Ramuk at 04:12, 12 November 2007

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Ramuk at 04:10, 12 November 2007

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	== How can I find out which white LinkStation I have?==		== How can I find out which white LinkStation I have?==

Mindbender: New page: == How can I find out which white LinkStation I have?== === What is the switch on the rear of the LinkStation for? === : It is a crossover switch. The switch must be activated when connec...

Mindbender — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:52:21 GMT

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== How can I find out which white LinkStation I have?==

=== What is the switch on the rear of the LinkStation for? ===
: It is a crossover switch. The switch must be activated when connecting the LS1 (HD-HLANv1) LinkStation directly to a PC. The LS2 (HD-HLANv2), HG (HD-HGLAN) & HS (HS-DGL) LinkStations are auto-switching, hence they do not have a crossover switch.

:{| border=0 width=500
|
[[Image:Without_switch.PNG|200px]]
|
[[Image:With_switch_LS1.PNG|240px]]
|-
| LS2,HG,HS
| LS1
|-
| colspan=2 |
So the '''LS1''' LinkStation can also be identified by the presence of a crossover switch located at the rear of the unit; the '''LS2''', '''HG''' and '''HS''' LinkStations do not have a crossover switch as they are auto-switching. Ok. after checking this you know if you have an LS1 or not.
|}

==How can I find out which Firmware version my LinkStation has?==

: You can find the version number by calling “Maintenance/System Status” in the web interface. For systems which do not have gigabit ethernet:
:''1.x firmware designates a HD-HLAN (PowerPC) LinkStation''
:''2.x firmware designates a HD-HLAN (MIPSel) LinkStation''

: and for gigabit ethernet devices:
: ''Both the HG and the HS have 1.x firmwares....but that is not that important. The HGs and the HSs are identical from the hardware point of view. ''

:[[Image:Sysstat.jpg|300px]]
:Maintainance -> SystemStatus -> Firmware Version, should list your firmware version.
:'''''<nowiki>http://</nowiki><linkstation-Ip>/cgi-bin/sysinfo.cgi '''''

So the '''LS2''' can be identified from an '''HG'''/'''HS''' by the firmware version. If you still are unsure you either have an '''HG''' or an '''HS'''.

==How can I make sure to know which box i have?==
Download several stock firmwares. 
Start the bundled firmware updater. if it finds your box then the package was made for it and you know which box you have.

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Ramuk at 04:12, 12 November 2007

Ramuk at 04:10, 12 November 2007

Mindbender: New page: == How can I find out which white LinkStation I have?== === What is the switch on the rear of the LinkStation for? === : It is a crossover switch. The switch must be activated when connec...