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I don't have any experience with USB to RS232 converters with Linux. But I've succesfully tested an ACM compatible (very important) USB modem with Slackware a few months ago. So, if you want to use the serial port to connect with an analog modem you can look for and ACM compatible USB modem instead.
There's just one big IF, which is support for ACM modems in the router firmware. I suppose its not included by default.
this has nothing to do with the Samba topic, for serial please refer to http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?s=...ghlight=serialQuote:
Originally posted by rwhitby
Does anyone know if this unit has accessible serial ports like the WRT54Gv2 or the Asus WL-500G ?
I really want a linux-based router that has USB 2.0 and two serial ports. Anyone know of one ?
-- Rod
the wl500g does not support usb2.0, you should look for the Netgear model that does support USB2.0 don't know further details of it... ( www.netgear.com )
Actually, in my original post I was asking about the Netgear WGT634.Quote:
Originally posted by Antiloop
this has nothing to do with the Samba topic, for serial please refer to http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?s=...ghlight=serial
the wl500g does not support usb2.0, you should look for the Netgear model that does support USB2.0 don't know further details of it... ( www.netgear.com )
Does anyone else know if the Netgear WGT634 (and this is the only place on this forum where it has been mentioned) has accessible serial ports ?
-- Rod
Hi!
Is there something new about Samba @WL-500g??
Nah, nothing new yet.
I'm away from my Linux box for a couple of weeks so I cannot try to extract the samba executable from the netgear box.
Compiling the source code continues to give errors, or at least when trying to execute it, I get a segmetation error.
I'll continue to try to get it to work when I'm back home, as I really want to switch off my old router/server
Anyway, give it a try yourself if you find the time and let us know
Later,
Yes!!
I got it to work. I have Samba running on the thing. I can access files via windows shared drive. Somehow the netbios name service is not yet ok, so I only can access it with \\IP\sharename
I'll attach my working config & files after I did a bit of cleanup if people are interested.
The transfer speed is actually faster than I expected. a 10MB testfile was transfered in less than 18sec, though this is slighly lower than the speed with FTP (15 sec for the same file)
http://www.zeilfreaks.nl/samba.png
Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good job! Its a great feature when using the router as a LAN fileserver.
I Guess you're running/booting from USB HD/Flash? How large is your boot image, I mean, would it be possible to fit it into the internal Flash?
It's a pitty the transferrate of the USB bus is just 11 Mbps...
we are already testing samba which is integrated in the firmware
things are accesible throught //WL500G/share as read only
and as //WL500G/share$ as read/write
performances are not that great, also copying and playing mp3's files results in a locked up wl500g at this moment
Hi!
If Samba is running on my WL-500g, there is only one thing I need: a eMule-Client with Web-Interface running on WL-500g. Then it is not needed to let the PC powered on. :D :D :p :p
@antiloop
Which version do you plan to integrate? 1.9.18 ? or did you manage to compile the v2 or v3 series?
credits should go to Oleg :D
at this moment we are testing with version 1.9.17p5
but at this moment i'm suffering with too much used memory and resulting in dropping services
e.g. turning off webcam does miracles :rolleyes:
but playing mp3's from 5 pc's goes fine, with no lockup
still have to check the write thing why it locks up when playing&writing at same time..
The 1.9.17p5 is the last samba with reasonable executable sizes. Also, forget of running samba with multiple clients, USB bandwidth is very low for this. Samba for the wl500g is mostly technology demonstration, not the working product. So, Samba will be mostly unsupported.Quote:
Originally Posted by erik_bies
@erik_bies:
Which Samba Version have you in use?
Can you post the binarys?
Have you the same problems like Oleg and Antiloop??
More infos please!!!!!!
Yep, can do.... see attached. Note it is work in progress, but works for me @ the moment The attached version is 1.9.17.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pirat
Few things I did to get it to work...drop the files in a directory.
1) add "WL500g" to the /etc/hosts
2) create directory /usr/local/samba and drop there the smb.conf
3) edit the smb.conf to have your network (and not mine, as it is currently :) )
4) Start the netbios naming: ./nmbd
5) start the network drive ./smbd
in windows open \\Asuswl500g\WL500gShare (or different if you changed the naming in the config file)
I did not experience the lockups, I've been stressing it only with 2 clients attached, 1 downloading lots of files, the other one playing some MP3's. The playing was not interupted or anything.
But keep in mind that I don't run a webcam, and I don't have any RAM drives (ramfs) all running from disk (see the how-to section), so maybe it is a memory problem that's causing the lockups.
Regarding the speed... well, yes it is not flying. But I currently use as "fileserver" a linux box running on an old P133 so the difference is not huge :)
For me it serves the purpose when I once in a while wanna transfer some files without the hassle of copying them to CD, and to keep some install files.
Anyway give it a try, and see for yourself if it is worth it.....
I guess that Oleg will be able to compile the files in his firm without the -static flag, but I'm still struggling with the linking. Also I did not 'strip' the executables.