How do I access an external hard drive plugged into my router?

05 Dec How do I access an external hard drive plugged into my router?

1. Install Samba or smbfs package (sudo aptitude install smbfs).
2. Create a folder to mount your external hard drive (e.g., sudo mkdir /media/movies).
3. To automatically mount it on boot: Add a line to the file /etc/fstab (sudo nano /etc/fstab) – at the end of the file add this line: //192.168.1.1/USB_Storage_Name /media/movies smbfs guest 0 0
4. Save and exit nano editor (ctrl-x then Yes)
5. Mount your network drive: sudo mount -a