[YLUG] NAS

[Gaffer.]

On Saturday 02 February 2008 13:31, Alex Howells inscribed thus:
> > That is exactly how mine works.  Buffalo WHR-G54S.
> > Also if I user a browser and type in its address, put in
> > username/password, I can then change its settings.  Note that
> > there are two modes of operation, Bridge and Routing.  It helps
> > to know that the default SSID is its mac address  this should be
> > on the label underneath.
>
> Some of these things, especially wireless access points, are
> configured with a static IP address in the 192.168.0.x range to
> begin with; this is always documented in the manual, and makes
> 'finding' it a bit easier ;)

Yes it does.  Also it changes its address depending whether you set it 
as a bridge or router.  Even so its all configurable in the setup.

> I've also seen NAS units configured to advertise themselves over
> UPnP so that Windows Vista can locate them easily - not sure that
> helps you a great deal under Linux but you could tcpdump, look for
> the announcements, and heypresto you've found it's web interface
> too!
>
> Either way, the manual will cover talking to it until it "grows up"
> :)


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