Rob Malpass wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Cayenne-uk <mailto:cayenneuk@gmail.com>
> *To:* Hampshire LUG Discussion List
> <mailto:hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> *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?
>
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> 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.
>
I set mine up from my Ubuntu machine using the upslug package to upload
the firmware when I flashed it back to the original OS to sell it on,
and the instructions here [1] to get Debian on it in the first place.
IIRC there was a bug in the version of Debian ARM for the NSLU2 which
meant I had to use a manual method to set it up originally, but that has
since been corrected.
Either way, the instructions here worked well.
>
> 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!
>
Yup, had to use that on occasion.
Not sure if a retailer would sell a used item as new, or indeed if they
are allowed to, but as Iunderstand it they are permitted to
repair/replace faulty goods with kit that has been out to a customer and
been returned and refurbished. Not sure how you'd spot the difference
unless it was obvious though.
Sean
[1]
http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/install.html
