Cisco-Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives NSLU2
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: LinksysAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Linux, Mac, Mac OS 9 and below, Mac OS X, Windows
Model: NSLU2
Product features:
- Connects USB 1.1 or 2.0 hard drives and flash drives directly to your network
- Share music, video, or data files with managed access by user name or group
- Integrated file server--access your files from the Internet
- Built-in disk utilities--format, backup, and scandisk
- Connects directly to a 10/100 Ethernet network for throughput up to 200 Mbps
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Digital camera reviews of Cisco-Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives NSLU2
Digital camera Review: 2 TB on an NSLU2
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought it is about time that I wrote a review for this product since I have used it for half a year successfully. First of all, as soon as I got it, I did a web search and downloaded the latest official firmware V2.3R63. This would allow me to use FAT/NTFS without having the NSLU2 reformat it in it's native format. There are several web sites that gives tips on how to do this. I first tried this with a USB flash and it worked successfully. I could attach to this using everything from Debian Linux to win98 to Vista! Awesome, next step. I bought a SimpleDrive 1 TB which I believe has a hitachi drive and attached it and it didn't work. I then connected this drive to my win98SE machine and after some finagling with the device manager, I set it up as a removable hard drive and a message popped up that it needed to be reformatted. So I reformatted it as Fat32 and reconnected it back to the NSLU2 and this worked. After a few months and a good sale, I bought another SimpleDrive, did the same as above, and now I am running with 2 TB. I can disconnect my drives and hook them up directly to USB 2.0 and they work with all my machines. On the NSLU2, I can access them using any of the aforementioned operating systems with ease.
New Update;
For those guys who haven't converted to the SLUG firmware variants, I have had pretty good success with the v2.3R76 forever Beta Firmware since I installed it right after writing the original review. Works great with my NTFS formatted drive and have used the Windows 7 image backup with a file size of 80 Gb. It took a while but it worked. But then what do you expect with Fast Ethernet. Now with the GuruPlug and Gbit Ethernet ......
Newer Update;
Well tried Guruplug it it got really toasty and went to the spare parts bin in less than a month so my NSLU2 is still kicking. For a while it got relegated to PBX use with asterisk 1.4 but I moved up in the world to Pogoplug Multimedia Sharing Device so I could use FreePBX. Except for that one incident, really love plug type computers and will find uses with my NSLU2.
Summary of Cisco-Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives NSLU2
Easily Add Storage Space to Your Network Now you can quickly and easily add gigabytes of storage space onto your network with the Network Storage Link from Linksys. This tiny network appliance connects USB 2.0 hard drives directly to your Ethernet network. You can connect up to two stand-alone USB disk drives of any size, and access them from anywhere on your network. You can even plug a USB flash disk into the Network Storage Link, for a convenient way of accessing your portable data files. The Network Storage Link can also be set up so that your storage devices are accessible from the Internet -- files can be easily downloaded via your web browser. Your files can be available publicly, or create password-protected accounts for authorized users. Installation of the Network Storage Link is simple -- just plug it directly into your 10/100 Ethernet network, and attach your USB 2.0 hard drives or flash disk. It can self-configure to your network via DHCP or you can use the built-in utility to manually configure it. With the speedy USB 2.0 interface, you'll get quick response times with even your largest files. The Network Storage Link features built-in disk utilities, accessible through your web browser. You can format new disk drives, and scan drives for errors. The built-in backup program lets you schedule full, incremental, or synchronization backups of your network drives to the Network Storage Link, or vice versa. It will even send you an email message when a hard drive gets nearly full, completely full, or has an error. The Network Storage Link is a fast, simple, flexible and economical way to add storage to your network.Networked Attached Storage
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