denNAS

denhac Network Attached Storage (denNAS)

denNAS is a public NAS drive that’s available to all devices within the denhac LAN. It is maintained by the SIG Network team.

It should be available from all space computers and is intended to facilitate easy file transfer between space and personal machines.

Acceptable Use Policy

1. Info

• NOTHING on this drive is secret in any way.
• Do NOT store anything you care about on this drive. It could explode at any time with plenty of warning or without warning at all.
• Have an idea for denNAS? Join us in the SIG Network channel on Slack and let’s talk about it.
• This drive is for on-premise use only. Do not do anything that makes this drive accessible from outside of denhac’s internal network. Nerds are watching.

2. Acceptable Use

• Storing and sharing files related to personal projects.
• Backing up documentation for machines, tools, and denhac resources like logos and branding.
• Sharing open-source designs or files.
• Organizing files in an orderly manner. Please try to stick with a name or handle we can find you at if there’s an issue.
• Only delete files or content only if you have proper authorization or ownership.

3. Prohibited Activities

• Offensive Content: Uploading files containing hate speech, explicit material, harassment, or anything that creates a hostile environment.
• Excessive Storage: Be a good hacker and don’t hog up the available storage with big files. If you’re done with files, please delete them.
• Personal Data: Storing sensitive personal data. Don’t do this. Storing important data on this host will only end in tears.
• Don’t store illegal shit. Don’t ruin this for everyone. Storing or sharing files that violate copyright laws, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights is bad.
• Unauthorized Access: Accessing, modifying, or deleting files that you do not own or have permission to use.
• Internal Use Only: Do not do anything to let this drive become accessible outside of denhac. Arrr, keep this here NAS locked away from the eyes o’ landlubbers beyond the hackerspace, or ye’ll be walkin’ the plank!

Credentials

Username: denhac
Password: denhac rules

Location

Setup

Windows 10

1. Open file explorer
2. Right-click in the “Network” heading of the side bar
3. Select “map network drive
4. [Optional] Pick a drive letter. The recommended convention for denhac machines is D:\\
5. Specify the server path \\DENNAS\denNAS\denhac_common. Note that denNAS may not be discoverable, but it should be locatable at that path. Note: If you are setting up a personal machine, you may want to include your member folder in this path so that you land there automatically.
6. [Optional] Right click on the new network drive under “This PC” and give it a more friendly name, such as “denNAS”.
7. [Optional] Pin the drive to the quick-access toolbar. Strongly recommended for space machines.

MacOS

1. Open finder
2. Click Go -> Connect to Server (Command+K)
3. Specify the server path smb://DENNAS/denNAS/denhac_common
4. Login as guest

Linux

NOTE: Specific commands may differ based on which distro you use.

1. Open Files (i.e., the Gnome default file explorer: Nautilus).
2. Click on the “+ Other Locations” button in the left sidebar of the Files window.
3. Under the “Networks” section, click on the “denNAS” folder icon.
   • Alternately: At the bottom of the Files window in the “Connect to Server” bar, enter “smb://dennas.local/denNAS/denhac_common” and click “Connect”. Skip to Step 5.
4. Double-click the “denNAS” folder icon.
5. In the Authentication Required pop-up window, select “Registered User” and then enter the username and password that you would use to login to any other denhac computer. If you aren’t sure what this would be, ask someone nearby or on Slack.
6. Double-click the “denhac_common” folder icon. (If you connected via the smb:// path in Step 3, you don’t need to. You’re already there.)

On Arch Linux via command line:

smbclient is a program created in conjunction with Samba, the Linux/FOSS implementation of SMB, that provides an FTP-like interface for accessing files stored on SMB services on a given network.

You can use smbclient like so:

smbclient \\\\dennas.inside.denhac.org\\denhac_common

About

The first iteration of denNAS was denNIS, a home-grade 2TB NAS station located in the fishbowl. It was a Buffalo LinkStation 210, model LS210D0201 (manufacturer page), donated and setup by @chungl. It was pretty old, likely from ~2013, and has since been replaced by the current denNAS.

Current denNAS is an AMD A4 4000 Series CPU with a 2 TB SSD running TrueNAS. This PC started life in 2014 as a router for Krav. Since then it’s moved to the To Hack shelves, Jax, back to the To Hack shelves and now lives on as denNAS. It got a new SSD and a complete cleaning in January of 2025.