NSA320s - Upgrading the SMB protocol support

kemes

Hi, I have an NSA320s. I've been a long time linux user and recently I discovered that in Ubuntu, which I'm mainly usin the SMB1.0 support was disabled in the latest kernels (I do understand why).

Is there a safe way to update the NSA320s firmware to support a newer SMB protocol?

Mijzelf

I know of two options. You can install Debian on that NAS, with a newer smbd. More info here. Or you can install the Entware-ng smbd as drop-in replacement of the firmware smbd. More info on http://zyxel.diskstation.eu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24. If you can't reach to zyxel.diskstation.eu, (DNS issues) you can use metarepository.tk, which is the same server.

To install Entware-ng, first install MetaRepository. http://zyxel.diskstation.eu/Users/Mijzelf/zypkg-repo/

If you need to use metarepository.tk, you'll have to edit the web_prefix file.

Mijzelf

The firmware uses only stock Linux software raid and filesystems. So in Debian it's a matter of the rigjht configuration to get the disks assembled and mounted.

Entware-ng runs next to the firmware, and by using the zyxel-samba-replacement package only smbd/nmbd is replaced. The firmware still mounts the filesystems and managed smb.conf.

Mijzelf

I know of two options. You can install Debian on that NAS, with a newer smbd. More info here. Or you can install the Entware-ng smbd as drop-in replacement of the firmware smbd. More info on http://zyxel.diskstation.eu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24. If you can't reach to zyxel.diskstation.eu, (DNS issues) you can use metarepository.tk, which is the same server.

To install Entware-ng, first install MetaRepository. http://zyxel.diskstation.eu/Users/Mijzelf/zypkg-repo/

If you need to use metarepository.tk, you'll have to edit the web_prefix file.

kemes

Thank you Mijzef for this valuable and well composed info!

In these options can I leave the existing storage disks as they are (I will backup before making changes)? In the case of using either Debian or Entware-ng, will they recognize the my current storage disks as they are now without the need of formating them?

Mijzelf

The firmware uses only stock Linux software raid and filesystems. So in Debian it's a matter of the rigjht configuration to get the disks assembled and mounted.

Entware-ng runs next to the firmware, and by using the zyxel-samba-replacement package only smbd/nmbd is replaced. The firmware still mounts the filesystems and managed smb.conf.

Milc