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"Top Gear" Eber 230 winner Congratulations to Paul Ridley, from Air-Stream Wireless Inc, SA
Paul Ridley, a member of Air Stream Wireless Inc in South Australia, is our "Top Gear" competition grand prize draw winner.
His prize is a 'ducks guts' Eber 230 , which includes 756MB of RAM, a 512MB CF card and a 12V 4A power supply, valued at over $1400.
You can read Paul's case study, "Using a WRAP 2 for a core access point in the Air-Stream community wireless network", on our case studies page.
Thanks to everyone who entered our "Top Gear" competition. Your "Yawarra" t-shirt and cap should be arriving shortly, if you haven't already received them.
We'll be publishing our case studies gradually over the next months, so stay tuned to find out how other people are using our hardware.
See you in 2007
Thank you for supporting us in 2006.
We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you again in 2007.
We won't be sending out any news in January, so the next time you'll hear from us will be in late February.
In the meantime, here are the important dates for our end-of-year period:
* Tuesday, 19 Dec, 1:00PM - The absolute latest you'll have to place (and pay for) your order by, if you want it to arrive before Christmas.
You'll need to order even earlier if you're outside of the Express Post area (ask us if you're not sure), or if it's a large order. Of course we'll happily process your last minute order, but we just can't guarantee it'll arrive in time. So get in early, OK?
* Wednesday 20 Dec, 5:30PM - When we close for our Christmas break.
* Wednesday 10 Jan, 9:00AM - When we reopen after our Christmas break.
You're more than welcome to place orders via the website during this period, but we won't be answering the phones, shipping orders, or responding to emails until we reopen.
Have a great holiday!
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Only 7 days left to win an Eber 230 Get your entry in now!
Entries close for our 'Top Gear' competition next Thursday, 30 November at midnight.
If you've been toying with the idea of entering, here's some things you should know:
1. It's really easy
Just work through the questions in the competition guidelines, and before you know it you'll have your 200 words. You don't need big words or impressive-sounding projects - just tell us what you've been doing.
2. Anyone can enter
Don't think you have to be a business to enter our competition. The only requirement is that you're using our stuff. So whether you've used one of our computers to build a robot, or secure your home network, we want to hear about it.
3. We want to publish your case study
That's why we're running this competition, after all. So if you're worried your entry won't be accepted, don't be! We'll help you make sure it's good to go.
So what are you waiting for? Get cracking!
New net4801 case now available
Fit a full-height PCI card - and it's blue!
Powdercoated in gloss blue, our new net4801 case has a larger space on the left and has access to one serial port. The new case fits standard height PCI cards (up to 103mm), making it ideal for setting up a net4801 as an Asterisk box for VOIP.
Visit our net4801 page or our cases page for more photos and information.
Great work, Neville!
In other news...
This month we have new reverse SMA pigtails, which use higher-quality u.fl connectors, instead of I-PEX. And for the same price, too!
We have limited stock of the old I-PEX rSMA pigtails, which we'll ship when you order reverse SMA pigtails as an option, until they run out. If you specifically want u.fl pigtails, please let us know when you place your order, or just order them separately.
We'll there's good news and bad news. Which do you want first?
OK, the good news is that we've been able to drop the price on our Senao 400mW miniPCI wireless cards to $160.
The bad news is that we've had to increase our shipping charges, but only a very little. Our charge for small orders (less than 500g) is now $10, instead of $9, but our other charges remain the same. Please visit our shipping information page to read more about our shipping charges.
Extra bits
Eber 230's finally in stock
Christmas & New Years information
Tuesday, 19 Dec, 1:00PM - The absolute latest you'll have to place (and pay for) your order by, if you want it to arrive before Christmas.
You'll need to order even earlier if you're outside of the Express Post area (ask us if you're not sure), or if it's a large order. Of course we'll happily process your last minute order, but we just can't guarantee it'll arrive in time. So get in early, OK?
Wednesday 20 Dec, 5:30PM - When we close for our Christmas break.
