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| - | + | So you bring your Linkstation to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ? | |
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| - | = | + | =Hardware setup= |
| - | + | ==Option1: Standard Ethernet cable== | |
Your friend has a network card. Yay ! | Your friend has a network card. Yay ! | ||
| - | Just connect using a standard or crossover Ethernet cable. | + | Just connect using a standard Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable. |
| - | The cable supplied with the Linkstation is a standard Ethernet cable. | + | The cable supplied with the Linkstation is a standard Ethernet cable, so this one works. |
| - | The reason you don't need a crossover cable is that on the LS1 | + | <br> |
| - | you can change a crossover switch to mimic the crossover cable, | + | '''The reason you don't need a crossover cable is that on the LS1 you can change a crossover switch to mimic the crossover cable, and on other Linkstation models, they are "auto-sensing" so will automatically create the crossover if needed.''' |
| - | and on other Linkstation models, they are "auto-sensing" so will automatically create the crossover if needed. | + | |
| + | <br> | ||
In case you'd want to create a crossover cable anyway, for fun, | In case you'd want to create a crossover cable anyway, for fun, | ||
here's howto: | here's howto: | ||
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If you have... | If you have... | ||
| - | : 568A on both ends, then it's a straight through cable. | + | : 568A on both ends, then it's a Standard Ethernet straight through cable. |
| - | : 586B on both ends, then it's a straight through cable. | + | : 586B on both ends, then it's a Standard Ethernet straight through cable. |
| - | : 586A on one end and 586B at the other, then it's a crossover cable. | + | : 586A on one end and 586B at the other, then it's a Ethernet crossover cable. |
| - | + | ==Option2: Standard Ethernet cable and usb network card== | |
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Your friend does not have a network card, but has usb ports. | Your friend does not have a network card, but has usb ports. | ||
No problem ! Buy a usb network adapter and connect on his/her PC. | No problem ! Buy a usb network adapter and connect on his/her PC. | ||
An example is the Linksys USB200M 10/100 USB2.0 network adapter, fairly inexpensive. | An example is the Linksys USB200M 10/100 USB2.0 network adapter, fairly inexpensive. | ||
| - | == | + | ==Option3: USB bridge cable== |
| + | Unknown. they seem to require both ends to use the same software, and generally runs on Windows-only machines. TBD. | ||
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| + | =Software setup= | ||
| + | ==Static IP setup on the Linkstation== | ||
as per lb_worm's suggestion, on your Linkstation, change those 2 files: | as per lb_worm's suggestion, on your Linkstation, change those 2 files: | ||
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| - | # Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or | + | # Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or |
| - | # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information. | + | # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information. |
| - | auto lo | + | auto lo |
| - | iface lo inet loopback | + | iface lo inet loopback |
| - | auto eth0 | + | auto eth0 |
| - | iface eth0 inet static | + | iface eth0 inet static |
| - | address 192.168.11.160 | + | address 192.168.11.160 |
| - | netmask 255.255.255.0 | + | netmask 255.255.255.0 |
| - | geteway 192.168.11.1 | + | geteway 192.168.11.1 |
| - | network 192.168.11.0 | + | network 192.168.11.0 |
| - | auto eth0:auto | + | auto eth0:auto |
| - | iface eth0:auto inet dhcp | + | iface eth0:auto inet dhcp |
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| - | # Config file for dhcpcd. | + | # Config file for dhcpcd. |
| - | case ${INTERFACE} in | + | case ${INTERFACE} in |
| - | eth0) | + | eth0) |
| - | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf | + | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf |
| - | # If you are using resolvconf then you can leave this commented out. | + | # If you are using resolvconf then you can leave this commented out. |
| - | SET_DNS='yes' | + | SET_DNS='yes' |
| - | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the NIS domainname of the host to the | + | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the NIS domainname of the host to the |
| - | # domainname option supplied by DHCP server. | + | # domainname option supplied by DHCP server. |
| - | #SET_DOMAIN='yes' | + | #SET_DOMAIN='yes' |
| - | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set hostname of the host to the | + | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set hostname of the host to the |
