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TonVH1
Oct 25, 2012Aspirant
Puzzled by ReadyNasRemote
I am new to Netgear but do have experience with Qnap & Synology. A general question is: I have now found 3 different places (Readynas, Community, ReadyNasExtra). I find this unnecessary complex. Is...
StephenB
Oct 26, 2012Guru - Experienced User
Cloud servers do require an internet server, pretty much by definition. so you are correct in your assessment. Whether you are ok with that is another matter - many are, but of course some are not.
There are other ways to access your NAS over the internet - for instance FTP. This would require you to set up port forwarding in your router, but would not require Netgear servers. You would also want a dynamic DNS address (which does require a server, but is only used to "find" your router).
There are other ways to access your NAS over the internet - for instance FTP. This would require you to set up port forwarding in your router, but would not require Netgear servers. You would also want a dynamic DNS address (which does require a server, but is only used to "find" your router).
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