Wednesday 10 Jan, 9:00AM - When we reopen after our Christmas break.
You're more than welcome to place orders via the website during this period, but we won't be answering the phones, shipping orders, or responding to emails until we reopen.
OpenBSD have released their latest version, v4.0 of their open source operating system.
Visit our OS images page to download it or add it to your next order.
Including a few minor bug fixes, v1.01 of pfSense is now the latest version of this open source firewall package that was officially released on October 13.
Visit our OS images page to download it or add it to your next order.
A big thank you to everyone who has filled out and returned one of our 'How Did We Do?' postcards in the past.
We have successfully trialled an electronic version of this survey, and as of 1 December 2006, we'll start sending this to all of our customers. Instead of the paper version, you'll receive an email a few days after your order with a link to a online version of the survey, saving you time and giving you more space to tell us what you think.
So when you receive your next order, don't think we've stopped caring what you think. We still do, and we look forward to hearing how we can make things even better for you!
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New WRAP 1 cases with SMA punchouts
Hot off the presses (OK, the powdercoaters) are our new WRAP 1 cases that now include SMA punchouts - two for the WRAP 1-1 and one for the WRAP 1-2.
Just insert your rSMA pigtail, screw on your rSMA antenna, and you're done. No more drilling holes - for you or us! And if you don't want an antenna, just leave the rubber blanking plugs in for a very neat finish.
So far they're only available in red, but we'll be gradually moving all of our WRAP 1 cases across to the new design. Check out our case info page for more photos.
To get one, just select the 'red with SMA punchout' option when choosing the case colour for your next order.
New net4801 and Eber cases being developed 
Meet Neville, our product engineer.
Neville's been working hard improving our case designs and you can see him here, testing a prototype for our new net4801 case.
Powdercoated in stunning 'space blue' with a larger space on the left and one serial port, the new case will fit - and give you access to - standard height PCI cards (up to 95mm), including the Digium TDM400 VOIP card.
Our new net4801 case will be ready next month, so keep watching. And did we mention it's blue?
And when that's all done, Neville's next task is to design standalone cases for the Eber series. Can't wait for that one.
In other news...
We're now offering the 12V 4A regulated power supply, designed for use with our rack mount Ebers, as a separate product.
Due to rising copper prices, we've had to increase the price of our 12V 1A unregulated power supply to $20. Bummer, hey?
Our PPOE injectors and PPOE kits are now called 'Passive POE' to distinguish them from 802.3af compliant active POE equipment.
And in case you weren't sure, our WRAP 1 and net4801 boxes don't include a pigtail or antenna when you select a wireless card in a miniPCI slot. If you want an rSMA pigtail or antenna, you'll need to buy them separately.
Our catalogue previously listed our Voyage O/S image as 256MB, instead of 128MB, which means that you can actually fit it onto a 128MB CF card if you want to. Our apologies for any confusion.
Extra bits
pfSense v1.0 finally released!
Utilising pf as the firewall basis, this distribution has been in development for two years and offers firewalling, traffic shaping, clustering, load balancing and more, all managed via an easy-to-use WebGUI.
Visit our OS images page to download it or add it to your next order.
Only 5 weeks left to win an Eber 230
New FAQs: Who built the website and is it for sale?
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Get more "grunt" with an Eber Our new rack mount servers have arrived!
Exclusive to Yawarra, the stylish rack mount Ebers are an enterprise-grade solution for slightly larger networks and more complex tasks such as intrusion detection and spam filtering. Starting at just $950 for the Eber 210, the Ebers' low price and small size also make them ideal for running in a redundant cluster.
Completely fanless, quiet and cool, the Eber also has the capacity to support a standard hard drive for extra storage, file serving or logging. The ports are located at the front, not the back, allowing easy access for administrators and the CF card is tucked away securely under the board.
The rack mount aluminium enclosure has excellent heat dissipation properties and is only 190mm deep and 1RU high, which means that it will fit into the smallest of racks.
