Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB NAS (Network Attached Storage) Network Drive

Comments about Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB NAS (Network Attached Storage) Network Drive:

When hardwired to network the seagate drive opens main router to constant attacks from Chinese ISPs. (The drive is made in China.) Seagate says the attacks may possibly be due the software (memeo), but memeo says no it more likely is a hardware fault of seagate. Norton says they do not know what causes it but can see that the drive is letting Chinese ISP's blast through the firewallS. As neither Norton nor seagate nor memeo can stop the attacks, then for safety I disconnected the drive from network and use it only for storage for one machine. Suggest you can save worry and money by buying only the non-networked seagate drive.

Comments about Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB NAS (Network Attached Storage) Network Drive:

I was expecting Seagate to provide basic Internet access (e.g. SFTP). The manual does mention SFTP, but you must purchase a yearly upgrade software subscription (Seagate Share Pro - $20/year). I did so. I found that the upgrade feature I wanted (SFTP) was not documented (including the setup); the other features were horribly documented (SFTP) or poorly documented. GoFlex is clearly Linux based, but the features are horrible. There is no NFS support so Linux users will be very disappointed. Finally, note that in order to access the drive via Internet, you MUST go through the Seagate share web site (unless you purchase the Seagate Share Pro subscription which did not work). What happens when Seagate tires of supporting the web site? This is a very realistic possibility.

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I read all these negative comments, sometimes confusing for a lay person, however, I have this drive now for 1 month, and have essentially cleaned out the hard drive space from 3 of my laptops and dumped onto this 1TB network drive. I have not had any issues accessing it, (do not have to re-authenticate), I can access my photos from 300 miles away via seagareshare feature. Of course its slower than you desired, it provides with the convenience of looking up documents remotely, if you want a faster speed, store it on a cloud based environment. As far as attacks from Chinese ISP's havent had one. I think the person who wrote that review spends a,lot of time on Napster!! LOL
Buy and enjoy, I certainly Am.

Comments about Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB NAS (Network Attached Storage) Network Drive:

check the support boards. There are dozens of complaints that the drive does not stay connected properly. It would connect on one of my computers, but the other (which is the one one I needed to back up) couldn't keep a connection. This is not a rare occurrence. The Seagate software is just not yet up to par.

Comments about Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB NAS (Network Attached Storage) Network Drive:

This backup drive is a wast of time and money. The software continually losses the drive and has difficulty in reconnecting. The back up is all or nothing. I am sorry that I ever got this drive.

Comments about Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB NAS (Network Attached Storage) Network Drive:

This is a great alternative to getting a server for home or small business use, if the primary need is for central storage. The included software allows for the management of multiple users with different passwords to allow for both personal and publicly shared storage. There is also handy automated backup software, but this quickly expires and asks for payment to continue using it.