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NSLU2 Now More Useful

Posted by michael on from the oh-so-helpful dept.

NSLUG writes "The WRT54G's not the only hackable kid on the block. Linksys has a new device out. The NSLU2 is a tiny network storage device running Linux and it's been hacked to add SSH, NFS, an iTunes server, etc. Tom's Hardware is running a series of articles on how to hack the NSLU2. The first article is here and the second is here. Check out this page for details on getting into the box."

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  1. Why ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Whilst this is interesting from a technical perspective, I have to ask the question of why bother ?

    Surely the customers for this device just want a big disk they can plug into (i.e. no screwdrivers required) their network for extra storage and then ignore. Joe average doesn't care what else the hardware can do.

    If you want ssh, telnet and all the other toys, plug a real linux box into your network !

  2. Re:ah that wonderful kernel by dave420 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And right off the bat, driver support is incredibly limited on linux, so it can't be used with as many different pieces of hardware. It swings both ways, you know.

  3. dood: ten millionth post! by sacrilicious · · Score: 0, Redundant

    (apologies for being offtopic, but) I just had to note that the parent post is number ten million!

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