Read more about the Eber series on our new Eber product information page, size them up on our new Eber comparison page, or check out the Eber 210, the Eber 220 and the Eber 230 on the new rack mount page in the catalogue. There's also a quick comparison of the WRAP, net4801 and the Eber features on our small form factor computers page.
Switch into "Top Gear" and win! Win a rack mount Eber worth over $1400
To celebrate the combined launch of our new range of Eber rack mount servers and our new case studies section of the website, we're offering one lucky bugger the chance to win a "ducks guts" Eber 230, valued at $1470.
To win, all you have to do is tell us how using our products has helped you or your business. For more information, visit our "Top Gear" competition page (under 'Case Studies' in the menu).
In other news...
New products
How 'bout those rack mount Ebers, hey?
Price changes
Our 1GB SanDisk CF cards are down by another $10 this month to a mere $55. Dropping like a stone...
We've split our old 'computers' page in the catalogue into three - boxes, rack mount and boards - to accommodate our new range of rack mount Ebers.
We've also turned the old 'Rack mount server' into three separate products - dual rack mount WRAP 1-1, dual rack mount WRAP 1-2 and dual rack mount net4801 - and included two boards by default. You can still have the single board version by removing the second board.
We've completely run out of 256MB Biwin CF cards, and we won't be getting any more.
And our WRAP 2 boards are now all 233MHz, as the 266MHz processor is no longer being manufactured.
Extra bits
We've added a new section to our website, to help you see how other people are making use of our hardware.
We've kicked things off with our case study, which looks at using monowall on a WRAP 1-2 to create an easy hardware firewall, and we plan to add more to the collection (with your help). Read more on our case studies page.
Come and see us at AUUG 2006 - The Conference for Unix, Linux and Open Source Professionals, running from 10 to 13 October 2006 in Melbourne.
The conference features many overseas invited speakers as well as speakers from around Australia, and we're pleased to be able to offer 20% off our entire product range to all conference attendees for the duration of the conference.
Visit RFShop for other pigtails and antennas
Catalogue and product information pages now better integrated
You'll notice a few changes around the place, including "More information" links in the product popups, a list of "Available products" on the product information pages and a little green next to links that launch a product popup.
Shipping cost added to cart summary
Just for fun
Tired of trying to guess how to say 'Yawarra' or 'Soekris'? No idea where to begin with 'Eber'? If you have nothing better to do, check out our new pronunciation guide in the FAQs.
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| 24 August 2006 |
| Take advantage of us! |
| Diners Club cards now accepted |
 | We've added Diners Club to our range of accepted credit cards. |
| Just select it from the card types when you choose to pay by credit card on your way through the checkout. |
| So now that we accept your credit card - Visa, Mastercard, Bankcard, American Express or Diners Club - all that's left is for you decide what to buy. |  |
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| Having trouble choosing a wireless card? |
| Check out our new wireless card comparison page |
| To make it easier for you to choose the right wireless card for your application, we've added a wireless card comparison page, under 'Wireless' in the menu. |
| We've summarised the main features of each of our five miniPCI wireless cards, to save you the trouble of trawling through product feature lists and spec sheets. Of course, you can still do all that if you want to. |
| And just for fun, we're also listing the longest links our customers have reported using these cards. If you reckon you've done even better, we'd love to hear about it! |
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| In other news... |
| Price changes |
| Our 512MB and 1GB SanDisk cards are down by $10 each this month, and our 256MB Biwin by $5, and we have very limited stock of the 256MB cards, so they won't last long. |
| Our N-male caps are now $9 each, $35 for 5 or $60 for 10. |
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| Product changes |
| Our 64MB WRAP 2 board now uses a 233MHz processor, instead of a 266MHz. |
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| Extra bits |
| New rack mount server range coming soon |
| With the extra "grunt" you've been after, extra ethernet ports and support for a standard hard drive, our new 1U rack mounted servers will be the ideal solution for more complex tasks, larger networks, and building redundant clusters. |
| Keep watching for your chance to win one of these beasts. |
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| pfSense RC2 |
| pfSense have now released their second release candidate for v1.0, RC2. Version 1 is really close! |
