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I would like to hear from Cloud Engines on this to confirm, but I am certain this will not work the way you describe. The ReadyNAS does not share itself as a USB connectable drive; rather, it connects to your network much like the Pogoplug does.
The USB ports on the ReadyNAS are for connecting other USB devices to the ReadyNAS to share them that way.
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Hi all - considering getting one or two of these awesome looking gadgets. I've looked it up on the google but can't seem to get a confirmation on whether or not this strategy will work. I Want to plug this into the USB port on our office ReadyNAS and then connect to the files on the NAS via the cloud.
I know the product ads say connect to "Any USB Device," but I'd like to be sure before I click to submit order. Thoughts?
Thanks!
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August 20, 2009 12:27 PM
August 20, 2009 1:06 PM
No, I'm fairly certain this will not work. As Peter stated above, the ReadyNas has a USB port, but that is used only to do a "backup" of your ReadyNas. I have a ReadyNas NV+, and connect directly to my network. If I wanted I could turn it on as an FTP server, and get the same results as the PogoPlug. Instead, I added a Drobo, and connected the PogoPlug to that. I'm keeping my ReadyNas's FTP off, cause I am using as a backup server, and don't want any outside access to it. While, I'm using my Drobo as a Media Server, and share that with friends and family.
Hope this helps.
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August 21, 2009 6:35 AM
Your best bet would be to grab an Ubuntu live CD, boot it up on a PC, plug in the ReadyNAS and see if it automatically mounts. Then, find out what filesystem it reports itself as and make sure it's on the list of filesystems. Your best bet would be if the ReadyNAS mounts without any drivers and no manual work whatsoever on your part.
If you really want to be sure, plug in the ReadyNAS into Ubuntu and open a Terminal. Type "dmesg|tail" to see what the drive is recognized as and if any drivers or modules are loaded. If anything other than a filesystem driver/module is loaded, it might not work with the Pogoplug.
I'm still not sure though, the ReadyNAS does look more like a computer than regular old USB Mass Storage...If it's generic mass storage, it mounts on the Pogoplug. Anything else might not.
Then again, don't quote me on the above as what made you buy or not buy the Pogoplug.
August 23, 2009 6:17 PM
A NAS device that runs its own OS is the master of its drives, just as the Pogoplug is the master of its attached drives.
You can't have 2 masters for the same drives.
Any USB HDD or flash drive is what you need.
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