Axentra Rumba Server - Home Do-It-All Box 168
JigSaw writes "OSNews has an exclusive article on a new Linux-based server appliance product -- the first in the family -- the Axentra Rumba Server. The product is to be launched soon, but details of it have being leaked out already: The device has a mini ITX mobo, VIA C3 800 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB hdd, USB 1.1, 2 LAN ports and in 1 WAN port (extra Wi-Fi USB device required). The device is useful as an Internet Gateway (DNS, IP filtering, Port forwarding, NAT firewall), as a network service (web server, file server, WebDAV, IMAP/SMTP, Samba, Content/Spam Filtering, photo album). It has an embedded web server so you can administer it via your web browser. It is compatible with Linux, Macs and Windows."
Cobalt Cube? (Score:5, Informative)
What's old is new again, I suppose.
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:2)
None of them are going to care what it runs, only whether or not it works.
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:2, Insightful)
Ahh yes... I have one of those... My trusty Sun Cobalt Qube. I run three domains with it over my cable modem...The cpu utilization has never been over like 20% for any extended period. It is quite the little workhorse, at only 450 mhz...
I fail to see
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Cobalt Cube? (Score:2)
"in 1 WAN port"? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:"in 1 WAN port"? (Score:2)
Maybe it can also serve as a wireless access point if you attach a USB WiFi adapter. But mentioning that right next to mentioning the extra Ethernet jack is just weird.
steveha
Re:"in 1 WAN port"? (Score:2)
Re:"in 1 WAN port"? (Score:2)
Wait and See (Score:4, Insightful)
Slashdot overestimates how many build their own... (Score:5, Insightful)
But very few build whole computers from scratch. They don't view it as worth their effort. They would rather buy an off-the-shelf system, and maybe add a little memory. A year down the road put in a bigger hard drive...
My point, the vast majority of technically literate people DON'T build their own from scratch.
Re:Slashdot overestimates how many build their own (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Slashdot overestimates how many build their own (Score:2)
Re:Slashdot overestimates how many build their own (Score:2)
Re:Slashdot overestimates how many build their own (Score:2)
Re:Wait and See (Score:2)
I saw this thing in TigerDirect and thought, "oh great, another netpliance". Then I turned the page. Machines like this aren't made for home users. I'd really like to know what this thing does t
Re:Wait and See (Score:2)
Re:Wait and See (Score:1)
Re:Wait and See (Score:2)
Re:Wait and See (Score:2)
test server (Score:1, Informative)
Re:test server (Score:1)
GOOD! (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:GOOD! (Score:3, Insightful)
This type of stuff is what MS is really afraid of. People using OSS vs WinCE/ME/NT.
Personal server (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Personal server (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Personal server (Score:1, Interesting)
Maybe, then, this device would be popular in the UK. In my case, I prefer to build my own server
Re:Personal server (Score:2)
Re:Personal server (Score:2)
Re:Personal server (Score:1)
Re:Personal server (Score:1)
Re:Personal server (Score:2)
I have both .Mac and my own 24/7/365 Linux server on an old G4. I have .Mac host most of my content since my DSL upstream is only 128Kbps (as are most upstream caps). To run CGIs or other scripts, I simply have the web pages on .Mac point to my home server. That tiny bit of upstream bandwidth can be handled no problem.
Re: Good or Bad? (Score:1)
Would having thousands of servers with exactly the same configuration and hardware be a good thing. We've seen what happens when problems are found in today's servers. Sure, it would be easy to fix them all with one patch, but even people that run servers today don't patch them up as much as they should... Would the average user running an out-of-the
Re:Personal server (Score:2)
How lame (Score:2)
1 WAN port (and 2 LAN ports). What the hell is a WAN port? Is it ethernet or not? Is it just slow 10 mbps ethernet rather than something faster? And why the hell require an extra Wi-Fi device? And if it has to be USB (I'm guessing because there are no slots, or no slots available), then why put USB 1.1 on a new product when the rest of the world is dealing with USB 2? Particularly when current Wi-Fi (802.11g) is a lot faster than the ill-conceived USB 1.1?
Re:How lame (Score:1)
Re:How lame (Score:1)
'Cause the board is cheaper [mini-itx.com]. Also, it's the fastest fanless model. Having said that, I agree. If I bought something like this, fast connection to an external backup drive would be a must.
It's an UPLINK port (Score:1)
WAN vs. LAN (Score:2)
It's an Ethernet port that's configured to be connected to your cable/DSL/whatever to access the rest of the world. Since this thing's acting as a firewall, I assume it's like the 486SLC-40 I turned into a Linux Router Project box a few years ago. I had two NICs in it, and labeled the back of the case LAN and WAN.
