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| - | ====== The Home Server ====== | + | ====== |
| This is the server which will host all your //private// services. By private services i mean all the services that are meant to be accessed only from specific users and not by anybody from internet. These services will also need to be accessible from internet, since the same authorized users might need the services even if they are away from home. | This is the server which will host all your //private// services. By private services i mean all the services that are meant to be accessed only from specific users and not by anybody from internet. These services will also need to be accessible from internet, since the same authorized users might need the services even if they are away from home. | ||
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| If you cannot add enough NICs to your server via PCI-Express or similar bus, go for an USB-Ethernet adapter. In my experience, they are of very low quality and tend to bug out and die within one year of continuative usage. You have been warned. | If you cannot add enough NICs to your server via PCI-Express or similar bus, go for an USB-Ethernet adapter. In my experience, they are of very low quality and tend to bug out and die within one year of continuative usage. You have been warned. | ||
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| + | ==== USB Networking ==== | ||
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| + | If you need to go the USB networking route, this is where things get a bit complex because USB network cards are quite unreliable. Luckily Linux nowadays support most of existent USB network cards, but in my experience they tend to fail quite easily. Some suggestions: | ||
| + | * Buy a known brand, stick to 1Gbps cards | ||
| + | * Prefer USB-3 ro USB-C (seems more solid kernel drivers?) | ||
| + | * Avoid " | ||
| + | * Keep them cooled: heat will make them fail more than often | ||