Need help in Automating & Building a Home Network

m-jeri

m-jeri

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Hi...

I need help in automating my download from 2-8AM

I am using BSNL 500 C connection on a UT starcom WA3002GA Type4 modem. one with WLAN and 4 Ethernet ports. Its in PPPOE mode i think. I just turn the modem on and it gets online.

I have 2 PC's and a PS3. One PC is a atom which will be loaded with Windows home server 2003 with uTorrent and will be run without Mon/KBB/Mouse. It be acting as a Download Rig/ File server.

Going to use Remote Desktop from my main PC for accessing its desktop.

The other PC could have Win XP / Vista / 7. Does this affect in any way.

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Here's all I need from you guys.

1. Do i need some extra hardware like ethernet cable or router?
2. Turn my modem from PPPOE mode to bridge mode
3. I need to automate the download from 2 to 8 am.
a. I will turn the PC on before i go to bed like 10pm. coz i suppose the PC cannot turn itself ON.
b. The PC should automatically shut down.
c. Turn the modem OFF if possible.
4. I need to have Internet connection available to both the PC's and PS3 for PSN.
5. I need to have a Lan connection between both the PC's for file transfer.
6. And yeas. I may sometimes have 1 or 2 Laptops or Wifi mobile at home. So is there anyway to access the WLAN for internet. And Anyway to allow them to access tot he file server.

I am a NETWORKING NOOBIE...so please help out.

Jerin
 
m-jeri said:
Hi...
1. Do i need some extra hardware like ethernet cable or router?
Yes if going wired, no if going wireless. However at least one machine being wired will help the cause.
2. Turn my modem from PPPOE mode to bridge mode
Must. This will make your modem act like a home gateway and everyone (2PCs andthe PS3) will be able to access it.
3. I need to automate the download from 2 to 8 am.
a. I will turn the PC on before i go to bed like 10pm. coz i suppose the PC cannot turn itself ON.
It can turn itself on "Look in the bios for the specific setting"
b. The PC should automatically shut down.
Most download managers have this setting. JDownloader has for sure.
c. Turn the modem OFF if possible.
Is that a trick question? If its not i m really dumbfounded as to how would someone do this?
4. I need to have Internet connection available to both the PC's and PS3 for PSN.
Look at point number 2.
5. I need to have a Lan connection between both the PC's for file transfer.
Yes, wired or wireless. I prefer wired.
6. And yeas. I may sometimes have 1 or 2 Laptops or Wifi mobile at home. So is there anyway to access the WLAN for internet. And Anyway to allow them to access tot he file server.
Use a wireless router like wrt54g2 or any other that you prefer.
I am a NETWORKING NOOBIE...so please help out.

Jerin
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^^thnx for the reply..repped.

1. what all do i need?.yes for wired.

2. Mine is on PPPOE now. how to turn that into bridge mode?

3. will check that

4. i wrote a batch file for that. :)

5. hehhee..my bad...

6. yes. got it.

7. well you havent answered that. how to do that? does the connecting both the PC's to the modem will help me do that?

8. i have a Type 4 modem from BSNL with WLAN and 4 ports. isnt that enuff?
 
Well...few updates...

I successfully changed from PPPOE to Bridge mode. now my modem connects only when i click the connect shortcut i created.

Qn 1 ----> How can i use the net connection from my PS3 now. before it was just turn the modem On and voila.



Qn 2 ----> Now i need the necessary scripts to reboot the modem and connect at specified time and Dis-Connect at specified time. its a UT stracom ADSL modem/router. so any help will be appreciated.

I am using the idea that i will turn my server on before i go to sleep. so that it will come out of hibernate and do the download.

Qn 3 ----> I have a problem here. to use scheduled task, I need to set Password for my user accnt.

a. Is there any way to avoid that? coz i prefer not using a password.

a. If i set a user accnt password is there any way to auto login in XP/Server ?

I speculated of using Linux as the OS in the server. but using Windows products for long time and used to MSTSC or remote desktop feature in windows,

i thght of windows home server. Will try that way first. if its a dead end for me then ill go the Linux way.

So i now need help with Home server OS. so any help will be appreciated.

I saw the following scripts. will this be enough. From TE

Suggestion by ..:: Free Radical ::.. for people who use there modem in Bridged mode.

You can simply use rasdial if you are in Bridge mode

copy this into a text file and save it has a .CMD batch file

CONNECT.CMD

Code:

@ECHO OFF

:CONNECT

rasdial <Connection Name> <Phone Number> <Password>

if NOT %ERRORLEVEL% ==0 GOTO FAILED

EXIT

:FAILED

GOTO CONNECT

DISCONNECT.CMD

Code:

rasdial <Connection Name> /DISCONNECT

Where <Connection Name> = Name of the bridge Mode WAN Miniport PPPoE dialer connection in your Network connections folder.

