Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-23 Thread pll
In a message dated: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 17:26:59 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Seeing how they are both made from the same commodity i386 parts (and same basic software), I don't know that means much. Cobalt's original product line (the Qube) was a LAN server appliance (NFS/CIFS/etc). As I

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread Ray Cote
Thought it was BSD, not Linux, myself. Regardless, we've been running one for close to 4 years and sharing Windows and Mac systems. Several of the Macs are connected via NFS connections and they have been fine. Ray At 2:29 PM -0400 7/22/02, Hewitt Tech wrote: Has anyone used any of the

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread Thomas Charron
Quoting Hewitt Tech [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Has anyone used any of the Quantum Snap Server products to add NAS storage for small office use? Yeppers. I have a 4000. I remember them using Linux as the hidden OS. Nope.. Currently, BSD. In April they purchased a company that would lead to

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread pll
In a message dated: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 14:30:18 CDT Thomas Charron said: The *ONLY* concern I've had with it is ease of subverting security. Primarily, reseting the admin password is as easy as pushing a little button with a pencil top, and pushing it again twice, then holding it down. This

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread Ken Ambrose
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Thomas Charron wrote: The *ONLY* concern I've had with it is ease of subverting security. Primarily, reseting the admin password is as easy as pushing a little button with a pencil top, and pushing it again twice, then holding it down. This resets the admin password..

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread bscott
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, at 12:40pm, Ken Ambrose wrote: Ken's (security) rule-of-thumb: if you don't have physical security, you don't have security. Period. Looked at a different way, I -like- being able to reset passwords easily through a button ... Yeah, what he said. :) Even if said

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread bscott
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, at 2:29pm, Hewitt Tech wrote: Has anyone used any of the Quantum Snap Server products to add NAS storage for small office use? The only caveats I hear of regularly are performance, management, and backup. Performance is pretty poor, especially for any kind of I/O

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread John Abreau
Hewitt Tech [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Has anyone used any of the Quantum Snap Server products to add NAS storage for small office use? I remember them using Linux as the hidden OS. I was thinking of recommending one of these for use in a small office. So far the I have an older model at home

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread Thomas Charron
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The *ONLY* concern I've had with it is ease of subverting security. Primarily, reseting the admin password is as easy as pushing a little button with a pencil top, and pushing it again twice, then holding it down. This resets the admin password.. No way to

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread Thomas Charron
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, at 12:40pm, Ken Ambrose wrote: Ken's (security) rule-of-thumb: if you don't have physical security, you don't have security. Period. Looked at a different way, I -like- being able to reset passwords easily through a button ... Even if

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread pll
In a message dated: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 14:55:21 CDT Thomas Charron said: As a second note I forgot about, it also has a built in FTP and web server, as well as the ability to run Java servlets. Definatly a nice little box.. Ahm, okay, so how is this different than a Cobalt then? A Cobalt

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread Hewitt Tech
, July 22, 2002 4:07 PM Subject: Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions? In a message dated: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 14:55:21 CDT Thomas Charron said: As a second note I forgot about, it also has a built in FTP and web server, as well as the ability to run Java servlets. Definatly a nice little box

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread pll
In a message dated: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:49:44 EDT Hewitt Tech said: I'll look at the Cobalt systems though. I also saw positive comments on the MaxAttach systems put out by Maxtor. Cobalt is now owned by Sun. Also, keep in mind, they're meant as a web appliance, not necessarilly an NFS/CIFS

Re: Quantum Snap Server - Opinions?

2002-07-22 Thread bscott
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, at 4:07pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a second note I forgot about, it also has a built in FTP and web server, as well as the ability to run Java servlets. Definatly a nice little box.. Ahm, okay, so how is this different than a Cobalt then? One is made by Sun,