible to install WHS on a PC and also have another O/S installed? I know XP and Vista can co-exist but was wondering if WHS could be part of a dual-boot system. Thanks, DickDay Server Modifications and Hacking Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:18:03 GMT DickDay http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10757/Can-you-dual-boot-with-WHS-and-XP-or-Vista/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10750/Turning-your-WHS-into-a-Free-Proxy-Server/?src=forumtopic_rss There are more uses for your WHS then you can shake a stick at; whatever that may mean. The latest endeavor is using your Windows Home Server as an Internet Proxy. I personally use my Windows Home Server as a proxy to be able to view sites that my company blocks access to. Setting up a proxy can also allow you to control web content served in your home. If you have a child, you can block sites or even keywords to keep pages from being served. http://computingondemand.com/?p=1045 Server Modifications and Hacking Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:55:53 GMT bruceleeon http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10750/Turning-your-WHS-into-a-Free-Proxy-Server/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10731/WHS-as-a-Free-Email-Server/?src=forumtopic_rss Setting up your Windows Home Server as an Email Server is fast, easy, and best of all; it is totally FREE! The best part about is that you can use your Microsoft given WHS hostname as your email address (yourname@xxxx.homeserver.com). There are many commercial packages out there that can accomplish this task very well and some of them even offer a free version for those of us with little money. However, for easy installation and configuration, I recommend using hMailServer. hMailServer is very simple to use and offers many of the features that some expensive packages offer at no cost to you. There are even options for setting up webmail access. http://computingondemand.com/?p=932 Server Modifications and Hacking Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:32:40 GMT bruceleeon http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10731/WHS-as-a-Free-Email-Server/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10730/FileZilla-FTP-Server-on-WHS/?src=forumtopic_rss Creating an FTP server on your Windows Home Server can prove to be very advantageous. There are many times when using the web interface just doesn’t seem practical. Also, you are no longer limited to how many people have the ability to upload and download from your WHS. Having an FTP server on WHS can also allow syncrinization of files between off site computers and WHS while giving greater flexibility. I am personally displeased with the lack of a download monitor for WHS while using the web page and therefore the setup of an FTP was necessary for me. First, I chose FileZilla because of it is simple to setup, easy to maintain, and FREE. There is also more security in FileZilla than the included (but not installed) IIS FTP server. FileZilla supports FTP as well as FTPS using Explicit SSL/TLS. I am not going to explain setting up the latter, but the simpler FTP. http://computingondemand.com/?p=961 Server Modifications and Hacking Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:31:48 GMT bruceleeon http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10730/FileZilla-FTP-Server-on-WHS/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10729/Restoring-Windows-Firewall-on-WHS/?src=forumtopic_rss I recently ran into a situation where I was having some issues with the Windows Firewall on my Windows Home Server, so I did what I though would help me solve my issues. If you open the options for the Windows Firewall on your Windows Home Server, there is an advanced tab with an option to “Restore Defaults.” I figured this would restore the Firewall to the state it ships with Windows Home Server. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case; it restores the Firewall to a BLANK state, losing all the necessary exceptions for WHS to function properly. I also thought I could simply just recreate the necessary exceptions bringing WHS back to a restored firewall state. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case either. I scoured the internet looking for the information on what exceptions to make and never really found a complete list. I searched everywhere: the technet site, Homeserver official forums, mswhs, wegotserved… everywhere. http://computingondemand.com/?p=1005 Server Modifications and Hacking Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:31:16 GMT bruceleeon http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10729/Restoring-Windows-Firewall-on-WHS/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10728/Modify-the-Name-of-Your-Hard-Drives-WHS/?src=forumtopic_rss People like to customize things. With that said, I ran across an individual that had an issue with his WHS. He imaged his existing hard drive to a larger hard drive, but was left with the original disk name in the Windows Home Server Console. This poses no problems, but is more of an annoyance than anything. If you want to change the name, you can. http://computingondemand.com/?p=1028 Server Modifications and Hacking Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:30:11 GMT bruceleeon http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10728/Modify-the-Name-of-Your-Hard-Drives-WHS/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10451/Clean-install-on-Mediasmart-server/?src=forumtopic_rss Hello everybody, I am need to the whs world, and just purchased the ex475. It is a great server, and do much more then I orginally expected. Just like I did with all my other pcs, I would like to have a plain vanilla version of WHS. Anybody know how can this be done? Technically, this is possible, but since the hp is headless, how can we actually do it? I've examined the hp server restore disc, but what's in there is a drive image, so that's not something I can combine with a retail whs install disc. I also thought of installing using a usb dvd-rom, but there is no monitor. Any ideas? Server Modifications and Hacking Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:32:48 GMT night_of_dreams http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10451/Clean-install-on-Mediasmart-server/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10059/Upgrading-RAM-in-the-MediaSmart-Server/?src=forumtopic_rss Do I want to upgrade the RAM in my MediaSmart Server - i.e., will it make a significant performance difference? What kind should I use, and is the procedure difficult? Does this void my warranty? Server Modifications and Hacking Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:45:35 GMT Peter Redmer http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/10059/Upgrading-RAM-in-the-MediaSmart-Server/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss