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| Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives NSLU2 |
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List Price: $190.00
Our Price: $77.23
You Save: $ 112.77 (59%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Linksys
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Linksys
EAN: 0745883559039
Feature: Connects USB 1.1 or 2.0 hard drives and flash drives directly to your network
Format: CD
Is Autographed: 0
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Label: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Model: NSLU2
Publisher: Linksys
Studio: Linksys
Warranty: 2 years warranty
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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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Editorial Reviews:
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Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives addresses a key problem that occurs in most office LAN environments. As workgroup needs evolve for increased datastorage demands along with emergent technologies, increasing the storage capacity of your network becomes vital. With the availability of many accessory hard drives, it is possible to increase storage without overhauling your entire network and the NSLU2 makes it possible with greater ease than you might have imagined. 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.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Product
Comment: Does exactally what I wanted it to do. I turned it into an ftp server for an external hard drive. Easy to setup and configure.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Even More than Advertised!
Comment: What a great little product! Not only does it work great right out of the box as a network storage adapter (which is all it's really advertised as), but it's actually a cheap little Linux server! There's a very active user community online that supports this product - just go to http://www.nslu2-linux.org/. By downloading new firmware and following some relatively simple directions, you can add all sorts of additional applications to the NSLU2. I've got mine acting as a print server and iTunes server, in addition to a network disk server. Others have used it as a web server, media server, email server - you name it. How refreshing to actually get a product that delivers more than you paid for!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Problems? Check your firewall settings.
Comment: Trying to install this nearly drove me crazy, until I realized my firewall was the problem (not the drive).
It is kind of slow, but an inexpensive solution to sharing disk files among multiple files and computers.
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Summary: Fun for hackers and nice NAS too
Comment: Runs Linux and has a community of developers. Search for NSLU2 on Wikipedia for details. Also works great for its intended purpose. Great for sharing videos, music, etc. with all the machines on your LAN. Very eco-friendly (uses much less power than a PC).
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Summary: Dirty Little Secret: It's a Linux box!!!
Comment: The "Slug" (the affectionate name for the NSLU2) is a small wonder in the world of Linux "PCs". As a dedicated Win32 guy, I was looking for a small PC to replace the power-hogging IBM M-Pro that I used successfully over the last year as a Firefly media server.
When I read about the micro-Linux implementations for the Slug, I got pretty excited... and with good reason. If you fancy yourself as PC literate, it's a super-simple process to install "Unslung 6.10-b" or Debian Linux on this machine, alongside the Linksys firmware. This gives you a fully functional network storage link _and_ a fully functional tiny Unix PC that can run a webserver, or a media server like Firefly. Rmember, the poor thing only has 32mb of RAM, so it's not going to run Photoshop... but as a utility box for server-side apps, it's a miracle!
It's amazing the first time you telnet into the modified Slug and see a Unix/Linux shell prompt. And wow, Firefly 1696-svn runs like a charm and, in my environment, serves up 6,800 320kb MP3s and FLAC files. It also transcodes FLAC seamlessly to 44.1khz WAV for playback on my Roku Soundbridges...
Super good bargain for anyone who needs a network disk server, and an even better deal for anyone with solid computer skills who needs a web or media server. I hear it's been discontinued, so buy one today before they are all gone!!! -ds
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