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Jul 13, 2008, 06:19 PM
 
I just got a 500GB TC for my birthday, and i was just wondering, is there a way to view the files on my time capsule ( and hard drives connected via usb) through a URL? I would love to be able to access all of my data through the internet as well as WIFI, and if thats possible, could I simply use that URL and link it with a domain name?

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Jul 13, 2008, 07:09 PM
 
Nope, you'd need one of the other, more capable NAS units for that.
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Jul 13, 2008, 07:30 PM
 
could i make an external hard drive accessible through a URL? If i connected it through my Mac, could i THEN access it through the internet?


thanks for anymore help.
     
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Jul 13, 2008, 10:02 PM
 
Sure, if you're willing to have another computer on all the time. Mount the TC shared volume or external disk and then run a web server on your Mac.
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Jul 13, 2008, 11:59 PM
 
You'd be better off using SSH or AFP to browse/access your files than running a web server, opening it up the world, and password protecting your URL.
     
   
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