| - | # hostname option supplied by DHCP server. | + | # hostname option supplied by DHCP server. |
| - | #SET_HOSTNAME='yes' | + | #SET_HOSTNAME='yes' |
| - | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the NTP servers in /etc/ntp.conf | + | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the NTP servers in /etc/ntp.conf |
| - | #SET_NTP='yes' | + | #SET_NTP='yes' |
| - | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the YP servers in /etc/yp.conf | + | # Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the YP servers in /etc/yp.conf |
| - | #SET_YP='yes' | + | #SET_YP='yes' |
| - | # Add other options here, see man 8 dhcpcd-bin for details. | + | # Add other options here, see man 8 dhcpcd-bin for details. |
| - | OPTIONS='-d -t 30 interface eth0:auto' | + | OPTIONS='-d -t 30 interface eth0:auto' |
| - | ;; | + | ;; |
| - | # Add other interfaces here | + | # Add other interfaces here |
| - | *) | + | *) |
| - | ;; | + | ;; |
| - | esac | + | esac |
The -d option will generate some debug. | The -d option will generate some debug. | ||
| - | == | + | ==Static IP setup on the PC== |
Windows XP: | Windows XP: | ||
Start->Control Panel->Network Connections. | Start->Control Panel->Network Connections. | ||
Right click on your network adapter(likely called "Local Area Connection" | Right click on your network adapter(likely called "Local Area Connection" | ||
| - | ->Properties | + | ->Properties <br> |
[[Image:Lanproperties.JPG]] | [[Image:Lanproperties.JPG]] | ||
| - | Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) | + | Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) <br> |
[[Image:Tcpipproperties.JPG]] | [[Image:Tcpipproperties.JPG]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 17 December 2006
So you bring your Linkstation to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?
Contents |
Hardware setup
Option1: Standard Ethernet cable
Your friend has a network card. Yay ! Just connect using a standard Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable. The cable supplied with the Linkstation is a standard Ethernet cable, so this one works.
The reason you don't need a crossover cable is that on the LS1 you can change a crossover switch to mimic the crossover cable, and on other Linkstation models, they are "auto-sensing" so will automatically create the crossover if needed.
In case you'd want to create a crossover cable anyway, for fun,
here's howto:
The image below shows the pin-layouts for the standard network crossover cables.
The differences are just the colourt of the cables.
If you have...
- 568A on both ends, then it's a Standard Ethernet straight through cable.
- 586B on both ends, then it's a Standard Ethernet straight through cable.
- 586A on one end and 586B at the other, then it's a Ethernet crossover cable.
Option2: Standard Ethernet cable and usb network card
Your friend does not have a network card, but has usb ports. No problem ! Buy a usb network adapter and connect on his/her PC. An example is the Linksys USB200M 10/100 USB2.0 network adapter, fairly inexpensive.
Option3: USB bridge cable
Unknown. they seem to require both ends to use the same software, and generally runs on Windows-only machines. TBD.
Software setup
Static IP setup on the Linkstation
as per lb_worm's suggestion, on your Linkstation, change those 2 files:
1) set the /etc/network/interfaces to:
# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information. auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.11.160 netmask 255.255.255.0 geteway 192.168.11.1 network 192.168.11.0 auto eth0:auto iface eth0:auto inet dhcp
2) Edit the dhcp config file /etc/dhcpc/config to:
# Config file for dhcpcd.
case ${INTERFACE} in
eth0)
# Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf
# If you are using resolvconf then you can leave this commented out.
SET_DNS='yes'
# Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the NIS domainname of the host to the
# domainname option supplied by DHCP server.
#SET_DOMAIN='yes'
# Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set hostname of the host to the
# hostname option supplied by DHCP server.
#SET_HOSTNAME='yes'
# Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the NTP servers in /etc/ntp.conf
#SET_NTP='yes'
# Uncomment this to allow dhcpcd to set the YP servers in /etc/yp.conf
#SET_YP='yes'
# Add other options here, see man 8 dhcpcd-bin for details.
OPTIONS='-d -t 30 interface eth0:auto'
;;
# Add other interfaces here
*)
;;
esac
The -d option will generate some debug.
Static IP setup on the PC
Windows XP:
Start->Control Panel->Network Connections.
Right click on your network adapter(likely called "Local Area Connection"
->Properties
Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
