Remote Desktop to Harddrive

jonsamson · 09-24-2007, 08:07 AM

I have a basic networking system at home with a wireless router. I have a network harddrive (Buffalo linkstation) hooked up to the router as well. Is there a way to have remote setup that when I connect remotely, it goes directly and only to the harddrive. I tried setting up in the router settings the IP address of the harddrive, rather than the computer, however, it doesnt seem to have the ability to let me login remotely. Suggestions? Thanks.

johnwill · 09-24-2007, 08:17 AM

Most NAS drives have FTP capability, that's what I use here. Look for the FTP server configuration on the Buffalo Linkstation. You'll also have to forward port 21 through your router to allow the connection. I configure my NAS for static IP addresses to make the port forwarding work.

Make sure you use a good user name and complex password, since the FTP server will be visible to anyone on the Internet.

jonsamson · 09-24-2007, 08:21 AM

Thank you. I will give that a try.

09-24-2007, 08:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
jonsamson Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 15 OS: WinXP	Remote Desktop to Harddrive I have a basic networking system at home with a wireless router. I have a network harddrive (Buffalo linkstation) hooked up to the router as well. Is there a way to have remote setup that when I connect remotely, it goes directly and only to the harddrive. I tried setting up in the router settings the IP address of the harddrive, rather than the computer, however, it doesnt seem to have the ability to let me login remotely. Suggestions? Thanks.

09-24-2007, 08:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,608 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Remote Desktop to Harddrive Most NAS drives have FTP capability, that's what I use here. Look for the FTP server configuration on the Buffalo Linkstation. You'll also have to forward port 21 through your router to allow the connection. I configure my NAS for static IP addresses to make the port forwarding work. Make sure you use a good user name and complex password, since the FTP server will be visible to anyone on the Internet. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

09-24-2007, 08:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
jonsamson Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 15 OS: WinXP	Re: Remote Desktop to Harddrive Thank you. I will give that a try.