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Aspirant

Feb 24, 2019

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Ready NAS Can't Open Files Remotely

ReadyNAS 312, 2 2TB Toshiba HDD; Nighthawk N6900 Router I'm running into a strange issue with remote file access. I can see and open/download etc. my files from my LAN via my MacBook Pro... Als...

Leia
Feb 26, 2019
Hawkers jbuchal StehpenT

Seems the DNS was pointing to the wrong/older io servers caused the issue. IT has fixed it. Please try again.

Hawkers

Aspirant

Feb 25, 2019

If that is the case, then it's time I move on to another NAS... can't have such reliability issues when I rely on this remotely. Thanks for your comment. Nice to know I'm not the only one though....

StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Feb 26, 2019

Hawkers wrote:

If that is the case, then it's time I move on to another NAS... can't have such reliability issues when I rely on this remotely. Thanks for your comment. Nice to know I'm not the only one though....

The alternatives to ReadyCloud are straightforward to implement and free - so personally it's not a reason for me to switch to a different NAS. If all you want is remote file access, you can also use FTPS.

I've found the NAS itself to be very reliable. My decision to abandon the Netgear VPN was made years ago (back when it was ReadyNAS Remote).

StehpenT
Star
Feb 26, 2019
Hi StephenB,

We are having issue dowloading share file using the Web Link from ReadyCloud. Are you experiencing similar issue ?

Stephen
- StephenB
  Guru - Experienced User
  Feb 26, 2019
  StehpenT wrote:
  
  We are having issue dowloading share file using the Web Link from ReadyCloud. Are you experiencing similar issue ?
  
  Well, as I said above I don't use ReadyCloud.
Hawkers
Aspirant
Feb 26, 2019
Stephen, thanks for your thoughts... Could you send a link or tell me the name of such FREE or otherwise straightforward? Would like to examine their usability especially for a Novice like my self... Thanks!
- StephenB
  Guru - Experienced User
  Feb 27, 2019
  Hawkers wrote:
  
  Stephen, thanks for your thoughts... Could you send a link or tell me the name of such FREE or otherwise straightforward? Would like to examine their usability especially for a Novice like my self... Thanks!
  
  OpenVPN is free, and many Nighthawk routers (and Orbi) have it built in.
  
  ZeroTier is free, and can be installed on your NAS.
  
  OwnCloud and NextCloud are essentially free (very small one-time cost for a ReadyNAS app from https://rnxtras.com/readynas-os6-x86 )
  
  You can also use the built-in FTP server in the NAS (setting it up to require FTPS - which is encrypted).
  
  Many of these options also need DDNS. Nighthawks and Orbi have a built-in free DDNS option. NoIP.com also offers a free DDNS service.