| Visit our OS images page to download it or add it to your next order. |
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| Same-day shipping deadline now 1PM |
| We've changed our same-day shipping deadline to 1PM. |
| So if you want your order shipped same-day, you'll need to place your order by 1PM and pay by credit card. |
| Please note that some orders can't be shipped same day, regardless of order time, due to stock availability and processing requirements. |
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| Optional CC email address |
| If you want to send your order confirmation email to a second address, now you can. |
| Maybe you'd like to get a copy at work and send one to home as well, or perhaps your accounts department needs to know what you've been buying. |
| Just enter the second address in the 'Email CC' field on your way through the checkout and we'll take care of the rest. |
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| New FAQ |
If you're not sure what size Compact Flash card to use with our OS images, you might be interested in our new FAQ:
What size Compact Flash card should I use with the OpenBSD / Voyage / m0n0wall / pfSense image? |
| Here you'll find a quick explanation of the right card for your chosen OS image. |
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| 27 July 2006 |
| Slow news month! |
| Working hard but nothing to show for it |
| Well, we've been working hard this month, but it seems there's not really much worth shouting about. |
| So, rather than inventing news, we'll just wish you a Happy New Financial Year and leave you to read the few minor things that have changed around here lately. |
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| In other news... |
| Product changes |
| Following unsatisfactory information from the manufacturer and concerns about product quality, we have decided to discontinue our budget range Compex wireless cards. Our apologies for any inconvenience. |
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| Extra bits |
| IPCop for the WRAP and net4801 - EMBCop |
| If you haven't come across it before, you might be interested in EMBCop, which is an IPCop distribution designed specifically for single board, embedded computers, such as the WRAP and net4801. |
| The current version of EMBCop is 0.9.05, it's based on IPCop v1.4.11, and it replaces the earlier WRAPCop distributions. It's a bit rough around the edges at the moment, but it's definitely worth a look. |
| Have a look at our software resources page for more information. |
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| Rack mount cases now overseas |
| Like the look of our rack mount server cases, but you're nowhere near Australia? Well, you might be interested to know that we now have distributors selling them in both the UK and the USA. |
| Visit LinITX.com in the UK and Netgate in the USA for more information. |
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| Why we don't sell 900MHz gear |
| If you've been wondering why we don't sell the Ubiquiti SR9 miniPCI wireless card, you can now read the answer on our FAQ page. |
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| 22 June 2006 |
| Ubiquiti SR2 400mW now available! |
| Get even more power in 802.11b/g |
| The Super Range 2 from Ubiquiti was the world's first 400mW 802.11bg miniPCi wireless card. Released in 2005, the SR2 uses the widely-supported 4th-generation Atheros chipset. |
 | With 400mW of power in the 2.4GHz band and excellent receive sensitivity, this card is ideal for long-range links. Use this card with a WRAP or net4801 for a high-powered 2.4GHz point-to-point link or wireless access point. |
| To learn more about the Ubiquiti SR2 400mW wireless card you can download the spec sheet, which you'll find on our hardware resources page and also in the feature list in the product pop-up. |
| For more information to help you choose the right wireless card, please visit our wireless technology info page. |
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| Don't leave home without us |
| American Express cards now accepted |
 | We've added American Express to our range of accepted credit cards. |
| Just select it from the card types when you choose to pay by credit card on your way through the checkout. |
| So get hold of that corporate credit card and go on an end-of-financial-year spending spree! |
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| In other news... |
| Price changes |
| Our 512MB and 1GB SanDisk Compact Flash cards have down in price again this month. |
| Pick one up for just $50 or $75 respectively. |
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| Extra bits |
| pfSense v1.0 released! |
| pfSense have now officially released their first release candidate for v1.0. |
| Visit our OS images page to download it or add it to your next order. |
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| Pay on receipt of a Proforma Invoice |
| If you need an invoice before you can pay for a purchase, you can now choose to receive a Proforma Invoice when you place your order online. |
