slick55
join:2004-04-04
Pawtucket, RI | [Firmware] New NSLU2 Firmware Version 2.3R63
Linksys has posted a new firmware revision for the NSLU2. The release notes haven't been updated to reflect the changes in R63 as of yet. I loaded it up last night, and it has been running well. |
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sbelew
join:2002-01-25
New Port Richey, FL
| Just installed it, upgraded from r29. I have never been able to get the email alerts to work. Hopefully this will solve that. I'd like to be notified when backups do not run due to somebody having open files on a particular share. Thanks for the info! |
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slick55
join:2004-04-04
Pawtucket, RI | I never got the email alerts either. I always thought the emails were for a serious (i.e. critical) issue. However, I agree that failed backups is an issue that I would like to be notified of. |
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slick55
join:2004-04-04
Pawtucket, RI
1 edit | reply to sbelew
Sorry a double post. |
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camstone
join:2003-12-11
Alexandria, VA | reply to slick55
Still a fan of unslug-ware... or open linux programming.
»www.nslu2-linux.org/
(although, there will likely be a new version based off R63) |
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Nhbass
Upside Down Jeep
Premium
join:2001-01-15
Nashua, NH
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I "unslung" mine not too long ago. The best thing about R63 is that it now supports NTFS and FAT. I doesn't matter to me because my disks are already formatted to ext3 but it's a good feature none the less.
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slick55
join:2004-04-04
Pawtucket, RI | I attached a FAT32 max partition formatted drive to it and it actually read the drive. However, be aware, that the box only allowed me to reformat the full 250GB drive to the ext3 format. |
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d_l
Barsoom
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV | reply to slick55
Have you tried the FTP server in it? Does the FTP server only work with the USB1 drive or does it also work with the USB2 drive? |
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slick55
join:2004-04-04
Pawtucket, RI | I couldn't get FTP to work with either drive. Anyone else have any luck, or is FTP support in R63 just a rumor?? |
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d_l
Barsoom
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV | reply to slick55
There has been some mention of using FTP in a thread on »www.linksysinfo.org and the fellow was worried about what security he would have from internet accesses. |
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slick55
join:2004-04-04
Pawtucket, RI | I found the 'Enable FTP Server' selection under the Admin/System tab. That's a nice feature is you're worried about internet security. |
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d_l
Barsoom
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV
1 edit | reply to slick55
OK! The FTP server also works with just a USB Port 2 flash drive (FAT16/32) even when the USB Port 1 ext3 HD is powered off. This feature allows the NSLU2 to be used in a low-power mode without the power drain of a HD. |
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wshort
@fuse.net
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I loaded 23R63 last night on both of my SLUGS. One SLUG has 2 160 GB (used for music library), the other two 120 GB ( used for software archive and backups). They have drives formatted EXT3. The access was so slow afterward I reverted back to 23R29, and I do mean slow. Three minutes just to see them in My Network Places in XP, and ask for a directory and wait for anther 3 minutes. Anyone else have this problem? |
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d_l
Barsoom
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV
1 edit | No, but then I don't have thousands of files on mine. Maybe a a few hundred on the HD and upwards of a thousand on the flash drive. When the flash drive has up to a thousand files, it can take a few tens of seconds to display the directory with those files. The drives and the NAS are displayed in seconds in My Network Places.
Edit: How many files do you have on those drives? |
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wshort
@fuse.net | I have 11,000 or so on the 160G drive (Music Library and Pictures). It is set for backup to the second drive. I can get to any file in about 1 second, until I load 2.3R63. |
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d_l
Barsoom
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV
| There is something that I noticed recently. I FTP snapshots every minute to my flash drive, then after a periodic review, they are deleted. There were never more than a thousand or so on the drive and usually less than 500.
My NSLU2 ran like this for about 10 days. After the total number of files processed (written, read, and deleted) reached about 6 to 9K, I noticed a significant slowdown in file access and read speed. After I power cycled the NSLU2, the speeds returned to what I consider their normal rate. |
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slick55
join:2004-04-04
Pawtucket, RI
| I have a 130GB and a 250GB hanging off the SLUG. The 130 is almost full and the 250 is fairly empty. I have no problems accessing files with my 2 WinXP Pro laptops, however my 4 WinME desktops have had lockups since I bought the SLUG; no matter what FW Rev I use. I attribute this to some incompatibility between ME and the SLUG. |
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