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RikyRomei's avatar
RikyRomei
Aspirant
Aug 14, 2019

Connectin a NAS to my NightHawk

Hello,   I would like to connect my NAS WD MyCloud EX2 with Ethernet. So when I'm travelling I can read/write to it. My current - and test - configuration is: 1. NAS connected to my ADSL/Fibre ro...
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JSchnee21
Virtuoso
Aug 14, 2019

Google Cloud or Amazon Drive are likely the simplest solution.  I get 2TB from Google for $199 / year.

 

You can also connect a USB thumbdrive or USB connected external HD directly to the MR1100

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Mobile-Routers-Hotspots-Modems/Netgear-Nighthawk-MR1100-M1-NAS-storage-problem/td-p/1375141

 

Are you trying to stream movies or something without using your cellular data?  Are you sharing across multiple computers?  (aka why not just connect the thumbdrive/drive to your PC?)

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    RikyRomei
    Aspirant
    Aug 22, 2019

    Thanks for the answer.

    I bought a WiFi DAS and I have everything in my LAN now.

    I could also connect it to the MR1100 USB port... if it would work!

    For that problem (USB sloppy) I have a ticket open and maybe, before I die, they will reply with a solution