Daemon News Reviews DataHive Server

veg writes: "DaemonNews have kicked-off their new review section with a review of the DataHive server; a funky-looking, BSD-based, SoHo server/firewall. Reminds me of a NeXT cube - I want one!"

Specs and price

[tenman]

Here is the data sheet and price that I got from bsdmall.com. I don't know that this is the best price, but you can't get a price off off of the company website.

• Hardware Specifications
• 866 MHz or 1 GHz Processor
• 128, 256, or 512 Megabytes of High-Speed SDRAM
• 40, 60, or 75 Gigabytes of Fully Protected Storage
• Hot-Swap Fault Tolerant RAID-1 Array
• Backup entire server data including operating system with convenient third hard disk
• Dual Integrated 10/100 Ethernet

• Software Specifications
• DataHive DHUX 2.0 Operating System
• DataHive Hive Manager Administration Software

Network Firewall and Address Translation Single-click router allows you to forward data from one local area network to another Single-click firewall supports automatic discovery of network services to enable or disable protection of your server and network Single-click network address translation to allow or disallow internet access to computers on your local area network Support for port mapping to servers on your local area network Virtual Private Networking Support for secure PPTP VPN connections to Windows, MacOS, or UNIX systems Ability to link multiple DataHive servers together for secure file or application access using IPSEC Cross-Platform File Sharing Support for Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS, NFS, and FTP Windows NT Domain support for Microsoft networks with the ability to act as a Primary Domain Controller, support for local and roaming profiles Authentication via user, server, or domain Security and ownership on file, directory, and share objects Support for WINS protocol for name resolution Support for multiple network shares available via Windows, MacOS, NFS, or FTP Access control via user, group, IP address, computer name, or network E-Mail Server Supports popular mail protocols including SMTP, POP3, IMAP, and Webmail Supports multiple e-mail domains on one machine Access control via IP address, network, or domain Web Server Host multiple domains using virtual hosting via IP address or domain name Includes support for hosting secure sites such as e-commerce store fronts using SSL for secure communications Write dynamic content for your web sites using CGI applications, or scripting languages such as Perl or PHP Proxy Server Ability to cache viewed data for later viewing, saving bandwidth and processing power on your network and internet connection Content control via complete or incomplete domain-names Access control via IP Address, network, or domain Database Server Includes MySQL RDBMS Database server Support for web or network applications as well as legacy Windows ODBC applications Support for MySQL clients on Windows, MacOS, UNIX, as well as ODBC drivers, Microsoft Access, and Web Applications including Perl and PHP Backup and/or restore selective databases via web interface Access control via IP Address, network, username and password Domain Name Server Support for record caching and lookup from internet root servers Support for hosting zones as primary or secondary server Support to add or delete A, MX, PTR, and CNAME records via a simple, convenient interface DHCP Server Automatic configuration of local area network computers and/or VPN clients in the same IP address pool Configured by default for a new small business network DataHive Reseller L-Series & 1-Year Sup L-40 TR1-1Regular price: $3,595.00Sale price:

I'm no expert, but...

[whirred]

I think that this thread has the highest ratio or trolls to real posts, ever.

That being said, I think this box looks great and I'm an avid BSD user.

Re:I'm no expert, but...

[overbom]

I agree with you -- I wonder if this is a bot, or if it's a real person.

Is it just me or have the trolls started accelerating since a bunch of FreeBSD developers left the organization (not necessarily the development) to work on os x/opendarwin/etc?

cool

[someonehasmyname]

that+looks+cool