The distinction between WAN port and LAN port is that someone coming in from the WAN side is assumed to be a script kiddie until proven oth
Re:Nobody knows what a WAN port is anymore? (Score:2)
A WAN interface is an interface that connects you to a larger routed network. Traditionally, that's your nailed up line (T-1/leased-line/Frame connection/etc). A WAN port is an open slot, usually on a router or similar appliance, that you can use to insert a card for handling a connection as above. As others have indicated, this could potentially be used for your DSL connection by just putting an ethernet card in it. However the article seems to indicate that this is a US
A stepping stone? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:A stepping stone? (Score:2)
My exploits so far:
- P-Pro150 (overclocked to 180 woo!) RedHat 7.2 install. Died in a week due to dead hard drive.
- RH 8 on a P3 800 (work) that had a bad BIOs, Windows crashed when using the IDE channels. It worked as a spam filter for a while before a faster machine was needed. (I just installed, didn't do the software setup.)
- Knoppix CDs burned and passed out to tech pals, used for diagnosis and getting critical files off dead OS on NTFS. Plus sorta fun to play with. Got stumped by net
Re:A stepping stone? (Score:2)
Dance dance dance! (Score:2)
That's it. I give up.
Not enough space for porn requirements! (Score:3, Funny)
But does it run Li.... Oh.
Knoppix, Morphix any LiveCD would be as good. (Score:2, Interesting)
Once you get past ten gigs or so, the
Re:Knoppix, Morphix any LiveCD would be as good. (Score:2)
Also, what's the point of using it as an http/samba/webdav server if it has no hard drive? It's got nothing to serve...
Yes! It's both firewall and giant security hole! (Score:4, Insightful)
So what do we got? Not much more than cheapo walmart pc and distro.
We got a linux based firewall running on the same machine as the files and photos and everything else.
What the hell is the difference between this and any other linux machine?
It certainly won't make security or sysadmin any easier.
It's a home linux nightmare waiting to happen. Can't wait.
Re:Yes! It's both firewall and giant security hole (Score:2)
Re:Yes! It's both firewall and giant security hole (Score:3, Insightful)
I set up a Xandros box and (stupidly) left it exposed to the outside world without shutting down all of the default services. It being Debian based, and hence having apt, I kept the software up to date with all the patches from security.debian.org. Not good enough. About a week later someone came in through a service (which was not part of the standard Debian distro) meant for system administration that had the port open to * (as opposed to 127.0.0.1).
The less
Wheezer Sneezer (Score:1, Funny)
Ah! I've got it! All techy things in the new millenium have to rhyme, and not just once, multiple times!
Romper Stomper Bomper Boo, buy my crap -hey buy two!
Magic mirror, I see dead people. Ooops. Too much genre blending.
Good old Roomba (Score:3, Funny)
Appliance good, but mini-itx has fallen short (Score:1, Interesting)
I love the small formfactor stuff. If you got a vid card, sound card, networking card, and 1 or 2 pci slots, what more do you need for a desktop computer??
And I was wanting to build one, but a 2.2ghz celeron with a low-end mini-atx motherboard is cheaper then a mini-ITX 800mhz C3 mo
Re:Appliance good, but mini-itx has fallen short (Score:2)
I suppose it depends on where you are looking. By cheaper the price comparison's I've found are only about $10 difference. However there are other design considerations as well. For the purpose this is intended (home firewall, web server and file server) 800MHz is overkill. I'm writing my dissertation on a 950MHz VIA EPIA with OpenOffice and 95
File Server (Score:1)
Home Linux Firewalls (Score:4, Informative)
Security
* Stateful Firewall * Intrusion detection with Snort * Secure shell via SSH * IPsec VPN (Office Edition only) * PPTP VPN (Office Edition only)
Web Server
* Apache web server * Support for CGI and PHP * Secure/SSL support
File Services
* Journalled file system with ext3 * FTP server * Windows file server * AppleShare file server
E-mail
* POP and IMAP servers * SMTP server
Filtering
* Banner ad blocking * Web proxy * Content filtering (Office Edition only)
Printing
* Print server support * Printer sharing for Samba/Windows networks
Easy Configuration
* Web-based configuration* Optional Webmin package
Network Support
* DSL (including PPPoE) * Cable Modem * 802.11b Wireless (Office Edition only) * Internal DHCP server * Caching nameserver
There's a few not listed on the quick info page, such as Gallery and SpamAssassin, but you get the picture. Not to say that you couldn't add on to the software on the Rumba, after all it is Linux based, but who says they'll make it easy for you to do so. I have no problems adding new goodies to my ClarkConnect box, such as a NWN and TeamSpeak server for my gaming friends or SliMP3 server for around the house music, and I wouldn't give that up.
To give fair time to two other Linux firewall distros I've used in the past and like almost as much as ClarkConnect, check out Smoothwall [smoothwall.org] and IPCop [ipcop.org].
Jonah Hex
Re:Home Linux Firewalls (Score:1)
Already out of the bag. (Score:3, Informative)
TigerDirect print ad [grokthis.net]
The ad specifically mentions that it supports WiFi wireless networking
Re:Already out of the bag. (Score:3, Informative)
$499.99
If you're ordering one, tell TigerDirect Item # A555-1000
Re:Already out of the bag. (Score:2)
I ordered a refurbished dell monitor from them, and had to have it replaced twice because the first two died within a week.. the second time I went with a nice brand-new NEC. The NEC has been great.