| Just select it as your payment option on the checkout page, and we'll email, fax or post you an invoice for you to pay on, along with information on your payment options. |
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| 25 May 2006 |
| Go wireless on a budget |
| New low-cost wireless cards available now |
| Introducing the Compex 100mW 802.11bg and 200mW 802.11bg miniPCI wireless cards. |
| With 100mW and 200mW of power respectively in the 2.4GHz band, these cards are an economical way to kick-start your wireless network. |
| And they're available as wireless kits, too. |
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| FREE stuff |
| Save up to $100 |
| Get free reverse N-type pigtails and antennas when you buy a WRAP 2 Outdoor. |
| Just click the 'FREE stuff' link in the options list or select 'rev N' in the pigtail and antenna options and pay $0.00! |
| But only while stocks last! |
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| Go further with PPOE |
| 18V 1A regulated power supply now available |
| This 18V power supply is ideal for PPOE over longer distances. |
| A higher voltage means less voltage drop over a long cable run, which means that you can get your box to work from even further away. |
| Our PPOE kit now also ships with this 18V power supply. |
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| In other news... |
| New products |
| Our range of miniPCI wireless cards has increased yet again, with the introduction of the low-cost Compex WLM54G 100mW and 200mW cards, also available as wireless kits. |
| And we've got our hands on some 18V 1A regulated power supplies, which means less voltage loss for PPOE. |
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| Price changes |
| Our PPOE kit has gone up by $5 with the addition of the new and improved 18V 1A regulated power supply. |
| Now you can save an impressive $20 on a WRAP 1-1 or WRAP 1-2, by choosing an old-style anodised case or the more adventurous 'any old colour' option. |
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| Extra bits |
| World times now customisable |
| Our handy dandy 'World Times' popup is now customisable. Just click on the time in the lower left hand of any page on our website to show this surprisingly useful tool. |
| Click the 'Customise' link and select from hundreds of timezones from around the world to keep an eye on your special locations. Give them any name you like, click save, resize the window to suit, and have it all remembered. |
| Never have to try and figure out what time it is in Guatemala or Greenland again! Very cool. |
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| Get started with wireless |
| We've added a page with a great introduction to wireless technology, which you'll find under 'Wireless' in the menu. |
| On our wireless info page you'll find a handy comparison of the popular 802.11 standards, a list of the things you'll need to get started, and links to some useful tools, like EIRP calculators and a dBm to Watt conversion table. |
| We don't claim to be experts, so please let us know if you find any errors or have suggestions for additional content. |
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| What does this mean? |
| We've also started compiling a glossary of useful (and sometimes confusing) terms. |
| You'll also find 'What does this mean?' links to the glossary sprinkled throughout the website and we'll keeping adding to these over time. Just put your mouse over a word and see if it turns red, and then click to see a definition. |
| Please let us know if you think there's some other terms that should be in there, or if one of our definitions is just wrong. |
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| OpenBSD and Voyage images updated |
| Our OpenBSD image has been updated to v3.9 and our Voyage Linux image is now v0.2 and 50% smaller, at only 128MB. |
| Visit our OS images page to download them or add one to your next order. |
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| 26 April 2006 |
| Ubiquiti SR5 400mW now available! |
| Get even more power in 802.11a |
| You've been asking and asking us if and when we were going to get the Ubiquiti Super Range cards. Well here's the SR5, and keep an eye out in the coming months for the SR2. |
| With 400mW of power in the 5.8GHz band and excellent receive sensitivity, the Ubiquiti SR5 400mW is ideal for backhaul or trunk links. |
| This card can do up to 24Mbps at 400mW and 54Mbps at 125mW in the 5.8GHz band. Now that's fast! |
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| New look catalogue |
| Check out our new multi-page catalogue |
| We've given our products a bit of 'personal space' and split our catalogue into pages. |
| With meaningful groupings and shorter pages, the catalogue is now faster to load and easier to navigate. Just click on a tab to go directly to the range of products you're interested in. |
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| Two new great case colours |
