Webserver Device?

Does anyone know of a device similar to a router that acts as a webserver. A
device you can connect to a broadband router and ftp files to it. Basically
a webserver but without the computer?

Thanks,
Gareth




Gareth Evans

In article <bjir0j$jd1lt$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Does anyone know of a device similar to a router that acts as a webserver. A
> device you can connect to a broadband router and ftp files to it. Basically
> a webserver but without the computer?
>
What would be the point of that? A router is a computer anyway, just a
very specialised one.

In article <bjk2ec$k35qs$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...

> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> > In article <bjir0j$jd1lt$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > > Does anyone know of a device similar to a router that acts as a
> webserver. A
> > > device you can connect to a broadband router and ftp files to it.
> Basically
> > > a webserver but without the computer?
> > >
> > What would be the point of that? A router is a computer anyway, just a
> > very specialised one.
> >
> I mean a device (device router).

Me too - just because it's not a PC doesn't mean it's not a computer.

> I'd like to run a webserver but I don't
> want to permanently leave my computer running.

So get another PC and stick Linux (or a BSD) on it to run Apache.
Unless you want to go for something like a Cobalt Qube. There were some
of these on uk.adverts.computer a while ago for under 200 quid.

The Cobalt Qube, thats the type of thing im looking for. Looking for
anything under £150.

Thanks
Gareth

"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> In article <bjk2ec$k35qs$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
> > "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> > > In article <bjir0j$jd1lt$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > > > Does anyone know of a device similar to a router that acts as a
> > webserver. A
> > > > device you can connect to a broadband router and ftp files to it.
> > Basically
> > > > a webserver but without the computer?
> > > >
> > > What would be the point of that? A router is a computer anyway, just
a
> > > very specialised one.
> > >
> > I mean a device (device router).
>
> Me too - just because it's not a PC doesn't mean it's not a computer.
>
> > I'd like to run a webserver but I don't
> > want to permanently leave my computer running.
>
> So get another PC and stick Linux (or a BSD) on it to run Apache.
> Unless you want to go for something like a Cobalt Qube. There were some
> of these on uk.adverts.computer a while ago for under 200 quid.

In article <bjk8ru$kb5pi$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> > In article <bjk2ec$k35qs$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> >
> > > "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> > > > In article <bjir0j$jd1lt$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > > > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > > > > Does anyone know of a device similar to a router that acts as a
> > > webserver. A
> > > > > device you can connect to a broadband router and ftp files to it.
> > > Basically
> > > > > a webserver but without the computer?
> > > > >
> > > > What would be the point of that? A router is a computer anyway, just
> a
> > > > very specialised one.
> > > >
> > > I mean a device (device router).
> >
> > Me too - just because it's not a PC doesn't mean it's not a computer.
> >
> > > I'd like to run a webserver but I don't
> > > want to permanently leave my computer running.
> >
> > So get another PC and stick Linux (or a BSD) on it to run Apache.
> > Unless you want to go for something like a Cobalt Qube. There were some
> > of these on uk.adverts.computer a while ago for under 200 quid.
>
> The Cobalt Qube, thats the type of thing im looking for. Looking for
> anything under £150.
>
Nice piece of kit - I think the ones offered on uk.adverts.computer
(actually Gateway branded, but basically the same thing) ended up at £165
delivered, which seemed pretty cheap to me - I very much doubt you'll
find new cheaper than that, but there are some second-user items kicking
around. There's a couple of Qube 2s on ebay ATM.
Of course, it's still a computer :-) Not IBM-compatible, but just a
computer running Linux.

In message <bjir0j$jd1lt$(E-Mail Removed)>, Gareth Evans
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>Does anyone know of a device similar to a router that acts as a webserver. A
>device you can connect to a broadband router and ftp files to it. Basically
>a webserver but without the computer?

I doubt that there's any dedicated devices out there, I can't see the
market for them. You may be able to find a cheap second-hand laptop that
would do what you want. Perhaps one with a partially-working screen or
keyboard. Load Linux on it and set up an Apache web-server.


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Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author. Will work for money.