Kaliko Systems Limited

Get NSLU2 Working

Avoid the Linksys Setup Wizard, as it assumes that you can immediately connect to your NSLU2.

1. Power up your NSLU2 and connect it to your router or Ethernet hub.


2. Use a web browser on your PC to try and browse to the NSLU2's home page at its factory default address. Do this by typing "http:192.168.1.77" into your web browser's address field.
   
   Unfortunately, it is likely that you will not be able to see the NSLU2 owing to its default IP address of 192.168.1.77 not being allowed by your router's settings. If your router's IP address is 192.168.0.1 and its IP subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, then simply changing the mask to 255.255.0.0 (on my Netgear router this is done using the LAN set-up web page) should enable you to browse to the NSLU2's home page. However, if your router's IP address does not start with 192.168 then you have 3 options:
   
   1. Temporarily change your router IP address to 192.168.1.1 (may be difficult).
   2. Take your NSLU2 to a friend with a router that has a 192.168 type IP address and set the router's IP subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.
   3. Note, this is a more technically difficult option. Use an Ethernet "crossover-cable" to connect the NSLU2 directly to a PC, and temporarily reconfigure the PC to an IP address of 192.168.1.1 with an IP subnet mask of 255.255.0.0.

   You should now be able to browse to the NSLU2's home page.

   
   
3. Select the Administration page and login as user admin with password admin.
   
   If this does not work, then check that your keyboard's Caps Lock is not on, as both this user name and password must be in lower case. Note, later you will change the admin password.


4. You should now be on the LAN page where you should select "Fixed IP Address". Note, selecting automatic IP address (DHCP) gives a message that a fixed IP address is recommended.
   
   Enter a suitable IP Address that, if you have changed the router's configuration, allows you to return to your router's original configuration. If your router IP address is 192.168.0.1 and you have not used 192.168.0.2, then this is a suitable IP address. If the ".2" address is already in use, then use ".3", etc. Record the IP address that you have used for later use.
   
   Set the Network Mask to 255.255.255.0, the Gateway to your routers address and the Primary DNS and Backup DNS to those given in your Internet Service Provider's documentation (should also be on their web site).
   
   Now select Save and this will instantly change the NSLU2 network settings, so loosing the connection. If you had temporarily changed your router settings, you should now change them back and browse to the NSLU2 home page. Your router should be configured such that its DHCP server address range does not include the NSLU2's IP address (on my Netgear router this is on the LAN IP Setup page). I suggest that you save your NSLU2 home page location (typically a favourite or bookmark as supported by your web browser).


5. Change to the System page and set:
   
   1. Server Name - suggest Downloader
   2. Comment - suggest Linksys NSLU2
   3. Workgroup - this is your Windows work group name (as shown in Windows by the Control Panel, System, Computer Name page).
   4. Language Support, Time Zone, Local Date and Time for your location.
   5. Enable WINS - suggest this is disabled.
   6. Enable Guest Logins - this must be enabled.
   7. Convert failed logins to "guest" logins - this must be enabled.
   8. Enable FTP Server - suggest that this is disabled.
   9. Enable uPNP Support - suggest that this is disabled.
   10. Port number for HTTP - this should be 80.
   11. Password for guest account ... - the value appears as a row of dots, but simply ignore.
   Now select Save.


6. Plug the pen drive into the NSLU2 USB2 port. Wait a minute. Change to the Advanced page and then select the Disk page. The Disk 2 Status field should show the pen drive is formatted as FAT16/32. If the pen drive is unformatted then you should format it as described in the earlier Getting the Components section.


7. From Windows select My Network Places and drill-down in Entire Network to check that you can see "Linksys NSLU2" and below that "DISK 2". Open the "DISK 2" folder and check that you can both create a file in this folder and then delete the file. By default Windows automatically scans for network folders and creates shortcuts to them in the "My Network Places" folder. These shortcuts are useful, but you should always try a drill-down if the shortcut is not working (bad shortcuts can simply be deleted). Note, ignore any shares named  "ADMIN 2" or "hdd*" on the NSLU2.