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    • N
      nikkon
      last edited by

      Hi all,
      quick question: how can i mount a share from my NAS (cifs) in pfsense?
      mount -t cifs is not working. mount_smbf not working.
      thx

      pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

      Happy PfSense user :)

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        cmb
        last edited by

        You can't, those components aren't included in 2.2.x and prior versions.

        mount_smbfs is included in 2.3 though, we don't strip quite as much of FreeBSD base components there.

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          nikkon
          last edited by

          thx for the fast answer.

          pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

          Happy PfSense user :)

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            crlsgms
            last edited by

            Im trying to mount a cifs share on pfsense 2.3.2p1, with no success. I tried for now:

            mount_smbfs -I 20.14.11.12 //dti@dti/webcarlos /mnt/storage
            mount_smbfs: kldload(smbfs): No such file or directory

            or laod the module
            kldload smbfs
            kldload: can't load smbfs: No such file or directory

            I also tried setting up an entry on fstab, and credentials on /.nsmbrc with no success.
            //dti@dti/webcarlos/proxy/      /mnt/storage    smbfs  rw,noauto,-I=20.14.11.12    0      0
            or even
            //dti@dti/webcarlos/proxy/      /mnt/storage    cifs  rw,noauto,-I=20.14.11.12    0      0

            Is it possible on pfsense 2.3.x to mount external storage of any kind? How?

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              Nullity
              last edited by

              I think you can find the module in the upstream FreeBSD releases.

              Though, I'd urge aginst using smb on pfSense, but I'm no expert.

              Please correct any obvious misinformation in my posts.
              -Not a professional; an arrogant ignoramous.

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                kpa
                last edited by

                Based on my own experiences I wouldn't use mount_smbfs on pfSense, it's a stability hazard at best that you don't want to have on a security critical system.

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