nas Building a NAS behind a proxy server

[Dark_Horse007]

Thanks to LTT I am aware of the potential benefit of NAS. And willing to get one.

 

I am currently located in a residential graduate school, where, our home network is connected to a proxy server. I think each of the blocks of residential location is behind a router. Currently, I am using a TP-Link router to provide wireless internet to my home. However, I am aware that time to time, I need to log into the institute internet access portal to authenticate myself. I tried to share from my home laptop using samba, but I found the share is accessible only if I connect to the TP-Link wifi router and that's it. No global coverage.

 

I also know that people use P2P sharing (DC++) within the campus without any problem.

 

I asked the local community for the suggestion, but did not receive any.

 

Under this circumstances, I am willing to purchase a NAS box (WD with two bay) and run them in raid 1 configuration. Based on my initial requirement, I am planning to purchase the 2*WD red 1TB drive.

 

Should I go ahead with the purchase?