USB Device With Embedded Fileserver

Posted by Richard Martinez on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Richard Martinez
Published on 2013-11-08T23:34:51Z Indexed on 2013/11/09 15:58 UTC
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I'm attempting to access logs from a proprietary hardware box with no reasonable hope of modifying the software. There is a process on the device to dump log files to a flash drive on the USB port after entering a code sequence.

Currently, analysis of the logs requires the following:

  1. Physical presence at the device
  2. Manual entry of the code sequence
  3. Removal of USB device
  4. Insertion of USB device into a normal Linux box

I'm hoping there is some sort of device that can act as a USB mass storage device but simultaneously make it's contents available as a network file share (wired preferred).

Does such a device currently exist? A combo hardware/software solution would also work.

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