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CyberKnights are running a special deal on pre-installed Motium small form factor "network appliance" boxes.
In the no-moving-parts (fanless) “appliance” format, a complete system with 2GB of RAM & 250GB of disk, pre-installed as either a router, server or bastion is available for AUD$1000+GST within the Perth metropolitan area or City of Albany, plus screen. The DualCore version (for punchier performance or using much larger screens) is AUD$1500. These are quite rugged systems, & built using carefully selected ((not minimum-cost) components.
A screen will tpyically range from about AUD$150+GST for an 18” widescreen to about AUD$295+GST for a 23” LCD unit.
There are three basic configurations covered by the special pricing, but more extensive or unusual configurations can be negotiated.
In a Router configuration, the CyberKnights/Motium system effectively replaces Cisco routers in the AUD$6-20,000 range.
The configuration includes BGP dynamic routing support and secure
remote management access, along with a comprehensive suite of network
diagnostic tools. The system can also export logging and statistical
information.
In a Server configuration, the CyberKnights/Motium system provides a comprehensive system for dealing with normal Internet services. For services involving a significant amount of dynamic information, such as databases, file servers & email, CyberKnights recommends adding a second hard disk & software RAID.
Plugging a USB hard drive in & incrementally backing up (in seconds or minutes, typically) using RSync technology is simple to include.
Typical server configurations include webserver, email server, file
server or some combination of these. As shipped, CyberKnights/Motium
servers have no seat, instance, CPU or bandwidth licencing restrictions
and typically have enough capacity to survive all the traffic that a
2 megabit link can throw at them (dependent upong the complexity of
the applications they’re running, of course).
Servers can also be configured to provide “spam” filtering, virus scanning & similar services, possibly with an extra cost dependent upon the software chosen.
A bastion box will typically provide VPN interfaces, firewalling, filtering, proxying (web, H.323 telephony, Socks & the like). It might also provide email services & an intranet. Transproxying (Transparent: no workstation configuration needed) can also be arranged, which can include content filtering. Proxying reduces traffic (keeps you further from traffic quotas) & increases the response speed in many cases.
Bastion boxes are intended to live on the edges of LANs or DMZs.
Motium’s servers are available in a variety of configurations, of which CyberKnights usually ships a version with 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, 3× USB-2 ports, serial, parallel, sound, VGA ports. This permits their use for remote monitoring (of serial data, audio or video (via USB), digital inputs via parport or USB) & control as well as the more mundane tasks listed above. They are also available with a power supply capable of dealing with automotive electrical environments.
Storage options include RAM from 512MB to 4GB (1GB by default), robust hard disk in 250GB on up units. Multiple disks may be configured as software RAID arrays. DVD burners are included. Processor options include Celeron or DualCore/fanless. I/O mixtures can include up to 4 RS-232 (serial) ports, PCI expansion slots are an option (add more EtherNet, some WiFi or other interfaces with each slot).
Contact us to arrange your system or discuss your unique requirements.
There is something a little bit surreal about sitting in a meeting of the Jamaica Linux Users Group (JaLUG), in a cafe beside a waterfall — with Linus, Ted, Eric and other luminaries in the front of the room and an attentive audience filling the rest of the space — while a veteran local IBM executive stands up and describes the adoption of Linux by the company’s customers with adjectives like “huge”. — Doc Searles
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