With no changes to the hostname, the default hostname shown in the Webif console is "OpenWrt"
I configured Samba with a share on "share" and i can use on a (dos)client the command "net use x: \\openwrt\share" to connect to the sharedrive.

But when i change the wan_hostname and/or the lan_hostname (nvram) i cannot connect to the share at all. 
There is no host found with the command "net view"

I need to set up the hostname for the wan interface for my cable-internet

Where does it go wrong?

(Last edited by berend on 9 Jul 2007, 00:49)

As far as I know the nvram variable "lan_hostname" is not used by OpenWRT. Therefor I am guessing the problem is in the hostname you set in smb.conf.  See if this is set to your current hostname (wan_hostname). You could insert the variable %h (=case sensitive) in your smb.conf file at the position of the hostname to automatically set it to the correct one. An example for a setup with the dutch internet provider @home which requires you to set hostname would be "\\CP408110-A\share"

Ok, the problem was indeed the use of wan_hostname and lan_hostname.

My wan interface is called vlan1.

I setup the router (for @home):

nvram set wan_ifname=vlan1 (for my wl500gx)
nvram set wan_proto=dhcp
nvram set vlan1_hostname=cc123456-a
nvram commit

now it works!

Bedankt!

(Last edited by berend on 11 Jul 2007, 23:29)