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Gavin78 · 07-09-2014, 19:56

I could do with some help please.

I don't know the first clue about networking so here goes.

I have the Asus RT-N56U router and I hooked up an HD via the USB ports and managed to setup the network and permissions for the folders.

via the routers own internal software

I was also able to access the HD from my phone. now the problem is I wanted to give someone access from the outside.

I tried to move a file from the HD to my desktop and all it was doing was creating a shortcut to the file on the HD and double clicking the short cut just loaded up the file "film for example" in windows player and played it from that.

So I tried to send a file to the HD a JPEG for example and it wont send it all it does is load the picture in windows.

I have setup the permission correctly R/W so I dont really understand how it works.

Would appreciate some advice from those that have managed to do this through the same or similar router?

---------- Post added at 19:56 ---------- Previous post was at 19:54 ----------

Just to add I understand how to run an FTP have done in the past but didn't want to have my laptop on 24/7 running it so I liked the idea of the router allowing the HD to be attached to it and having it accessed that way.

07-09-2014, 19:56	#1
Gavin78 Ice Cold Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Yorkshire Age: 47 Services: XL TV M Phone 1000MB BB Posts: 1,563	Asus RT-N56U hard drive networked as FTP I could do with some help please. I don't know the first clue about networking so here goes. I have the Asus RT-N56U router and I hooked up an HD via the USB ports and managed to setup the network and permissions for the folders. via the routers own internal software I was also able to access the HD from my phone. now the problem is I wanted to give someone access from the outside. I tried to move a file from the HD to my desktop and all it was doing was creating a shortcut to the file on the HD and double clicking the short cut just loaded up the file "film for example" in windows player and played it from that. So I tried to send a file to the HD a JPEG for example and it wont send it all it does is load the picture in windows. I have setup the permission correctly R/W so I dont really understand how it works. Would appreciate some advice from those that have managed to do this through the same or similar router? ---------- Post added at 19:56 ---------- Previous post was at 19:54 ---------- Just to add I understand how to run an FTP have done in the past but didn't want to have my laptop on 24/7 running it so I liked the idea of the router allowing the HD to be attached to it and having it accessed that way.