DM920 network mapping

Francescone

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I just installed the latest Opentsiamge in my Dreambox DM920, suggested by other users here.
It seems a very solid and stable image, very happy for now.
But I'm struggling to create proper network paths for file access from Windows' My computer.
My goal is moving files to/from the internal hdd and main box folders like /etc/tuxbox and similar.
It is easier to use direct network paths than FTP, I always configured my enigma2 receivers in this way but now I'm not able to do it and I do not know why.
I'm using Windows 11 Pro. Just tried to enable Samba1 in Windows features but no success.
When I open Connect network device from Windows menu, then Browse, I see my NAS and more network devices in my LAN, but not the DM920.
The box is perfectly connected, I ping it and I can read/write settings using Dreamset and connect it via FTP.
Maybe any feature is disabled in the box? I browse all possible menus but did not find nothing. Where can I check? Maybe any telnet operation is required?
Please help. Thanks.
 

Francescone

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Do you not use dreambox control centre for all ftp and telnet options?
I could, but for quick file exchanges between DM920 and PC it is easier to use Windows' My computer.
For example, if I want to move a recording from the box to PC, the best way is to open the dreambox hard drive like an external drive. Or, say, open the etc/tuxbox folder like a common Windows one.
All my previous images was configured in this way and it always worked, but now it seems that something in the receiver is locked.
I suspect that some service is not installed by default in Opentsimage.
Possibly some telnet commands could solve the problem. Any suggestion please? Thanks.
 

kegnkiwi

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I only use dreambox control centre and only send files one way from the laptop to the receiver not the other way.
 

Francescone

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Disable your antivirus and windows defender and try again
I tried now, but no success.
However, maybe I understand the problem, so I ask you for any possible solution.
Browsing the receiver with Filezilla I see that no Samba folders are present in the folder tree.
In every previous images tested by me, Samba folder was always present under /etc folder. So I think that Samba is not installed by default in Opentsimage. If so, the issue is explained. How can the receiver share its folders without Samba?
So I'm asking how to download, install and activate Samba in Opentsimage.
I'm looking for a step-by-step guide, because my linux skill is very poor, so please tell me every possible situation. Thanks.
 

foxx®

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Have you tried in the Main menu, then Network settings, then Utilities if you have such an option in that image?
To see what is included and what is excluded, or what is enabled or disabled from the service:
 

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Francescone

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Have you tried in the Main menu, then Network settings, then Utilities if you have such an option in that image?
To see what is included and what is excluded, or what is enabled or disabled from the service:
Utilities under Network menu is the path in Openatv, I well remember from my usage of that image few months ago.
Openatv was a very good image, but as I said in my previous thread just below I had problem in the tuner settings, so I changed to Opentsimage now.
Here the Network settings are under Menu > Setup > System > Expert Setup > Network, but there are only basic IP settings and few more options.
I believe that samba is totally lacking here, so the unique way would be such fresh installation from a full package (if possible, and if someone tell me how to do it). Thanks.
 

foxx®

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The shots are not from Openatv, it is OBH image, but that is not important, it is more important how many Network utilities or services Opentsi image has pre-installed in the image itself or needs to be installed later. It would be best if someone using the OpenTSimage shared their experience
 

Francescone

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Yes, I wait possible advices from Opentsimage users.
If someone has experienced this issue please let me know. Thanks.
 
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