Releasing a NSLU2 from customs
I'm hoping someone here can help me with this one: After reading about it in various places, I bought a Linksys NSLU2 on ebay. It is a device with one network port and 2 USB ports intended for sharing a USB disk drive on a network, but it also runs linux and it is possible to install various other features (there are a number of community based efforts, e.g. http://www.nslu2-linux.org/) Anyhow, I received a notice in the mail today that I need to free the item from customs (meces), and to do this, I need to get approval from the ministry of communications because it is considered communications equipment (they gave me some form for this). Do I really need approval for this? Has anyone had one approved in the past and is able to save me the effort? Thanks, Jason = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Releasing a NSLU2 from customs
Jason Friedman wrote: I'm hoping someone here can help me with this one: After reading about it in various places, I bought a Linksys NSLU2 on ebay. It is a device with one network port and 2 USB ports intended for sharing a USB disk drive on a network Has anyone had one approved in the past and is able to save me the effort? Not me, but I will tell you this. If the device was doing wireless communication, or connecting to a telephone line, I would say forget it. Your chances of clearing a device doing either are rather slim. Since it appears your device does neither, clearing it is probably no more than proving the above point to them. Thanks, Jason Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting ltd. Have you backed up today's work? http://www.lingnu.com/backup.html = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Releasing a NSLU2 from customs
Hi Jason, I have seen the NSLU2 here in Israel before, but I do not remember exactly who sold it. I'm sure that the hardware that I've seen was purchased here in Israel and not directly imported from US. Anyway, search for it (ZAP, etc...), and when you find it, see if you can get the details of the importer or simply print the offer from the Israeli web site and send it to the customs. It worked for me once, but it was a long time ago. Hope this helps, Thanks, Hetz On 6/23/06, Jason Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm hoping someone here can help me with this one: After reading about it in various places, I bought a Linksys NSLU2 on ebay. It is a device with one network port and 2 USB ports intended for sharing a USB disk drive on a network, but it also runs linux and it is possible to install various other features (there are a number of community based efforts, e.g. http://www.nslu2-linux.org/) Anyhow, I received a notice in the mail today that I need to free the item from customs (meces), and to do this, I need to get approval from the ministry of communications because it is considered communications equipment (they gave me some form for this). Do I really need approval for this? Has anyone had one approved in the past and is able to save me the effort? Thanks, Jason = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Visit my blog (hebrew) for things that (sometimes) matter: http://wp.dad-answers.com = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
