How do i connect to FreeNas server?

Freddie589 · 17 Feb 2011 at 12:12

it is all set up and drives are connected but how do i connect to it too add and remove files in explorer? its using 0.7.2 Sabanda. i CAN log into QuiXplorer 2.3

so far i have this:

Hostname hometest.local

Version 0.7.2 Sabanda (revision 5543)

Built on Sat Nov 6 08:54:58 CET 2010

OS Version FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE-p3 (revision 199506)

Platform i386-livecd on Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.60GHz

but whenever i type //hometest.local into firefox i get problem loading page server not found.

freddie589

thanks all

Nikumba · 17 Feb 2011 at 14:28

What happens if you try connecting via the IP address now its name.

You have put when you type //hometest.local it fails. I assume you mean http:\\hometest.local as what you have typed is a UNC path and should be done from a command line

Kimbie

KIA · 17 Feb 2011 at 15:07

\\servernamehere in Windows Explorer.

Syx · 17 Feb 2011 at 15:09

When you set it up you would have either specified an IP address, or selected DHCP and the IP would have been given to you in the console output.

Try using this address (as Nikumba has said) rather than the host name.

"\\" is the start of a UNC path.
"http://" is the prefix for a web address.

Freddie589 · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:14

ok,

when i type //hometest.local into cmd i get:
the filename, volume name or syntax is incorrect

when i type http://hometest.local into firefox it times out

when i do //hometest.local in explorer it takes ages and then says it cannot find the location

when i use http:// it says server not found, i have the IP that was given to me in the console output.

if i connect to the IP it takes me to FREENAS login

thanks all

Ryan111 · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:28

In windows explorer got to "\\hometest"

Freddie589 · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:31

Ryan111 said:
In windows explorer got to "\\hometest"

nope still dosent work coped and posted \\hometest as well

Ryan111 · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:35

Try "\\hometest\sharename"

or "\\IPaddress\sharename"

Freddie589 · 17 Feb 2011 at 19:54

none of them worked just gonna reinstall it

chaka · 18 Feb 2011 at 11:28

I found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZqGHKKIK48&playnext=1&list=PL80E7A599D0EFE850&index=4 really helpful when setting up my box, skip to about 7mins in if you want to skip the building part, which I assume you've already done.

Frozennova · 18 Feb 2011 at 11:38

Have you setup any CIFS/Samba shares?

Freddie589 · 19 Feb 2011 at 00:23

frozennova said:
Have you setup any CIFS/Samba shares?

If you tell me how to do it I can tell you if I have done it or not

also do I need to forward any ports to connect internally?

Thanks all
Freddie589

KIA · 19 Feb 2011 at 11:17

See the YouTube video. You do not need to forward ports to connect internally.

m4rkw7 · 22 Feb 2011 at 22:48

start > run >

\\servername\sharename

or

\\serverip

Skidilliplop · 3 Mar 2011 at 17:15

FreeNAS doesn't share anything by default. You need to log into the web interface and set up the datastores and CIFS shares for windows Machines to access.
Once you've set a CIFS share which has at minimum read only permissions to "everyone" then you should be able to do the above and see the share listed.