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file sharing outside of home network with owncloud
Hi all, I've spent half the day trying to figure this out, so please be kind. I have a ReadyNAS Ultra 4+ with 4.2.27 firmware running PHP 5.something and ownCloud 8.1, both from Whocares. My...
Hi Jenn,
Thanks for the reply.
I understand that ReadyCloud is not an option for my hardware (although I have seen that some have updated their old hardware to OS6).
I don't really want to use ReadyNAS Remote for my purposes because [unfortunately] it complicates file sharing with less tech-savvy people. I'd like to be able to share through a web browser. I believe ownCloud is a possible solution, but I'm stuck on the next step. Hopefully, there is someone in the community who uses ownCloud and can point me in the right direction.
Mark
Chances are, you have a dynamic IP address. That being the case, you need a dynamic IP redirector that keeps track (via a program you run in your router, on the NAS, or on another computer on the home network that's always on) and links a URL to that changing IP address. Chances are that Port 80 and 443 are also blocked, which are the standard HTTP and HTTPS ports. So you will need to use an alternate port. The redirector service can help with HTTP alternate port re-direction, but not HTTPS, as re-directng HTTPS would circumvent the security it provides.
There are many such services with optionas that are both free and not, depending on your needs. I personally use No-IP.com. DynDNS is also popular (and the only one most Netgear routers support natively). But there are plenty more. I have two web sites runnig on my NAS, not OwnCloud, but it's the same principal. And I also run DDClient on the NAS to keep my IP up to date with No-IP.
So, as you can see, ReadyNAS Remote (or ReadyCloud for ReadyOS 6) starts to look a whole lot simpler for the novice than other options.
Sandshark wrote:
So, as you can see, ReadyNAS Remote (or ReadyCloud for ReadyOS 6) starts to look a whole lot simpler for the novice than other options.
Yes, it is simpler. Still, I don't think the features are all there, and the performance remains hit-or-miss.
OpenVPN in the Netgear routers isn't that difficult to set up though, and I like the idea of using my router as the only forwarding device. Main issue is that they need to support TUN for mobile devices.
Thank you to all for your suggestions. I need to find some time to try them out as I admittedly am a newbie and need a lot of time and reading to make these things work the first time through (and troubleshoot when they don't work!).
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