Link station
LinkStation refers to a range of products for network data storage (NAS) from Buffalo Technology , which consists of a small, proprietary computer system and one, two or four hard drives . The small dimensions of the device as well as one or two existing USB 2.0 ports make the system a versatile piece of hardware.
The device is delivered with a GNU / Linux , but the end user usually only perceives the services that can be configured via the web interface, such as FTP , Windows sharing services , UPnP-compliant media server, print server, Bit Torrent client, support for Time Machine .
LinkStations are currently available in different versions with up to 12 TB storage capacity. All but the original LinkStation (1 or 2) support 1000BASE-T .
Terastation
The company's next larger line of NAS products is called the Terastation . The current models (as of 2011) are equipped with up to eight hard drives and thus achieve capacities of currently up to 24 TB.
LinkStation models
| Available | Surname | Product description | CPU | R.A.M. | capacities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | LinkStation Pro Quad | LS-QVx.xTL / R5 | ARM926EJ | 512 MB | 4 × 1 TB, 4 × 2 TB, 4x3 TB |
| Yes | LinkStation Mini | LS-WSXxxGL / R1 | ARM9 | 128 MB | 2x 500 GB, 2x1 TB |
| Yes | LinkStation Pro Duo | LS-WVx.xL / R1 | ARM9 | 256 MB | 2 × 1 TB, 2 × 2 TB |
| Yes | LinkStation Pro | LS-VxxxL | ARM9 | 256 MB | 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB |
| Yes | LinkStation Live | LS-XxxxL | ARM9 | 128 MB | 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB |
| No | LinkStation Pro | LS-xxxGL | ARM9 (Marvell 88F5182, 400 MHz) | 128 MB | 320 GB, 500 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB |
| No | Link station | LS-LxxxxGL (LSEZ) | ARM9 | 64 MB | 320 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB |
| No | LinkStation Home Server | HS-DxxxGL (HS) | PPC | ? | 300 GB, 400 GB |
| No | Gigabit LinkStation | HD-HGxxxLAN (HG) | PPC 266 MHz | 128 MB | 250 GB, 300 GB, 400 GB |
| No | LinkStation | HD-HxxxLAN (LS1 / LS2) | PPC 200 MHz / MIPS 400 MHz | 64 MB | 120 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB, 300 GB |
Firmware
The special thing about the LinkStation is that the existing system can be replaced by a Linux with open source code under the GPL . In this way, for example, the Debian or Gentoo Linux distributions can be installed on the device with all their advantages. The device can thus be upgraded to a full-fledged Linux server and expanded with a limited number of USB devices (such as printers , hard drives , sound and ISDN cards, etc.). The addition of the NFS support missing in the original firmware is also interesting.
LinkStation Mini next to a 9 volt block
LinkStation Pro next to a KuroBox Pro
Individual evidence
- ↑ Network Storage - TeraStation ™. (No longer available online.) Buffalo Technology, 2011, archived from the original on October 28, 2011 ; Retrieved October 28, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Buffalo community page (formerly this could be found at linkstationwiki.net / linkstationwiki.org) (English)
- Link station group at Yahoo (English)