Engadget has the scoop on Axentra s Net-Box which is Windows, Mac and Linux compatible Internet gateway, firewall, 802.11g access point, and web/email/file server.
It comes in two variations: 80GB for $499 and 160GB for $699, and it s USB 2.0 compatible, so you can add external drives if that s not enough storage for you. Engadget prediction: before you know it these combo boxes will be as common as WiFi routers.
Features:
- Set up your home network in just a few minutes with Net-Box’s wizard driven setup
- Easily manage your entire home network from one integrated web-based toolbox
- Network all your computers together (Net-Box is Windows, Mac and Linux compatible)
- Expand your network with built-in wireless (802.11g) access point features
- Share your broadband connection among all your computers
- Create and control your own email addresses
- Keep hackers and spammers away from your network and your email
- Host your website and publish your photos and videos to the world
- Share your printers among all your computers
- Backup and synchronize your desktop files with your Net-Box
- Access your files from anywhere from any platform
- Enjoy a fully integrated web-based productivity suite featuring email, contacts, calendar, file management, file sharing, photo publishing, notes and more!
- Use any IMAP email clients and LDAP PIM applications such as MS-Outlook, MS-Entourage, Netscape, Eudora Mail, or Mozilla to connect to your Net-Box’s email and address book server
Perhaps a $500 community server with a $300 WiMax backbone could be a solution for schools, community centers, and other public or private community LANs, too.
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