Anybody Paying Attention

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.

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

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.

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

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.