| WRAP 1 cases now in yellow and white | 
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| "Somewhere, over the rainbow..." |
| We've gone crazy with the paint again, to bring you WRAP 1 cases in bright yellow and cool white. |
| So now, whatever kind of device you're building, we have the colour to suit. |
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| In other news... |
| New products |
| OK, so there's the Ubiquiti SR5 400mW miniPCi wireless card and the new WRAP 1 case colours. |
| We've also bundled the Senao 400mW with an SMA pigtail and antenna into a wireless kit and added both 400mW cards as options to all of our boxes. |
| Then there's the 8dBi 2.4GHz N-female outdoor omni antenna and the 50cm low-loss N-male to N-male pigtail to match. |
| And that's your lot for this month. Enjoy! |
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| Price changes |
| Save another $5 on our 512MB SanDisk and 1GB SanDisk CF cards. What can we say that we haven't already said? |
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| Product changes |
| We have now definitely sold out of 64MB and 256MB SanDisk CF cards, and it doesn't look like we're going to be able to dig up any more. |
| If you're after SanDisk, it'll have to be a 128MB, 512MB or 1GB. Or you can try one of our Biwin 64MB or 256MB cards. |
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| Extra bits |
| pfSense 1.0 BETA 3 and m0n0wall 1.22 |
| Our pfSense and monowall images have been updated to v1.0 BETA 3 and v1.22 respectively. Visit our OS images page to download them or add one to your next order. |
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| Reflashing a CF card remotely |
| We've added an FAQ on how you can use GRUB to allow you to remotely reflash your CF card in a WRAP or net4801 if you don't have physical access to the box. |
| Very useful if it's 10m up a pole or on the other side of the planet! |
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| Postage and handling charges tweaked |
| Increasing freight costs and our expanding product range have prompted us to review our shipping charges. |
| So now our postage and handling calculation in our online store takes into account the weight, size and value of your order. The good news is, it will still only cost you $9, $13 or $25, depending on the size of your order. |
| We still do custom quotes for offline orders. For more info, visit our Shipping Info page. |
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| 24 March 2006 |
| Go faster, higher, further than ever before! |
| Senao 400mW 802.11abg miniPCI wireless card now available |
| With 400mW of power and dual-band capabilities, the Senao 400mW is the card for long-range, high-speed wireless connections in any situation. |
| This card can do up to 11Mbps at 400mW and 54Mbps at 200mW in the 2.4GHz band. That's like, really fast. |
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| pfSense has arrived |
| Get it pre-installed or DIY |
| pfSense has released v1.0 BETA 2 and we're pleased to begin offering it as an option on all of our boxes and CF cards. |
| If you prefer, you can also download it from our OS images page and DIY. |
| pfSense is derived from monowall, but has a number of different goals, including packet filtering, using FreeBSD 6 as its base and being able to extend it with packages (although not yet on embedded systems). |
| It has a great WebGUI interface and there are some cool tutorials available on the pfSense website. |
| We think it's definitely worth a try. |
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| Need less? Pay less! |
| 64MB WRAP 2 board just $190 |
| If you're looking for an inexpensive WRAP board, and you don't need more than 64MB of memory, then take a look at our new 266GHz / 64MB WRAP 2 board. Just select the 266GHz / 64MB option in the product pop-up and save. |
| At just $190, it's very affordable! |
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| In other news... |
| New products |
| Well, besides our Senao 400mW miniPCi wireless card, our 64MB WRAP 2 board, and our pfSense pre-installed image option on all our boxes and CF cards... |
| ...we've managed to get our hands on a stash of 128MB SanDisk CF cards. So if you want SanDisk quality without the size, we're the ones to ask. |
| If you use a variety of SMA connectors, you might be interested in our new SMA adapters. Available in 9 configurations, these adapters allow you to connect any two SMA ends. Just pick the combination you need, and you're all set! |
| We're now also offering N-male caps in 1, 5, or 10 packs. Made from nickel-plated brass, with a handy-dandy chain, these caps are great for protecting an unused N-type female pigtail from the elements. |
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| Price changes |
| Our 64MB Biwin, 512MB SanDisk and 1GB SanDisk CF cards have come down in price, yet again! |
| Save $5 on the 64MB and 512MB cards and an amazing $25 on the 1GB cards. Where will it stop?! |
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| Product changes |
