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Items In Network Storage Devices You Might Be Interested InProduct Details of Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage ServerDescription Now you can quickly and easily add gigabytes of storage space onto your network with the Network Storage Link. 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 in a USB flash disk for a convenient way of accessing your portable data files. Quick Glance External Interface: 2 x 4-pin Type A USB 2.0 - USB, 1 x RJ-45 - Network Network: Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Summary Product Title: Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage Server Manufacturer: Linksys Power Score: 3.2 | 12 Reviews Storage Number of Drives Included: Not Included Interface Interfaces: 2 x 4-pin Type A USB 2.0 - USB, 1 x RJ-45 - Network Features Included Network Card: Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Dimensions Dimensions: 5.12" Height x 0.83" Width x 3.58" Depth Weight: 7.05 oz More Info URL: Manufacturer Link Reviews on Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage Server
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mlhickok
- Jun 25, 2006
Runs and runs--low powerStrengths: Extremely quiet. Very small. Low Power consumption. Easy management. Great user security. Auto Backup/mirror. (Hacker's Toy) Weakness: If you are looking for a full fledged office file-server, this may miss the mark. Note: There are many revisions of the firmware. (If you have one of the earliest versions out of the box, you could hack it and make it a Linux server for any purpose.) The newer firmware versions allow FAT32 and NTFS formatted drives--but I have not tried this. Could be used as an office File server/WINS server, but fast-access files should be run off of a workstation hard drive and you would...
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oldradiostuff
- Jun 21, 2004
Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage ServerStrengths: Easy to set up. Easy solution to my problem. Weakness: Proprietary drive formatting, but not really a problem unless you want to swap drive into a Windows machine. I keep meaning to set up one of the 6 or so old computers I have sitting around as a file server, mainly for media files, but I just haven't gotten to it. Then last week I saw this item online and figured for $80 I would give it a try - I already have a USB 2.0 drive enclosure and hard drives. I have looked at network storage before, but other solutions were pretty expensive. This thing set up...
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Bill99999
- Jul 3, 2004
Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage ServerStrengths: Easy to use Weakness: Lack of Linksys support Disk scan doesn't work Clock on system page looses 15 minutes per day No disk defragmenter Access through network neighborhood rather than drive letter I hooked up the NSLU2 to mu network and USB 2.0 hard drive. Put the CD into my computer. The setup program found the system. The setup was easy. I formated the hard drive. It was ready to transfer files. The transfer rate for XP backup was around 200MB/min. This is about twice the rate of Netgear WGT634 and half the rate of my Ximeta NAS drive. There was no problem with large files. I attached...
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michrech
- Jun 29, 2004
Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage ServerStrengths: It's nice that this has the backup software built in. No more need of having some garbage software (or good, but insanely expensive software) on my PC. Weakness: Only lets you have a total of 6 scheduled events for backup. If you have a server with more than 6 network shares, you'll need more of these. Both of these devices are DOA. Initial setup was very simple. Plug the device in, run the utility that is on the CD it comes with (Windows only, as far as I know) and it will walk you through everything (you can manually configure without the software, but it requires changing your computers network settings - info comes with device). The web interface on it is OK. The page you are presented with...
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alanrc54
- Apr 26, 2005
Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage ServerStrengths: The setup utility worked as advertised. Weakness: The Linksys NSLU2 was extremely slow for file transfers. I am not rating the Maxtor external hard drive, just the Linksys NSLU2. I tried the Linksys NSLU2 with both a flash drive and an external hard drive with USB2 connection. Regardless of the type drive connected, the Linksys NSLU2 gave extremely slow file transfers and tended to lock up every few minutes. I tried upgrading the firmware to the latest version, and that did help somewhat, but I still...
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andyj9
- Aug 30, 2005
Best NAS solutionStrengths: Small - easy install - easy to use Weakness: Had to upgrade firmware a couple of times to make work 100% UnSlug firmware update unknownly failed (thought I had a defective box) and had to be re-flashed, it works but does have some drawbacks - found not to match my needs. Had to re-flash back to Linksys newest release via crossover cable. Took a few minutes and but now works 100%. Neat little box have both flash and hard drive connected, provides very fast access to storage - perfect for video...
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edwashere
- Dec 30, 2006
A Great Little Box....Strengths: Quiet. Small. Built-in Backup Program. Web Menus to administer. Quick. Simple. Smart Product & Design. Weakness: Does not reboot if power outage. You have to push the power button. Documentation is confusing. If you haven't accessed in some time it is slow to come back online. This is the greatest little NAS system you can find. For someone with File Server or Network experience you will find it easy and quick. It is very quiet and you will not believe how small and simple it is to use. If you are familiar with Linksys products then this will be a breeze. This is my second one. I originally purchased it to quickly set up a friends office with 15 users. It was up and...
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nanuuk
- Dec 26, 2006
Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage ServerWeakness: The unit arrived defective. I received the unit, attempted to connect it and get it working on my network. After 2 hours with Linksys tech. support it was determined the unit was defective. Sucks.
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marcin12
- Aug 31, 2005
Linksys storageStrengths: Easy to setup, since it's always on availabilty to access files on the network any time. Weakness: Slow Transfer Speeds almost half of what it should be. Linksys unit have to be boot prior to hard drive, if hard drive and that unit are power up at the same time hard drive won't be accessable. This pretty neat unit. I currently have two hard drives hook up to this unit for a total of 410gb. It's very easy to set up in my opinion. Few drawbacks: 1. Transfer speeds are slow. When I transfer files from one computer two another the speed of transfer is about 8.2mb/s. When transfering or trying to get files from this unit the transfer speed is about 3.8mb/s. So it about a half speed of what... Advertisement
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Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage Server
Strengths: - Pretty easy to set up, all web driven menus. - Can be set for multiple users. - Simply the cheapest Network Storage you can create.
Weakness: - Priprietary disk format for USB Disks, but not for USB thumb drives, go figure. - User must push 'power' button to turn unit on. - Poor docs on how to set up users, groups, shares, etc.
The Linksys/Cisco NSLU2 acts as a windows file share device. I have used it with Win2K and WinXP without any issues. Just type in the file share and start working. There is a built-in web server as well for non-windows systems that don't support the Windows NetBios network shares, and for the NSLU2's administration. The only real issue I have with the NSLU2 that you have to push the damn button...
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