DSM-G600, DNS-3xx and NSA-220 Hack Forum

Have you seen the article on the Wiki about domain authentication -  http://dns323.kood.org/howto:bettersamba

O.K., I guess the answer to your question is (unfortunately), No I'm not aware of any firmware
that can be applied to the DNS-323 to enable domain authentication.

You could try to post a request on the Official D-Link Forum http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?board=155.0
Under the Digital Home -> DNS-323 section (registration is required);
However, there is no guarantee that your request will be considered and there is no consistent time frame
for new firmware releases from D-Link

There is another D-Link product, the DNS-343 (4 disk NAS, fw v1.02) which does support domain authentication,
And, Buffalo Tech has a two disk NAS with Active Directory support http://www.buffalotech.com/products/net … n-pro-duo/

If you are not comfortable in "hacking" into the DNS-323, perhaps one of those devices would be better for your situation.

Alternatively, you could read about Fonz's Fun Plug (FFP) on the Wiki http://dns323.kood.org/howto:ffp
and try to install that on your DNS-323.  FFP will start a telnet server which will allow you to get command
line access (via a telnet client on your windows PC) to the DNS-323 and edit the smb file.

As for the Linux box, you could use a linux live CD like Knoppix, http://www.knoppix.org
to temporarily boot your windows PC to Linux and perform the "join domain" step.

Last edited by mig (2008-10-25 07:42:41)

AD support is listed in the DNS-343, FW 1.02 capabilities http://support.dlink.com/products/view. … id=DNS-343

DNS-343 uses the Linux EXT3 file system and Samba (www.samba.org) for Windows PC access.
What file permission are you afraid of loosing?  Perhaps reading about how Samba handles file permissions
will give you some confidence in using a non-NTFS file system.

The best OS to deal with a NTFS file system is Windows OS (since NTFS is a proprietary file system).  If you must
use NTFS, then your NAS should run Windows OS. HP MediaSmart Server EX470 is an example of a Windows Home
Server (WHS) based NAS, however WHS can not be joined to an active directory domain .

Iomega typically sold Windows OS NAS; however, they have recently switched to Linux based NAS.

LaCie Ethernet Disk, is a Windows XP embeded NAS, that will use NTFS and has AD support.

Another route would be to build your own NAS using a standard PC case, bunch of drives and the Windows OS which
would support AD and NFTS, such as  Windows Storage Server (WSS).

Last edited by mig (2008-10-29 20:50:35)

Just to be clear, the samba software (running on the DNS-323) make the EXT Linux file system
looks just like a Windows file system to the Windows network clients.  Samba takes care of the details,
some Windows file attibutes are hard to configure, like the hidden folder attribute.  BTW, Samba also
does the AD integration.

Robocopy should not have any problem backing-up files to a NAS using a Linux file system and Samba.
Unless you actually want to run the Robocopy on the NAS, then you will need a Windows OS NAS.