OpenWrtNAS102011-11-06 13:15:05ClauzClauz92011-11-06 13:11:05ClauzClauz82011-11-06 13:07:32ClauzClauz72011-11-06 13:00:50ClauzClauz62011-11-06 12:51:58ClauzClauz52011-11-06 12:47:08ClauzClauz42011-11-06 12:13:10ClauzClauz32011-11-06 12:11:05ClauzClauz22011-11-06 11:56:17ClauzClauz12011-11-06 11:46:38ClauzClauzHow to make a Samba NAS with an OpenWrt routerThis express howto describes how to create a NAS to share files inside a network out of an USB-capable OpenWrt router and an external hard drive. tplinknas.jpg tplinkfrombehind.jpg IngredientsOpenWrt router with USB port (such as TP-Link WR1043ND) already flashed with OpenWrt Backfire and connected to the Internet external USB hard drive with a single ext4 partition cables to connect and power the hardware Stepsplug the disk into the router's USB port be sure that sda1 is the name of your hard disk's partition. edit /etc/config/fstab then: now let's samba: edit /etc/config/samba and enable the samba server: you can now put all the stuff that you want to share inside the harddisk's 'share' directory :D Troubleshootingexternal hard disk not mountedIf you cannot access the samba mount from a PC or if by issuing the mount command the drive does not show up in the list then edit /etc/init.d/fstab and add a "sleep 15" command in the start() function as follows: /tmp/fstab
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config_foreach do_swapon swap # do swap a second time so that swap on filesystems is enabled
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