| You can now get pfSense v1.0 BETA 2 pre-installed on any box or CF card. |
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| Due to popular demand, we've added a monowall appliance bundle to the WRAP 1-2. Just click the 'm0n0wall appliance' link, and the decision-making is done. All you have to do is choose the colour. "What do you mean, you don't have purple?!" |
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| If you can't afford to have your firewall fail, take a look at our pfSense-based redundant firewall bundle for the rack mount WRAP 1-2. Just click the 'Redundant firewall' link, and we'll put together a great set of hardware, with pfSense pre-installed. |
| There's an excellent tutorial on the pfSense website for configuring pfSense for automatic failover (using CARP) in a redundant cluster. |
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| Extra bits |
| Download pfSense image for the WRAP and net4801 |
| The pfSense v1.0 BETA 2 image for embedded systems is now available from our OS images page. Download it, stick it on a flash card and take it for a spin! |
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| Senao 400mW specs |
| To learn more about the Senao 400mW wireless card you can download the spec sheet, which you'll find on our hardware resources page and also in the feature list in the product pop-up. |
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| WRAP BIOS 1.11 now available |
| If you need to upgrade your WRAP BIOS, v1.11 is now available on our software resources page. |
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| 24 February 2006 |
| If one's good, then two's better! |
| Build your ideal rack-mounted solution with our new rack mount server |
| Take your pick of boards and options to create the perfect rack-mounted system. |
| Here's what great about our rack mount server: |
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- it's designed to fit two boards in one 19" 1RU rack mount case, making it ideal for redundant systems
- the boards slot into slide rails for easy access to the board and Compact Flash card
- you can choose slide rails and cover plates to suit single or dual WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2 or net4801 boards, and mix and match boards
- it comes with a stylish black anodised face, with matching punched cover plates, hex screws and thumb screws, and a clear anodised body, so it's easy to use and it looks great
- it's made from aluminium so it's light yet durable
- and it's manufactured right here in Australia
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| So take a look. We think you'll be impressed. |
| There's also some great photos of it in action on our case info page. |
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| In other news... |
| New products |
| To complement our new WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2 and net4801 rack mount servers, we've added a slide rail kit to our range. |
| So if you buy a rack mount server (or case) now with just one board, you can come back at any time and get everything you need to quickly and easily add a second board. |
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| Price changes |
| Our 512MB and 1GB SanDisk CF cards have come down in price, again. It's just one of those inevitabilities. What was once big is now small, and what was once expensive is now, well, less expensive. |
| Save $5 and $10 respectively when you pick up one of these fabulous flash cards. |
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| Product changes |
| We've improved our rack mount server case even further, adding support for the net4801 board - literally! Along with the slide rails and cover plates, the net4801 option includes a custom-designed mounting plate for the board. |
| So now you can mix and match board slots to suit the WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2 and net4801 boards. Go crazy! |
| We've also "tweaked" the pricing on our rack mount server case to better reflect our new and improved design. |
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| Extra bits |
| New Voyage Linux images for the Biwin CF cards |
| We've added two new Voyage Linux images, designed specially for the 256MB Biwin CF card, and addressing the propensity of certain hardware to report the CF card as /dev/hdb instead of /dev/hda. |
| Well, whether your hardware reports your Biwin CF card as /dev/hda or /dev/hdb, we now have an image to suit. |
| Visit our OS images page for more information. |
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| PayPal payment option discontinued |
| As of Feb 24 2006 we'll no longer be offering PayPal as a payment option. We apologise for any inconvenience. |
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| Empty cart bug fixed |
| A small number of our customers have reported that their shopping carts were being unexpectedly emptied while browsing our website. We think we've fixed the bug, so if you've experienced this problem, please try clearing your browser cache, and you shouldn't have any trouble in future. Our apologies for any frustration this caused. |
