Re: Accessing USB storage attached to network router

[Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>]

Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> writes:

> On Mon, Jun 05, 2017 at 01:38:04PM +0100, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>>Here:
>>
>> https://askubuntu.com/questions/109505/how-do-i-access-an-external-hard-drive-plugged-into-my-router
>>
>>the problem seems to be solved, but not for me...  I plugged a USB storage
>>pendrive into my ADSL internet router but don't know how to access it.  I
>>tried putting in /etc/fstab something like:
>>
>> //192.168.1.1/USB_storage /mnt/public cifs guest 0 0
>
> Is this the correct share to mount? Try "smbclient -L 192.168.1.1" to see
> what shares are available.

$ smbclient -L 192.168.0.1
WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated
Enter rodolfo's password: 
Connection to 192.168.0.1 failed (Error NT_STATUS_IO_TIMEOUT)


> Try running smbmount directly and see if it gives more information:
>
>  # mount -t cifs //192.168.1.1/USB_Storage /mnt/public --verbose -o guest


# mount -t cifs //192.168.1.1/USB_Storage /mnt/public --verbose -o guest
mount.cifs kernel mount options: ip=192.168.1.1,unc=\\192.168.1.1\USB_Storage,user=,pass=********
mount error(115): Operation now in progress
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)


.  I don't know, now...  Please help.  Thanks.

Rodolfo


>>with no result: when I do `mount -a' it says:
>>
>> mount error(115): Operation now in progress
>> Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
>>
>>.  Please help whoever can.