Alt-F

Alt-F provides a free and open source alternative firmware for the DLINK DNS-320/320L/321/323/325/327L and DNR-322L.

Alt-F has Samba and NFS; supports ext2/3/4, VFAT, NTFS, BTRFS; RAID 0, 1, 5 (with external USB disk) and JBOD; supports up to 8TB disks; rsync, ftp, sftp, ftps, ssh, lpd, DNS and DHCP servers, DDNS, fan and leds control, clean power up and down... and more.

Alt-F also has a set of comprehensive administering web pages, you don't need to use the command line to configure it.

Besides the built-in software, Alt-F also supports additional packages on disk, including ffp and Entware packages, that you can install, update and uninstall using the administering web pages

Alt-F is being developed and tested on a DNS-323-rev-A1/B1, a DNS325-rev-A1, a DNS-320L-rev-A1 and on a DNS-327L-rev-A1 hardware boards. Other models and boards are said to work.

Support Forum: http://groups.google.com/group/alt-f
Homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/altfirmware

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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fulanitox0 Posted 2025-06-09

I have a dLink 320L, the Alt-F proyect run, but the shutdown function dont work. any body can tell me a solution? thanks
juankas Posted 2025-02-22

I look for new firmware for my friend's DNS-320L A4E, first i get the lastest official firmware bat it's so bad, don´t work correctly then i try it (the Alt-f) ... and ... it's works! Thank you very much.
vduvernet Posted 2024-06-24

Found an old DNS-323 too. Great job.
housefly15 Edited 2024-04-26

I found an old DNS-323 in the closet. This firmware breathed new life into it, with tons of extra functions. It is very usable. Much better than stock firmware.
lxne Posted 2023-01-16

This thing keeps my DNS-323 alive.

Additional Project Details

Intended Audience

Information Technology, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Web-based

Registered

2012-06-16

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