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In Part 5 of his Hacking the Linksys NSLU2 series, Jim Buzbee introduces us to the Unslung firmware that is the next step in the evolution of this little box into a general-purpose Open Source application platform.
How To: Hacking the Linksys NSLU2 – Part 4- Customizing the Flash
Part 4 of Jim Buzbee's series shows how to modify the NSLU2's flash so that you can automate the startup of the other hacks and open the door to even more customizations.
How To:Hacking the Linksys NSLU2 – Part 3 – Adding an iTunes server
Our third installment of Jim Buzbee's series walks you step-by-step through adding iTunes serving to the tricks that Linksys' little wonder can perform.
How To: Hacking the Linksys NSLU2 – Part 2 – Adding NFS
In the second installment of Jim Buzbee's explorations of Linksys' little NAS-enabling marvel, he explains how to get set up to do your own hacking and walks us through adding NFS support.
How To: Hacking the Linksys NSLU2 – Part 1
Once in awhile a product comes along that you just know is going to spark the imagination - and hacking skills - of enthusiatic tweakers. Linksys seems to have done it again with its Linux-based NSLU2 Network Storage Link. Our correspondent Jim Buzbee has agreed to chronicle his adventures with this little wonder for SmallNetBuilder readers in a multi-part series. Part 1 describes how Jim managed to get a root login.
OvisLink eLive MU-9000VPN Multimedia Server / VPN Router reviewed
Our quest to find SOHO routers with built-in bandwidth management lead us to examine OvisLink's multi-functional router. We found that it does provide bandwidth management - along with a host of other interesting features - but that it isn't all we'd hoped for.
Linksys Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives reviewed
We tend to get pretty jaded with all the over-hyped me-too products that we see. But once in a while a product comes along that restores our faith in the networking industry's ability to innovate and deliver real value. Linksys' Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives may have an unassuming name, but once you see what this product can do, we think you'll agree that a new networking product category has been born!
XIMETA NetDisk Office reviewed
We take a second look at XIMETA's inexpensive alternative for Networked storage and review the NetDisk Office. XIMETA has made some improvements in its NDAS technology, but you may still be faced with an unacceptable tradeoff in order keep more money in your wallet.
Mirra Personal Server Reviewed
Mirra's Personal Server recently had its first major feature upgrade. We found that the new version 1.1 has some welcome feature adds and bug fixes. But it still doesn't do what you'd think a file server - personal or not - should do.
Head to Head: Tritton’s ASAP vs. ioGEAR’s BOSS
Does a product that combines 120GB of networked storage with a PPTP/IPsec VPN endpoint router for about $350 sound like a good deal? We thought it might, but Tritton's All-in-one Server Appliance (ASAP) and ioGEAR's Broadband Office Storage Server(BOSS) share what we think is a fatal flaw that should make you think at least twice before you buy.
How We Test: Networked Storage Devices
All you need to know about how we test Networked Storage devices.
U.S. Robotics USR-8200 Secure Storage Router Pro reviewed
U.S. Robotics has been on an innovation tear lately. First with its 100Mbps 802.11g wireless product line, and now with a new twist on an old product category.