I do blame TigerDirect for selling such shitty monitors from Dell, but the problem was Dell's - not TigerDirect's. TigerDirect took care of me and I exchanged for the new NEC monitor to much joy.
SME Server (a.k.a. e-Smith) ??? (Score:1, Redundant)
It ran a modified Red Hat, was an "Internet appliance" turn-key CD-ROM for any recent x86 box, & did all the fun router/web server/email server/file server stuff with just a simple web interface.
What's old is new again, I suppose.
Is this a challenge? (Score:1)
Ummm... they don't know us very well, do they?
Tranquil PC (Score:2)
You're telling me a vacuum can do all that? (Score:2)
Re:You're telling me a vacuum can do all that? (Score:1)
Re:You're telling me a vacuum can do all that? (Score:2)
GO FUCK YOURSELF!
Rumba? (Score:1)
Re:Rumba? (Score:1)
http://homepage.mac.com/fbrunner/files/PhotoAlbum
Roomba Server? (Score:4, Funny)
To the back of the queue, please... (Score:2)
The Mini-ITX hardware is a cute way to go though, if you don't mind the world of hurt which comes of trying to get the onboard VIA Rhine-II ethernet to work. At this very moment I'm part way through a Red Hat install onto a Mini-ITX which is going
Sounds like the Toshiba Magnia SG25 (Score:1)
An idea whose time has come? (Score:3, Interesting)
It might need a console-based configuration utility for setting its IP address. Once that's done, and the machine is on a network, everything else can be done through a web browser with a bit of p(hp|erl|ython) scripting.
It could firewall off your vulnerable Windows boxes from your ADSL connection, and provide a proxy to block ad.doubleclick.net and other objectionable sites. No ADSL? Then it can do on-demand dialling. It could collect your e-mail from several different servers and distribute it amongst several desktop machines - you can use POP3 to collect it and thus obviate the need for a static IP address. With the video and audio outputs, it could be a telejuke.
And, because it's programmable, some loon will almost certainly find a use for it none of us have thought of yet.
Sounds alot like... (Score:1)
But does it do some things that others have? (Score:1)
Amiga support? (Score:2)
Price and test server! (Score:2)
For bored slashdotters, HERE [ruppell.com] and HERE [tkelley.net] are 2 web servers running on these things... /. effect!
Better rename it (Score:2)
Rumba is a registered trademark.
It's software product [netmanage.com] from NetManage that is close enough in functionality to this product that they would probably have a valid trademark infringement claim.
ad (Score:2)
chock full of typos and a $499 price. not bad. (the price, not the typos)
Re:Test Server (Score:1)
Re:Test Server (Score:1)
Re:parent is troll (Score:2)
Re:parent is troll (Score:2)
Re:More nitpicking (Score:2)
Re:More nitpicking (Score:1)
Hmm.. AMC? Well, both the Pacer and the Mac are funny looking.
- Turq.
Re:not too exciting (Score:1)
And for the record, yes, VIA motherboards DO as a matter of fact choke on dick.
Just remember that this is a server, or a firewall. It's not, in actual fact, a super gaming machine designed for l33t haX0r d00ds, it's just a great idea-a virtually plug and play Linux solution for everyone who needs a server of pretty much any kind.
I love it. I want one.
Re:not too exciting (Score:1, Redundant)
It has several uses:
1. Cheapest hot-swappable ide/raid solution
2. Cheapest hot-swappable scsi-raid solution (after something around 200-400gigabytes)
3. Replacement for firewire and endorsed by Oracle:
http://oss.oracle.com/projects/firewire/
Re:not too exciting (Score:1)
2. what server needs USB2 ? cameras? video devices? get outa here. 1.1 is ENOUGH!!
3. the point is that if X company wants 20 boxes stacked as a rendering farm or crack server, or game servers, then its easy just to order and plugin, no ones gona hack away for 500 hrs building 30 servers by hand.
But on the other hand, id love to have an OQO , stack like 4000 of
Re:not too exciting (Score:1)
Inexpensive backup? Get an external USB2 drive [westerndigital.com] and back up your device as & when.
moog
Re:The most astonishing thing is... (Score:4, Informative)
Re:The most astonishing thing is... (Score:2)
How right you are. My apologies for my stupidity and ignorance...
Re:What is the power consumption (Score:1)
Jonah Hex
Re:What is the power consumption (Score:1)
Re:Via C3 doesn't fit on socket A (Score:2)
Nice advertisement, sucker (Score:2)
Besides which, Cobalt Raqs have a nice-looking case and a LCD for status and setup. Your case is ugly as hell. You can buy a case that ugly at fry's.
Re:Nice advertisement, sucker (Score:2)