Jeremy Stromsoe
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- Dec 16, 2014
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I've been studying the different types of freenas services to determine which would be the fastest and easiest method for the following:
I've got .iso files (a LOT of them) which are essentially backed up DVDs on my freenas server. Version is 9.2.1.9, which I'm stuck with because I'm running a 32-bit dinosaur machine (which is working just fine).
I'd like to (preferably with a mapped drive letter) from my Windows 7 machine reach outside my local network and mount an iso (say using Daemon Tools Lite) and thereby "insert" my DVD into my virtual drive and start watching. On my local network, this works like a charm; I've got a nice collection of DVDs saved as .iso files sitting on my /mnt/share storage.
The problem comes when I roam out of the confines of my local network: I'd like to do the same thing over a network, i.e mount a disc image from my Windows 7 PC that resides on the server. I've already got a dynamic dns and port forwarding setup. Originally I attempted to do this with FTP, which after a bit of work I finally mapped a drive to my FTP, lo and behold that was stupid, since FTP is for TRANSFERRING files, and I'd like to ACCESS my files, needless to say you cannot mount an .iso file using a virtual drive when the .iso resides on a mapped drive that is an FTP. At least I can FileZilla files, but try FileZilla'ing a 4.7GB dvd movie... not a good idea. And media players do not "Stream" .iso files.
Question is, what is the most simple way to do this? Any advice?
I've got .iso files (a LOT of them) which are essentially backed up DVDs on my freenas server. Version is 9.2.1.9, which I'm stuck with because I'm running a 32-bit dinosaur machine (which is working just fine).
I'd like to (preferably with a mapped drive letter) from my Windows 7 machine reach outside my local network and mount an iso (say using Daemon Tools Lite) and thereby "insert" my DVD into my virtual drive and start watching. On my local network, this works like a charm; I've got a nice collection of DVDs saved as .iso files sitting on my /mnt/share storage.
The problem comes when I roam out of the confines of my local network: I'd like to do the same thing over a network, i.e mount a disc image from my Windows 7 PC that resides on the server. I've already got a dynamic dns and port forwarding setup. Originally I attempted to do this with FTP, which after a bit of work I finally mapped a drive to my FTP, lo and behold that was stupid, since FTP is for TRANSFERRING files, and I'd like to ACCESS my files, needless to say you cannot mount an .iso file using a virtual drive when the .iso resides on a mapped drive that is an FTP. At least I can FileZilla files, but try FileZilla'ing a 4.7GB dvd movie... not a good idea. And media players do not "Stream" .iso files.
Question is, what is the most simple way to do this? Any advice?