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Flavoie at 21:24, 17 December 2006

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:24:57 GMT

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	[[Image:Tcpipproperties.JPG]]		[[Image:Tcpipproperties.JPG]]
-	~~{{Stubs}}~~

Flavoie at 21:24, 17 December 2006

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:24:17 GMT

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	So you bring your Linkstation to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?		So you bring your Linkstation to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?

Flavoie at 21:24, 17 December 2006

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:24:07 GMT

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	So you bring your Linkstation to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?		So you bring your Linkstation to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?

Flavoie at 21:22, 17 December 2006

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:22:08 GMT

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-	So you go to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?	+	So you bring your Linkstation to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?

	=Hardware setup=		=Hardware setup=

Flavoie at 21:21, 17 December 2006

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:21:23 GMT

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	So you go to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?		So you go to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?

-	~~=USB bridge cable=~~	+	=Hardware setup=
-	~~Unknown. they seem to require both ends to use the same software, and generally runs on Windows-only machines. TBD.~~	+	==Option1: Standard Ethernet cable==
-		+
-	~~=Ethernet to Ethernet=~~	+
-	==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 Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable.		Just connect using a standard Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable.
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	: 586A on one end and 586B at the other, then it's a Ethernet 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===	+	==Option2: Standard Ethernet cable and usb network card==
	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.

-	==~~Software setup~~==	+	==Option3: USB bridge cable==
-	===Static IP setup on the Linkstation===	+	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:		as per lb_worm's suggestion, on your Linkstation, change those 2 files:
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	The -d option will generate some debug.		The -d option will generate some debug.

-	===Static IP setup on the PC===	+	==Static IP setup on the PC==
	Windows XP:		Windows XP:
	Start->Control Panel->Network Connections.		Start->Control Panel->Network Connections.

Flavoie at 21:19, 17 December 2006

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:19:23 GMT

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	=Ethernet to Ethernet=		=Ethernet to Ethernet=
-	==Option1: Standard Ethernet cable==	+	==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 Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable.		Just connect using a standard Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable.
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	: 586A on one end and 586B at the other, then it's a Ethernet 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==	+	===Option2: Standard Ethernet cable and usb network card===
	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.

-	==Static IP setup on the Linkstation==	+	==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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	The -d option will generate some debug.		The -d option will generate some debug.

-	==Static IP setup on the PC==	+	===Static IP setup on the PC===
	Windows XP:		Windows XP:
	Start->Control Panel->Network Connections.		Start->Control Panel->Network Connections.

Flavoie at 21:17, 17 December 2006

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:17:58 GMT

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-	~~= Direct PC Connection =~~	+
	So you go to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?		So you go to a friend's place and you'd like to share some files. How ?

-	==USB bridge cable==	+	=USB bridge cable=
	Unknown. they seem to require both ends to use the same software, and generally runs on Windows-only machines. TBD.		Unknown. they seem to require both ends to use the same software, and generally runs on Windows-only machines. TBD.

-	==Ethernet to Ethernet==	+	=Ethernet to Ethernet=
-	===Option1: Standard Ethernet cable===	+	==Option1: Standard Ethernet cable==
	Your friend has a network card. Yay !		Your friend has a network card. Yay !
	Just connect using a standard Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable.		Just connect using a standard Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable.
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	: 586A on one end and 586B at the other, then it's a Ethernet 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===	+	==Option2: Standard Ethernet cable and usb network card==
	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.

-	==~~=Likely required:~~ Static IP setup on the Linkstation===	+	==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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	The -d option will generate some debug.		The -d option will generate some debug.

-	==~~=Likely required:~~ Static IP setup on the PC===	+	==Static IP setup on the PC==
	Windows XP:		Windows XP:
	Start->Control Panel->Network Connections.		Start->Control Panel->Network Connections.

Flavoie: /* Option1: Standard Ethernet cable */

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:16:28 GMT

Option1: Standard Ethernet cable

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	<br>		<br>
	'''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.'''		'''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.'''
		+
	<br>		<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,

Flavoie: /* Option1: Standard Ethernet cable */

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:15:30 GMT

Option1: Standard Ethernet cable

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	===Option1: Standard Ethernet cable===		===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~~	+
-	~~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~~.	+

		+	<br>
		+	'''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.'''
		+	<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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	: 568A on both ends, then it's a Standard Ethernet straight through cable.		: 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.		: 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.	+	: 586A on one end and 586B at the other, then it's a Ethernet crossover cable.
-		+

	===Option2: Standard Ethernet cable and usb network card===		===Option2: Standard Ethernet cable and usb network card===

Flavoie: /* Likely required: Static IP setup on the Linkstation */

Flavoie — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:12:32 GMT

Likely required: Static IP setup on the Linkstation

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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