| If you find any other problems or have suggestions for our website, please send us some feedback. |
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| 25 January 2006 |
| Now with 23% more usefulness |
| Ring us on our new number |
| Ring us from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call on our new telephone number - 1300 859 799. |
| Now it's even easier to pick up the phone and give us a call. So you can treat us like we're just next door. |
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| Take a look at our streamlined catalogue |
| We've reorganised some of our product range to make your selections easier. Now the box and pack are the same product for each of the WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2, WRAP 2 Outdoor and the net4801. |
| And to make it easier to choose which options you need, you can now pick one of our popular bundles with a single click. |
| Want a WRAP 1-2 pack? Just click the 'Pack' link in the product pop-up and the appropriate options are chosen for you. |
| And of course you can still modify the options to suit. Choose a wireless card or an operating system or a larger CF card or a regulated power supply or a green case or a blue case or a.... well, you get the idea. And if you don't like the product you've built, just click 'Pack' and start all over again. |
| We've also turned our wireless kits, our direct connect CF to IDE adapters and our 1RU server cases into single products with more options. |
| Please let us know what you think of our changes. |
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| New and improved checkout page |
| Pay for your order by credit card |
| Want to pay by credit card but don't want to use PayPal? Just select 'Credit Card' as your payment method and enter your credit card details. We'll charge your card for you when we're ready to ship your order. |
| We've created a super-duper system that encrypts your details using PGP before sending them to us. Now all we have to do is figure out how to decrypt them at our end! |
| Enter your details once |
| Tired of re-entering your details? Just select 'remember my details' on the checkout page and we'll do the remembering for you. |
| Specify a separate delivery address |
| Want to send your order to a separate address? Just click 'specify separate delivery address' and tell us where to go! |
| Preview your order |
| Want to see what you order is going to look like before you submit it? Well now you can. Just click 'Preview Order' instead of 'Place Order' for a sneak peek at your final order. |
| Just be warned, we don't check your details when you preview your order, only when you place it. |
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| Please let us know what you think of our changes. |
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| In other news... |
| Price changes |
| Our CF card reader is now only $23. So what's it going to be - a CF to IDE adapter or a CF card reader? Decisions, decisions! |
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| Product changes |
| We've combined our boxes and packs into single products. Now you can pick all of the options you want in the one place - or choose a standard box or pack with a single click. We've also done the same with the wireless kits, the direct connect CF to IDE adapters, and the 1RU server cases. |
| We've decided to stop listing the reverse N-type pigtails and antennas on our website, but we still have some left, so ask us if you're interested in a bargain. At the rate these babies have been selling, we're sure to run out of stock any decade now! |
| CORRECTION: Our Senao 200mW miniPCI wireless card is actually Type 3A form factor, not Type 3B, as it was previously listed. Our apologies for any confusion. |
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| Extra bits |
| m0n0wall images updated |
| Our monowall images for the WRAP and net4801 have been updated to m0n0wall 1.21. We've also added some more information about images sizes and CF card sizes to our OS images page. Please visit our OS images page for more information. |
| pfSense now in beta |
| You might also be interested to know that pfSense has released its first beta version, which might be worth a look (http://www.pfsense.com/). |
| Credit card payments |
| We can now accept VISA, Mastercard or Bankcard credit cards but unfortunately, we don't accept Amex or Diners. You can also contact us by phone or fax with your credit card details, if you prefer. Please note that we won't charge your card until we are ready to ship your order. |
| For same-day shipping, you'll need to place and pay for your order by 2PM, Melbourne time. |
| Please visit our shopping information and payment methods pages for more information. |
| Terms & conditions updated |
| We've updated our terms and conditions, to include our online credit card facility and our reseller terms. |
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