On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 12:25 PM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:23:02 -0700 > wes <p...@the-wes.com> dijo: > > >Most NAS devices support multiple protocols. NFS is relatively rare > >these days. I would expect it to support SMB (Windows-style file > >sharing) which is supported fairly ubiquitously. > > >From the Synology description/features sheet: > > The Most Compatible Sharing > Enjoy seamless files sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux > platforms as DS216j offers comprehensive network protocol > support including FTP, SMB2, AFP, NFS and WebDAV. > > Whichever of these is the easiest is the one I want. :) > > Ideally the contents of the drive would be visible in a Thunar window > so I can just drag and drop files the same as I do with my current USB > 3.0 external drive. It would make my life a lot easier if I don't have > to access the drive from a separate FTP program or web browser. > > This is exactly how SMB works. Thunar probably has a "connect to another computer" or similarly-worded option somewhere. This is what you'll use the first time. Then you can create a shortcut on your desktop and just not worry about it any more. At least, not til your router assigns the device a new IP address. -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug