Buffalo network-attached storage series

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 and one or two existing USB 2.0 ports make the system applicable to a versatile hardware.

In the initial state there is on the device, a GNU / Linux, but the end user will usually only through the web interface configurable services true as FTP, Windows share services, UPnP -compliant media server, print server, BitTorrent client, support for Time Machine.

LinkStations there are different versions with up to 12 TB of storage. All but the original link station (1 or 2) support 1000BASE- TX.

Terastation

The next larger NAS product line of the company is called Terastation. The current models (as of 2011 ) are equipped with up to eight hard disks to achieve capacities of currently up to 24 TB.

LinkStation models

Firmware

The Special to the LinkStation is that the existing system can be replaced by a Linux with open source code lying under the GPL. About this way, for example, the distributions Debian or Gentoo Linux can be installed on the device with all its advantages. Thus, the device can be upgraded to a full-fledged Linux server and with a limited number of USB devices (such as printers, hard drives, sound and ISDN cards, etc.) are extended. Also interesting is the addition of the missing in the original firmware NFS support.

LinkStation Pro next to a Kurobox Pro