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No not you, but the manufacturers.
Why is it that LAN devices like NAS drives etc that have software on each and every PC of mine (WinXP, Win7, Win10) constantly try to access the internet pulling the available CPU down to 0% even when there is NO INTERNET CONNECTED. I turn off WiFI and still that software eats up my CPU. I see nothing in the mfr's app to turn this off. I am always going into process Explorer and kill those apps net access attempts. I doubt it but may be the word will get back to them to quit pumping the WiFi when there is NO WiFi connection or device present !!! And even if the WiFi is on a LAN and the NAS is not there, then quit that much attempting; it is still pulling the available CPU down to 0%. Egotistical idiot coders at work ! Sorry. Rant over. |
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SoreUser wrote:
Why is it that LAN devices like NAS drives etc that have software on each and every PC of mine... I'll let you in on a little secret. You don't have to install all the software that comes with hardware products. Use your thinking cap. Install the absolute bare minimum of additional software. If a NAS has a web interface for control, then other than using the web to set it up, it really should not need anything else. It was the NDAS boxes, that needed a driver per box. Because a NAS uses standard protocols (SMB/CIFS, FTP, HTTP, NFS, etc), multiple client types should be able to establish some kind of connection, using their own OS software. Paul |
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On 3/20/2017 3:09 PM, Paul wrote:
SoreUser wrote: Why is it that LAN devices like NAS drives etc that have software on each and every PC of mine... I'll let you in on a little secret. You don't have to install all the software that comes with hardware products. Use your thinking cap. Install the absolute bare minimum of additional software. If a NAS has a web interface for control, then other than using the web to set it up, it really should not need anything else. It was the NDAS boxes, that needed a driver per box. Because a NAS uses standard protocols (SMB/CIFS, FTP, HTTP, NFS, etc), multiple client types should be able to establish some kind of connection, using their own OS software. Paul I bought a Pogoplug P22. Not the hackable one. Now, I know why it was cheap. The thing absolutely REFUSES to let me access files on my local network unless I'm currently logged into their server. Probably not an issue if you're using it across the web. Has gigabit ethernet and is fast enough. I refuse to stay logged into a server that shouldn't need any access other than spying. If anybody knows a workaround, I'm all ears. |
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mike wrote:
On 3/20/2017 3:09 PM, Paul wrote: SoreUser wrote: Why is it that LAN devices like NAS drives etc that have software on each and every PC of mine... I'll let you in on a little secret. You don't have to install all the software that comes with hardware products. Use your thinking cap. Install the absolute bare minimum of additional software. If a NAS has a web interface for control, then other than using the web to set it up, it really should not need anything else. It was the NDAS boxes, that needed a driver per box. Because a NAS uses standard protocols (SMB/CIFS, FTP, HTTP, NFS, etc), multiple client types should be able to establish some kind of connection, using their own OS software. Paul I bought a Pogoplug P22. Not the hackable one. Now, I know why it was cheap. The thing absolutely REFUSES to let me access files on my local network unless I'm currently logged into their server. Probably not an issue if you're using it across the web. Has gigabit ethernet and is fast enough. I refuse to stay logged into a server that shouldn't need any access other than spying. If anybody knows a workaround, I'm all ears. It's some kind of fake point-of-presence. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-re...K 2Z35LLVXGCM Into the chipper it goes... :-) Trial period my ass. Paul |
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On 3/21/2017 2:42 AM, Paul wrote:
mike wrote: On 3/20/2017 3:09 PM, Paul wrote: SoreUser wrote: Why is it that LAN devices like NAS drives etc that have software on each and every PC of mine... I'll let you in on a little secret. You don't have to install all the software that comes with hardware products. Use your thinking cap. Install the absolute bare minimum of additional software. If a NAS has a web interface for control, then other than using the web to set it up, it really should not need anything else. It was the NDAS boxes, that needed a driver per box. Because a NAS uses standard protocols (SMB/CIFS, FTP, HTTP, NFS, etc), multiple client types should be able to establish some kind of connection, using their own OS software. Paul I bought a Pogoplug P22. Not the hackable one. Now, I know why it was cheap. The thing absolutely REFUSES to let me access files on my local network unless I'm currently logged into their server. Probably not an issue if you're using it across the web. Has gigabit ethernet and is fast enough. I refuse to stay logged into a server that shouldn't need any access other than spying. If anybody knows a workaround, I'm all ears. It's some kind of fake point-of-presence. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-re...K 2Z35LLVXGCM Into the chipper it goes... :-) Trial period my ass. Paul That's a version 4. Mine's the original version 1 without wifi. I fired it up again. They nag me to upgrade to a paid service, but it still lets me access the files without it. It's been six months since I registered it. I could find a use for it if not for the login requirement. |
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