Re: [cobalt-users] Gateway Qube !?!?!?

["victoria.tc.ca" <wz297@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All it is, is a Cobalt CUBE.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Darryl Harvey" <dharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "victoria.tc.ca" <wz297@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Gateway Qube !?!?!?


> At 16:08 28/02/00 , you wrote:
> >What is this Gateway Cube you are talking about? I searched for it and
came
> >up with nothing, Do you have a URL?
>
>
> Try this URL (within Australia);
>
> http://www.au.gateway.com/products/demo/micro-server/micro_server.asp
>
> or in Nth America;
>
> http://www.gateway.com/prod/sb_apsrv_Category.shtml
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Malcolm McLeary" <mim@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Cc: " Darryl Harvey" <dharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 8:03 PM
> >Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Gateway Qube !?!?!?
> >
> >
> > > Hi Darryl,
> > >
> > > On 28/2/00 1:58 PM, Darryl Harvey <dharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > >Has anyone done a comparison between the Cobalt Qube and the Gateway
> > > >re-badged Offering?
> > > >
> > > >I would be interested to hear any results/thoughts.
> > >
> > > I have a unit on my desk at the moment trying to answer the same
> > > question.  The one I have has 64Mb RAM and 20Gb disk  ... it appears
to
> > > be simply a black Qube2, but has a functioning built-in modem.
> > >
> > > On power up the unit will try for a DHCP address, but will default to
> > > 192.168.100.1 if it can't get one.  The Qube2 needs the owner to enter
> > > address details manually.
> > >
> > > Gateway provide a companion CD which is really for clients not the
> > > server.  They assume that the Windows clients are not setup and it has
a
> > > "Wizard" to install Windows networking, OE 5.0 and IE 5.0.  It finally
> > > launches IE with the url;
> > >
> > >      <http://microserver.local/.cobalt/wizard/intro.html>
> > >
> > > so the Micro Server can be configured.
> > >
> > > The GUI generally maintains the Cobalt colour scheme ... just the
names
> > > and icons have changed.
> > >
> > > There is a minor interface change with an additional button for
> > > configuring email, but the funtionality is simply available via a
> > > different "path" on a Qube2.
> > >
> > > Telnet is not a access option, but can be enabled via "maintenance
mode"
> > > for 1 hour at a time via the LCD.  I guess renaming telnet access
> > > "maintenance mode" increases security but it will also discourage most
> > > owners from tampering.
> > >
> > > It has the "change user quota - corrupt SMB password" bug.
> > >
> > > It doesn't have the "Netatalk file modification time" bug.
> > >
> > > Groups can't have quotas > 10000 which is a minor issue with the home
> > > group as it had by default the free space on the 20Gb.  Hence I
couldn't
> > > add users to that group until I reduced the allocated quota.
> > >
> > > Gateway in the US is promoting the built-in Back Up utility as a basic
> > > backup solution ... it is as per Qube2 and IMHO not terribly useful
for
> > > protecting shared data ... I use Dantz Retrospect Backup instead.
> > >
> > > The manual is thicker and a little more detailed, but still of little
use
> > > when the system sends you those bizzare little email messages.
> > >
> > > IMHO its a black Qube2 with a built-in modem and a bigger disk.
> > >
> > > The real question is support ...
> > >
> > > I find it interesting that Gateway have fixed the "Netatalk file
> > > modification time" bug while Cobalt just say "watch the download
area".
> > >
> > > I wonder who will fix the "change user quota - corrupt SMB password"
bug
> > > first?
> > >
> > > Cheers,  Malcolm
> > >
> > >
> > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
> > >
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> > >
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