FreeNAS Windows Support

[MacAlisterL]

If I setup a FreeNAS box and set it up to where i can go to computer in windows and access the files there, could it be accessed anywhere or do I have to be on the same network?

[Oshino Shinobu]

Not just from doing that. FreeNAS can be used to access files from outside the network, but it requires FTP/SSH being set up, with the relevant ports being forwarded. 

 

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-freenas-server-access-files/

EDIT: The DNS part of that guide is not essential. It just makes it so you don't have to remember your IP. If you're just using a select couple of PCs to access the files from outside the network, you can set a local DNS table to translate the domain name to IP. 

http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-xp-tips/edit-hosts-file/

[ghost001985]

yes freenas has a windows support, its called cifs. and it does have ftp option. but during my testing the cifs files and the ftp files couldnt be mixed. meaning a cifs file couldnt be assessed if you connect using the ftp.