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Desktop 1 <-> NAS 1 <-internet-> NAS 2 <-> Desktop 2 backup scenario
I work at home at weekends and away during the week. I have a fixed location, internet and desktop PCs in both locations. I want to work on the same files in both locations. I also want to keep a ...
redstamp wrote:
Would this be the agreed was to go forwards then, ie Cloud (from what you know - and I appreciate there are quite a few unknowns!)
It seems to fit what you need. The unknown is the ReadyCloud performance and reliability - which frankly has been an issue over the years. They've clearly been making investments there, but even so there have been some bumps in the road over the past year. Perhaps other users will want to comment on that.
Another option would be OpenVPN. Many routers (including Netgear Nighthawks) have built-in OpenVPN support. You combine that with a free DDNS name (also included in the Nighthawks) and you can access the full remote network via an openVPN client on the desktop. It doesn' have built-in sync, you'd need a second tool for that. You'd only need this on one of two routers (perhaps your home network, since it has the better internet speed).
Dont know how to do the quote thing in proper HTML, so I'll just do my own italic version:
Stephen B wrote:
Robocopy does NOT do two-way sync
Yeah, good point, after posting I was thinking about that one and you're right - obviously.
Stephen B wrote:
It's not clear to me that you actually need two-way sync though
I suppose I am worried about the files not copying fast enough ('work' has a very slow internet connection), or one of the NAS' losing connectivity for a day or so. In a perfect world, everything would complete whilst I travelled from 'Home' to 'Work' and vice versa as it were, but if not, I am just worried I start to lose work unless I am VERY diligent. I suppose 2-way doesn't really get around this anyway... hence my thoughts on Cloud...
Stephen B wrote:
...not do any sync - just access the NAS files directly from the PC
Have tried that and the speed is very slow to access files through Explorer and network mapped connections kept dropping etc - and as I am working on fairly large files, I presumed this would also be slower, so wanted to try and keep a local copy sync'd for speed of editting purposes.
Stephen B wrote:
If you do use a cloud solution, then it might be best to sync both PCs to the same NAS
Yeah - agree - this is what I was thinking gets around the issue and fear of timings and un-sync'd NAS' - if things fall behind, it doesn't matter.
Would this be the agreed was to go forwards then, ie Cloud (from what you know - and I appreciate there are quite a few unknowns!)
NB I didn't like ReadyCloud app sync until I found a post on this site about editting the cloud.config file to change the sync directory location (should be a feature!) - now it works great!
Thanks,
Jon
redstamp wrote:
Would this be the agreed was to go forwards then, ie Cloud (from what you know - and I appreciate there are quite a few unknowns!)
It seems to fit what you need. The unknown is the ReadyCloud performance and reliability - which frankly has been an issue over the years. They've clearly been making investments there, but even so there have been some bumps in the road over the past year. Perhaps other users will want to comment on that.
Another option would be OpenVPN. Many routers (including Netgear Nighthawks) have built-in OpenVPN support. You combine that with a free DDNS name (also included in the Nighthawks) and you can access the full remote network via an openVPN client on the desktop. It doesn' have built-in sync, you'd need a second tool for that. You'd only need this on one of two routers (perhaps your home network, since it has the better internet speed).
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