How to Set Up an NSLU2 with a Mac
Have you ever thought about purchasing a Linksys NSLU2, but stopped short because it supposedly doesn’t work with a
Mac? I have one of these buggers, and it’s pretty great and
highly hackable. The NSLU2 allows you to share up to two
USB drives over your network. I have mine plugged into my Airport Extreme Basestation with a 200GB hard drive
sharing out an extensive iTunes Music Library wirelessly to both my
Powerbook and my wife’s Powerbook.
Back in December, I wrote up a basic run through of how to get the Linksys
NSLU2 up and running with a Mac. The tutorial links to multiple articles on the NSLU2, as well as to the two
highly active Yahoo! Groups dealing with the NSLU2. Check it out.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
sam said 3:53PM on 7-14-2005
this is exactly what i have been trying to figure out how to do!! question: does the streaming of music over your wireless network bog down the rest of your data transfers?
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C.K. Sample, III said 4:14PM on 6-16-2005
Sam, no. Glad this was of help.
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Matt Schinckel said 5:26AM on 7-01-2005
I bought an NSLU2, to store Music and Movies, so they can be accessed from any of my PC, Mac or Xbox (running XboxMediaCenter). It removed the need to have my iMac running all of the time, and freed up the dozens of gigs worth of songs.
And it's easier to look at a list of items than to look through the CD/DVD collection!
It was a pinch to set-up, once you know that the web interface can be accessed on the correct address - I didn't even use my PC once to set it up.
Of course, the only hassle I have now is that the NSLU2 only uses Samba 2, and extended characters (?or instance) aren't accessible on my Xbox (but are on the PC/Mac).
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Matt Schinckel said 5:26AM on 7-01-2005
Oh, yeah, I meant to say, the only time I notice anything like bad performance is when I copy new files (and lots of them, or large ones) across to the NSLU2. Then, sometimes my music pauses.
And I'm on a wired (100) network.
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Joerg said 4:14PM on 6-16-2005
Here's an easier way to hack your NSLU: http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/HomePage
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