Author: Rob Malpass Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Netgear router problems with NSLU2
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From: Cayenne-uk
To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:35 PM
Subject: [Hampshire] Netgear router problems with NSLU2
I finally succumbed and invested in one of these babies. I first of all want to use it in it's vanilla form, and later flash it with the Debian distro that is available for it. BUT, I have been spending all of today trying to set it up. It "should" be a doddle, but I am finding it not so easy. Actually I have failed miserably! So here's a plea for help!
I have connected the NSLU2 to a brand new external HDD (which does work fine btw), and then to the Netgear DG834G (v2). Powered it up and all the relevant lights have come on. However, the setup utility on the CD couldn't find the device. When I check the attached devices on the router, it isn't listed. Yet the "ethernet" light on the NSLU2, and the relevant connection light on the router are both lit and flashing intermittently.
I've checked all the settings on the router and can't spot anything amiss. Also, it has recently been flashed to the latest available firmware.
So, before I conclude that the NSLU2 is a dud, can anyone suggest anything else to look at?
I had exactly the same problem. I'm assuming the box you're using to try and get at the NSLU2 is a Linux box - in which case my solution won't work but in case you were in precisely the same boat as me...
Firewalls were the answer. I was setting it up from an XP box and my software fw is ZoneAlarm. You need to let the setup utility have access (obviously) but for some reason, just clicking "Allow" wasn't enough - it needed ZoneAlarm to _remember_ to allow it.
I found I could not use a Linux box to set it up - it seems the Window$ setup utility is the only way to do it. That's not what the manual says but it's the only way I found to do it.
The other thing to try is the little reset buttton on the NSLU2 itself. Of course retailers would never sell used goods as new.... or would they!
