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Can you setup IP Routing with a Dynamic IP ?
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If it is not on your network, you have to either use the application for it, FTP or VPN. Most cloud services can be accessed via the web browser. IP routing to the outside world is handled by the various networks that your connection goes through, to reach the website or file storage server.
Sorry if I do not understand you question, but why not just creating a public domain name?
That is not what the OP is asking about.Sorry if I do not understand you question, but why not just creating a public domain name?
It is private as I stated, as long as you do not go around announcing the user log in info. When connecting to say Dropbox or box.com like I use. They both have utilities for Windows that creates a secured VPN connection to the Cloud share space.
You are over thinking this whole thing. Box.com & Dropbox.com both have info on their websites how their Cloud service works. Box.com is giving 10 GB right now for free. When iOS 5 came out. They were running a promo to get 50 GB for free.
I use an Owncloud server that my brother hosts, which gives me 1TB of secured storage space.
Yes you can. But you have to know the Outside IP for the Gateway the NAS is connected to. Along with the proper ports setup to allow outside connections through the use of the utility for that NAS. Majority of the time the problem you will run into, is that the Upload speed is going to kill trying to open or transfer large files.
When I first got my Lenov ix2-4 NAS. My brother and I played around with the Lenovo software to see what kind of issues we would have. The software is just pure garbage. He got better speeds by setting up on his machine a remote server share connection to it.
When you connect to a personal NAS and assigned a "Sticky" DHCP IP for the Modem/Gateway, you would use the "Broadband" IP to connect to your home network. You then are asked for the login credentials. The only time a "Sticky" IP will change, is if you swap out the modem or Gateway.
You need to know also, that there are providers that will block certain ports to stop file sharing, or if they see a lot of traffic to a person's IP, they will only leave the ports for Web Browsing (80, 8080) and mail ports.
If you are going to do a NAS on your home network and use FTP. Make sure you set the port at an odd port, do not keep it at the normal port or SSH port. You can then use WinSCP and Putty. Make sure you download both from WinSCP :: Official Site :: Free SFTP and FTP client for Windows I use it when I need to connect to the Linux interface on my NAS at home.
The outside IP is provider by your ISP. The NAS would have to have a Firewall rule in the Router/Gateway, to allow outside access to the NAS behind the Router/Gateway on the LAN.
As long as your IP is a "Sticky" DHCP IP. It will never change, unless you swap out modem or Gateway.
WinSCP & Putty allows you to connect directly to the NAS or computer, to allow you to work at the OS leval, vs. the Gui. Along with doing FTP transfers, without using Windows FTP mode. This site gives you a lot of good info. You want the "Internet" part and then just find the subject. EZLAN.NET It is one of the best info sites for working with Networking, etc..
As for the NAS IP. It needs to be set as a Static IP on your network.
Stuff like Access Points, Camera's, Network connected printers, print servers, NAS, all need to have Static IP's. Otherwise, the router could change the IP if the IP assigned by the router to the MAC for that devices loses its Lease.
You can if your router/gateway is capable of doing IP/MAC Binding. That is another way to tell the router that the MAC for a device will always be assigned that IP. Then you do not have to assign a static IP. Personally I find it easier to do the Static IP from the Server device.
As for the Port Forwarding stuff. You can get information about that at Free Help Forwarding Ports
Stuff like this is a little more advanced than most people are used to dealing with. Most people just plug the device into the Ethernet port or connect it to their Wifi and forget that they still have to change the generic password.
Cisco has some good stuff on Networking. So does Microsoft on their Technet side, along with few others. I taught myself by just fiddling around when I had free time. Same as setting up a Linux Server or pfSense as a router.
Again you are over thinking everything. It is really a simple procedure. If you are going to use a website like Dropbox.com, Box.com, etc. you just need to install the software that they offer for connecting to your shares on your computer. If you are going to use a NAS. It gets a little harder, because you have to set your router ports to the IP for the NAS. So that you can connect to the NAS anywhere on the Internet with the software that the company that manufactured the NAS, can allow you to connect.