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The NSLU2 Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 is a versatile storage solution with 2 USB ports and 10/100 Ethernet NIC. It supports various firmware options and modifications, making it a popular choice for tech enthusiasts. Get more out of your storage with this reliable device.
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NSLU2 Network Storage Link for Usb 2.0
How it’s supposed to be used. Thank you Amazon.com for the pictures….
Great Quote from Linksys "While Linksys does not support any of the alternate firmware available for the NSLU2, we are always delighted to see a product gain such widespread acceptance. Like the similar community that emerged to enhance the WRT54G before it, the creativity and ingenuity of Linksys customers inspires us to continually improve our products." -- Mike Wagner, Director of Marketing, Linksys.
Technical Details • Announced June 2004 • ARM Processor 133 MHz/266 MHz • 64 MB RAM • 16 MB FLASH • 2 USB ports (Flash or HD/NTFS) • 10/100 Ethernet NIC • 5V 0.6 A
Modifications • add USB HUB • add Serial Port • OverClock • Force Power On • Power Slug from USB
Slug -> Peripheral • SlugPower - USB-controlled power switch • SlugTerm - USB keyboard and 4x20 LCD display • SlugBee - Remote data logging using Zigbee radio modules • WinTVPVR • SlugPalmTerm - Palm as LCD display and terminal • Twonky/Itunes(DAAP) - media server
Firmware Options • SlugOS/BE formerly OpenSlug from OpenEmbedded (WRT54G) • SlugOS/LE formerly DebianSlug • UcSlugC - embedded. Less support • Unslung
IPKG Modules • ipkg list - list packages available • ipkg status - list packages installed • ipkg install <pkg-name> - to install new package
* Apache - Popular heavyweight web server • * appWeb - Embedded Web Server • * Asterisk - Open Source VoIP PBX System • * BitTorrent - packaged as py-bittorrent, btdownloadcurses.py works. • * ccxstream - Media streaming server for Xbox Media Center • * CTorrent - BitTorrent client written in the C programming language. • * CUPS - CUPS printer system. • * digitemp - temperatur logger software • * distcc - Distributed C/C++ compiler • * DnsMasq - DNS and DHCP server • * dovecot - Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems • * Enhanced CTorrent - command line client for BitTorrent • * extract-xiso - XBOX iso creation/extraction tool • * FreeRadius - An opensource Radius server • * gphoto2 - Command line digital camera software applications • * gnokii - a multisystem tool suite and modem driver for the mobile phones (including smsd) • * irssi - console IRC client • * kissdx - a versatile PC-Link clone for KiSS media players • * mc - Midnight Commander File manager • * MediaWiki - The Wiki software used to run Wikipedia • * Mt-daapd - iTunes Server • * mutt - text mode mail client • * MySQL - The most popular Open Source SQL Database • * nagios-plugins - Plugins for the nagios network monitor program • * Nail - Mail client • * NanoBlogger - a small weblog engine written in Bash for the command line • * nbench-byte - BYTE's Native Mode Benchmarks • * ncFTP - A user friendly FTP client with background spooling. • * net-snmp - The opensource implementation of snmp • * Nethack - Greatest RPG of all time • * netio - A cross platform network benchmark tool for tcp and udp. • * nrpe - Nagios remote program execute daemon • * Nfs-utils - The recommended NFS server • * Ntpclient - Network Time Protocol client • * OpenSSH - the recommended SSH server • * phpMyAdmin - Web-based administration for MySQL • * postgresql - scalable, SQL compliant, object-relational database management system • * proftpd - Highly configurable and feature packed FTP server • * python - An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language • * qemu - An processor emulator - allows running i386 binaries on the slug • * samba - Samba 3.0.14a-4 on Unslung 4.2x beta • * ser - SIP Express Router • * tftp-hpa - A simple tftp package • * torrent - Torrent processing scripts for libbt • * Transmission - Lightweight BitTorrent client and daemon with WWW interface • * unfs3 - User-space NFS V3 server (not recommended - use nfs-utils instead) • * ushare - Free open source uPnP media server. • * uVista - Free open source microversion of Vista Enterprise • * vsftpd - Fast and secure FTP server • * webalizer - server stats program. • * X11 - X Windows for your slug. No display hardware so it's remote access only. • * xmail - An easy(ish) to use mail server
Amateur Radio Applications • AX25 – Packet Radio • Digi_ned (smart Digipeater/APRS mini-webpage server) • APRSD (old version - pre C++) - the future • Telpac Gateway • JNOS (mail/packet/BBS/etc)
HamSlug by N7IPB • AX25 Kernel • Web configuration Utility • Digi_ned is running: http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?skagit
Links • NSUL2: http://www.nslu2-linux.org/ • UNSLUNG: http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/HomePage • Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSLU2 • WRT54G for Ham Radio: http://db0fhn-i.ampr.org/wrt54gs/ • HamSlug: http://www.wetnet.net
Issues • Power on - requires modification • Network Access is Slow
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