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

fonz wrote:

congrats! now, do this:

Code:

telnet <ip>
cd /mnt/HD_a2/fun_plug.d/etc
mv lighttpd.conf-sample lighttpd.conf

This renames the sample config file. It should work for now, you can customize it later. Then, using windows explorer or whatever, create a "www" directory on the first volume (next to "fun_plug.d"). Inside the www directory, create another two directories: "pages" and "logs". Copy your web pages to the "pages" directory and surf to "http://<ip>:8080/".

Thanks, all of that worked.  But I can't surf to http://<ip>:8080/

When I do the sh command for lighttpd, I get this...

/ # sh /mnt/HD_a2/fun_plug.d/start/lighttpd.sh
Starting lighttpd...
/ #

It shows that and nothing seems to happen.  It could be that I don't have my web pages published to a domain name yet.

EDIT:  I just tried surfing to "http://<ip>:8080/" and it works now!

I think I may be getting somewhere.  Now I just need to get all of this published to a domain and see if it really works.

My friend has a domain that is hosted by yahoo.  If he can somehow cancel the hosting service with yahoo but keep the domain, can I host it for him using this DNS323 lighttpd?

Last edited by WildSioux (2007-05-19 00:03:24)

Wildsioux...my 323 arrives on Wed...I am SO looking forward to getting a web server set up and your Q&A with the gurus here is going to be VERY useful to me.  Thanks to all.  I'm sure I'll have a few questions about it, but I think it will go very much smoother thanks to this info. 

Funny...when I ordered the 323 I was thinking that a web server was all I wanted to add to its features and I'd be completely happy w/the feature set for my needs.  Didn't have to have it, but it would be a nice bonus to share some pictures w/my family off and on again...now it looks like I'll have that.  Excellent!!

First, Thanks to everyone in this thread who helped me get this fun_plug installed and lighttpd installed.  I understand a little better now how this linux stuff works.

Now, I am trying to access the test webpage I have setup from work.  I can see it fine at home by using this:  "http://<ip>:8080/"  But what the heck do I use away from home?  I have tried that and also putting in my WAN address from www.whatismyip.com.  But nothing works.

Am I supposed to forward the port 8080 in my router settings?  And how would I change the "http://<ip>...to something else like "www.myweb.com" for example?

Thanks

Focher wrote:

Is there a technical obstacle to adding PHP support on the DNS-323? Is lighttpd capable of supporting PHP?

You need to compile PHP with fast-cgi support. It works well with lighttpd.

Hello all,

im a unix newbie, but learning fast - the DNS-323 is proving to be a fun learning tool. 

Fonz- you use busybox 1.5.0 - does this have to be specifically complied for the DNS?  (1.5.1 is out and i was thinking about trying to get this to work, just for fun) 

also - i note that there is an old version of busybox in the /bin dir (on the flash, i assume) - this would be the basic tool set that the box uses in its standard configuration, right?  i note all the fun_plug mods ive seen include and use a newer version of busybox loaded on the HDD.  is there any reason for not just updating the /bin version of busybox, rather than have a separate version stored on the hard drive?  other than space restrictions, is there any other reason for not updating the code on the flash?  for eg moving dropbear onto flash and modifiying /etc/rc.sh, so that ssh is available even if the drives are swapped...

ive been playing around with rsync (using your fun_plug kit) to backup files on my windows box.  tho im not running it as a daemon, but via ssh.  i read somewhere that there is a persitent problem using rsync over ssh under cygwin that causes it to hang sometimes.   someone suggested Unison as an alternative - and i wondered what the steps would be to get this running on the DNS323.  would the unison source have to be compiled to specifically run on the dns?  heres where my unix newness shows, and a bit of help understanding what is the method for and limitations of getting various things to run on the DNS would be great.

if the answers to these questions are obvious, please be patient with me - i'm figuring it all out as i go.

thanks,

K

Last edited by Kyorei (2007-05-24 10:22:38)

Kyorei wrote:

you use busybox 1.5.0 - does this have to be specifically complied for the DNS?  (1.5.1 is out and i was thinking about trying to get this to work, just for fun)

Yes. The DNS can only run programs compiled for the ARM architecture that are either statically linked (i.e. they don't depend on any library files) or dynamically linked against the libs shipped with the box. My funplug is dynamically linked, and compiled using the cross-compilation toolchain from D-Link (i.e. I'm compiling on an i386, producing binaries that run on arm). The fw103-scripts and funplug-source packages on my site contain all my build scripts.