And use task scheduler to run each whenever you desire.

Better than using a browser.

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In this Connection name will be BSNl, for me

password is my password.

what is the phone no?.. i tght it will be the user name i use to log in??
 
Hi all... other set of updates...

So i installed Windows home server on my Atom. the Xfile edition.

No i need help on the networking part from you guys. not the internet connecting and reconnecting. JUST THE networking.

We will talk about the net thing later.

And No UL connection for me for sometime. coz Airtel has no service in my area. fools.

p.s. A little headup, i am testing Imran's Broadband Utility in my main PC. lets see how it goes.
 
Keep us posted!

I'm running Win 7 on my headless Atom server which serves me as a d/l rig basically. I can as well stream HD from the system but prefer copying the stuff into my mass backup drives and watching it from them instead.

I've no clue about the Windows Home Server part. In any case I can help you out with the networking thing.
 
Ok...

So win 7 can run on headless too??... thats great.... :D.... anything special to be done..???

and yeas on networking part i need help..
 
Headless as in I've installed Teamviewer on both my systems. A very basic software which'd let you do nifty remote transfer stuff from any systems connected over the internet. I assume if you have LAN, it should work. The software assigns a unique ID to each systems. All you need to do is run the application, type the ID of the system and enter the password you've assigned to access the system. A window thus opens showing you the desktop of the headless system.

Download it from here: TeamViewer Download - The full version is free for personal use as well.

I access the atom rig from my main system. Although there's seldom a need now since the hard drive on the atom system appears on my main sytem and I can access it.

I'm at office now. Shall revert back to you on the networking part in the evening. Let other replies pour in. Meanwhile the only glitch with the Atom system running Windows 7 is that the graphics driver is not supported as yet. I'm running 7100.
 
I am testing Imrans Utility for 2 days...seems good..will test 5 more days...

today i actually slept through out from 2 to 8...

One doubt..This is what my PC does now..

I leave the PC and Modem ON. Using the Imrans utility i have disabled Network, NIC, for other than 2 to 8 on my main PC.

I enable NIC & reboot at 2.01 and start the download. Then Disable NIC & shutdown my PC at 7.45. but dont reboot the modem again.

Is there any issues in this?
 
^^^

Here you go...http://imran-utilities.synthasite.com/

Hmm.... well something weird.

Two nights ago, even though my NIC was off there was a dowload of 280 MB. I have no idea what it is. it happened between 12 AM to 2 AM. :(

and tonight, the PC got restarted twice. :(. dunno wether it was power issue or something else.
 
:Updates:

So my Windows Home server is going fine *touchwood*, testing will go on for 30 days.

And the Imrans Broadband utility is taking care of the downloads and all...

And i have the network up and running. Folder shares, Remote Desktop the works, The server is running WHS so i suppose it can run headless too..

I have some issues.

My PC's IP is XXXX.XXXX.XXXX.2

My Server's is XXXX.XXXX.XXXX.4 and my PS3 got XXXX.XXXX.XXXX.3.

I tried to do Port forward for my server. I used the SAME port no from my main PC for the server too. did the exact same steps.

But when i test it the server's port is not open.

should i give both different port or something???

Any ideas??
 
Ok...

My WHS is up and running... Now i need to automate the modem reboot and downloading process. I am having some issues with modem rebooting.

1. I tried using Imrahns braodband utility with NIC disable option in Win XP OS.

It seems there are times when there is unaccounted download. i don't know whats happening there. I have disabled all downloads but still it happened. Like between 12 in night to 1 in morning. It happened few times.

And on checking its log i see there are trouble for it to reboot the modem sometimes too. :(

2. Next i tried using a Macro tool. I used Macro expert.



I recorded the modem reboot process. ie open mozilla, type 192.168.1.1, enter user name and password, and save & reboot.

I tried to schedule it and run using windows scheduler and the Macro expert's scheduler in Windows home server OS. but its not running. on checking it shows some Trigger not found error.

I know its a lot of qns. but no other way.

Any ideas???
 
i don't knw abt d utility u r using.put ur modm in bridge mode n just use reconnect.exe to connect to ur isp.for shutdown u can use torrents inbuilt shutdown option or u can use shutdown.exe.finally to automate this tasks just add this tasks in the SCHEDULED TASKS of ur os.
 
I have other devices that need connections...

PC..laptop..consoles..Phones...DV player..

and besides i solved it using telnet scripting... :)
 
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