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

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

In all honesty I think thats a good way to go

Every time I try the bootstrap, I end up having to re flash the firmware.
Fortunately, you dont lose anything by doing this.

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?

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

Try ports 8000 and/or 9000 on your linkstation

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

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.

Ta

Torrent Access is 8080

8080 works ok on the LAN but cant seem to access it outside the lan?   :whoops:

Just picked up my third box

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.

Quote from: McQ-Ball8080 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.

Quote from: McQ-Ball8080 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?

I thinkonly port 9000 is.  I will setup 8080 to forward to the disk IP and let you knoew.

Cheers for the help

I tried that, no worky.

9000 is twonky.



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