how do I access my shares from outside my LAN

dsnow wrote:
I need to access my shares from outside my LAN with a mac powerbook OS 10.7. My ISP told me I should use port 5900 and they activated it for me. I'm not sure what needs to be done on my readyNAS pro to allow access, and what program to use on my macbook to access the server. Thanks for any help Dean dsnow ReadyNAS Newbie Posts: 2 Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:43 am ReadyNAS: Pro

Port 5900 is usually used for VNC (which is one of several tools that lets you control your desktop remotely). I suspect your ISP is somewhat confused on what you really want to do.

The safest ways to access your files remotely are to (a) use readynas remote, which requires no firewall changes but is slow (b) use https to browse your shares, (c) use FTP (and install a suitable client on your powerbook).

(b) and (c) are probably the best options for you to use - they do require some setup in FrontView and on your home router. Maybe you can try using them from your local lan, and see if they work for you. Then if you need help getting them to run remotely, just check back in here with a followup.