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Quoting Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:30:31 +0000 > Rob Beard wrote: > >> Quoting Richard Brown <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx>: >> >> > Hi Guys >> > >> > I have just seen this on the Apple site and it looks brilliant. >> > <http://www.apple.com/uk/timecapsule/> >> > I know it is not Linux which is why I changed the subject line but >> > it works for me in everything it provides. What modem would folks >> > recommend hooking it up to please? >> > >> > Thanks. >> >> It looks to me like it's a 802.11n wireless access point with a hard >> drive built in rather than a router, so chances are you'd probably >> need either an ADSL Router or Cable Router. > > Looking at the specs, it is a router... it's just an Ethernet-->Ethernet > router, so you're quite right in that an ADSL/Cable router or modem > would need to purchased in order to connect to a WAN... of course, that > is unless you're trying to connect two Ethernet LANs together. :D > >> I would have thought any standard ADSL/Cable router with an ethernet >> connection would work. I bet though it's an expensive piece of >> kit. Do you actually have a Mac running OS X Leopard? If not then >> you might find a simple network attached external hard drive plugged >> into a wireless router would be a cheaper and more versatile. > > Agreed. NSLU2 anyone? > > Grant. Am I right in thinking that the NSLU2 is that Linux based NAS box for attaching USB drives? Seem's pretty cheap at about £50. Question is, does it support printers? Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html