"Consumer" "Cloud" storage for Windows/MacOS...

[eccerr0r]

How are "consumer" home "cloud" devices set up?

I don't know if I can call them "NAS" or whatnot, definitely not simple USB storage...

Can you access them from the internet? How does it do name service? Automatic NAT? Requires the manufacturer's website to access your home device?

On the home network, do they show up as Windows shares? DAV shares?

If it's not what you want, what do you prefer? Assuming your home network is serviced by a NAT router... do you *want* to punch holes in your NAT router to access your cloud device from the outside world? Or is this even a concern, just want NAS for all your home devices and home devices only?

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<-- all Linux at home, so Apache/NFS/NBD does everything needed...for now, but looking out for other possibilities...

[sam_sam_sam]

Re: "Consumer" "Cloud" storage for Windows/MacOS...

You have use there server to use the device for the most part and what Western Digital had to being with was decent but nothing to rave about but now from what I have read there new version has nothing but issues and I am really thrilled about this at all and apparently it does not have the same functionality as older version had

[eccerr0r]

Re: "Consumer" "Cloud" storage for Windows/MacOS...

That's what I figured - have to use manufacturer website (seems most "home" services do this because of NAT and dynamic IP problems)... but is it only presented as a web interface to access your home files? Click to upload files, etc.?

Then at home is it simply a windows workgroup share (then for apple users I have no idea what they use now, no more appleshare?) Or is it a one machine box and shows up as a USB or eSATA plug-in... no sharing...?

As for Linux I tried setting up DAV using apache and had some limited success on remote 2 way file access (works with gvfs in Linux) Sshfs works well of course. Then for home intrantet use: Security...eh... let's not talk about it yet... sigh. Always convenience versus security ...