Kyorei wrote:

also - i note that there is an old version of busybox in the /bin dir (on the flash, i assume) - this would be the basic tool set that the box uses in its standard configuration, right?  i note all the fun_plug mods ive seen include and use a newer version of busybox loaded on the HDD.  is there any reason for not just updating the /bin version of busybox, rather than have a separate version stored on the hard drive?  other than space restrictions, is there any other reason for not updating the code on the flash?  for eg moving dropbear onto flash and modifiying /etc/rc.sh, so that ssh is available even if the drives are swapped...

I'd love to write my own stuff to the flash, but I fear what happens if I make a mistake... Danger is that the box becomes unusable, and the warranty is void, too.

Kyorei wrote:

ive been playing around with rsync (using your fun_plug kit) to backup files on my windows box.  tho im not running it as a daemon, but via ssh.  i read somewhere that there is a persitent problem using rsync over ssh under cygwin that causes it to hang sometimes.   someone suggested Unison as an alternative - and i wondered what the steps would be to get this running on the DNS323. would the unison source have to be compiled to specifically run on the dns?

If unison is a script (or several scripts), you need the interpreter (python, perl, whatever). If it's a C++ program, compiling it for the DNS might become really hard. If it's a nicely written C program, it might be as simple as cross-compiling busybox...

someguy wrote:

I've now reverted to your 2007.04.06, and passwd works fine again (w/ fw 1.03).

I'm not sure why it doesn't work with recent busybox versions. However, I found it works when using the passwd program source from busybox 1.4.1. They were using getspnam in 1.4.1, and changed to getspnam_r to save memory.

dear fonz---thanks for putting this up.  I just grabbed it.  I am a seasoned linux user, but not a seasoned DNS user.  the telnet works wonderful, but has *no* password protection whatsoever.  I tried to give root a password (with "# passwd"), but it seems to make no difference.  /etc/passwd is not updated.  /etc/shadow does not contain root.  I gave admin and my user name a password, but because the telnet is root login by default, it doesn't matter.  does everyone leave their system entirely open?  couldn't be...  how do you passwd protect telnet?

/iaw

iaw4 wrote:

telnet works wonderful, but has *no* password protection whatsoever.

That's right. And there's no other way, because you want root access, but root has no password.

iaw4 wrote:

I tried to give root a password (with "# passwd"), but it seems to make no difference.  /etc/passwd is not updated.  /etc/shadow does not contain root.  I gave admin and my user name a password, but because the telnet is root login by default, it doesn't matter.  does everyone leave their system entirely open?

There are actually two problems: a) passwd doesn't work correctly for root, b) passwd doesn't update flash memory (changed password doesn't survive reboots).

Workarounds for both are described right here in this thread (didn't see it!?) - start reading here:
http://dns323.kood.org/forum/p2993-2007 … html#p2993

Also,
a) is solved in the current 0.3-testing-3 funplug on my site (see ChangeLog).
b) is almost solved, see http://dns323.kood.org/forum/t750-Remov … tions.html

Once you have a root password set, it's easy to either
a) change the telnet script to run login instead of sh
b) enable ssh and disable telnet like KRH suggested.

With a little extra work, you can even run ssh with public-key-auth. In that case you don't even need to set a root password...

SBINDIR=${FUNPLUGDIR}/bin
can you change that to
SBINDIR=${FUNPLUGDIR}/sbin
then i will be happy

when i compile whit --prefix=/mnt/HD_a2/fun_plug.d/ some files like to be putted in sbin only thing.

thats fine for me

when are we getting us a irc chan to chat in