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Reply #45 on: March 23, 2010, 14:50:18 PM
I think its about not jumping straight in !! And spending a little time working out what the box can do and then what you want it to do for you.

I really wanted:
nzb downloading and multiple HDD support.

Now it turns out that there are potentially 3 ways I can get nzb downloading but only 1 way to get multiple HDDs.

So my options are:
1) Stock Firmware (Opened up) with Optware support (bootstrap).
2) Stevie Wonder w/ Optware bootstrap

But neither of these give support for > 2 USB HDDs

The third option is one of the Linux images. However these are a lot more tricky to get running BUT if you do get it going properly then its just like have a seriously underpowered PC at your disposal :)

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Reply #46 on: March 23, 2010, 15:21:24 PM
lol. Well think Im going to go with the simple SW & updated twonky option with 2x USB Drives (1x 2TB, 1x 500GB)

As more space is needed I will replace the 500GB inside the LS with a 2TB, then replace the 1x 500GB External with a new 2TB external.

Once those are full thats 6TB of crap and Ill have to think of something else :)
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Reply #47 on: March 23, 2010, 15:51:30 PM
In all honesty I think thats a good way to go :D

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Reply #48 on: March 23, 2010, 16:20:30 PM
Every time I try the bootstrap, I end up having to re flash the firmware.
Fortunately, you dont lose anything by doing this.

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Reply #49 on: March 23, 2010, 16:38:39 PM
The torrent program that comes with SW. How do you add torrents? Just a webpage or can you get it to monitor an RSS feed?
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Re:Hack my Linkstation
Reply #50 on: March 24, 2010, 13:45:03 PM
Anyone know can you access the bit torrent client on the linkstations over the web access??  

Just got my web access working, be create to be able to add torrents whilst at work and have them done when I get home

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Reply #51 on: March 24, 2010, 13:46:15 PM
Try ports 8000 and/or 9000 on your linkstation

I cannot test it atm but I think that the bitTorrent web is on 8000

Re:Hack my Linkstation
Reply #52 on: March 24, 2010, 13:55:33 PM
Do you have to set the bit torrent client for access via web? Web access forfiles is 9000 and I can access that ok.  Just tried 8000 and no joy.  Maybe I just havent enabled bit torrent web acess.

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Re:Hack my Linkstation
Reply #53 on: March 24, 2010, 17:34:15 PM
Torrent Access is 8080

Re:Hack my Linkstation
Reply #54 on: March 25, 2010, 15:04:17 PM
8080 works ok on the LAN but cant seem to access it outside the lan?   :whoops:

Re:Hack my Linkstation
Reply #55 on: March 25, 2010, 22:06:32 PM
Just picked up my third box :D

Ive got one Linkstation Live from ebay, and two Linkstation Pros from other sources.

Sat as network storage now I have

1x500gb + 300gb USB
1x500gb - 40gb USB
1x250gb.

1.59TB.



Re:Hack my Linkstation
Reply #56 on: March 25, 2010, 22:08:53 PM
Quote from: McQ-Ball
8080 works ok on the LAN but cant seem to access it outside the lan?   :whoops:


I was looking at something to do this.  I usually access a site which uses TorrentFlux, it is out there for these boxes, but you have to use something like Gentoo or Debian builds.

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Reply #57 on: March 26, 2010, 07:16:28 AM
Quote from: McQ-Ball
8080 works ok on the LAN but cant seem to access it outside the lan?   :whoops:


Sounds like a fort forwarding issue to me, is your router setup to forward port 8080 requests to the linkstation?
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Re:Hack my Linkstation
Reply #58 on: March 26, 2010, 09:19:00 AM
I thinkonly port 9000 is.  I will setup 8080 to forward to the disk IP and let you knoew.

Cheers for the help

Re:Hack my Linkstation
Reply #59 on: March 26, 2010, 09:23:22 AM
I tried that, no worky.

9000 is twonky.



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