One-time file sharing

[kumpa]

Hi all,

there is one think I always wanted to know how to perform. Sometimes I need to share one single file (e.g. zip archive) and the simplest way should be to provide the recipient with an URI which contains some kind of unique identifier to get a file without the need to provide my recipient with, e.g. FTP account. My idea was that it would be nice, for example, to right-click on a file to get a unique URI from the context menu. Is this possibility included in DSM 4.0 or is there any workarounds with this kind of functionality?

Thanks for any advices!

--kumpa

[HarryPotter]

Yes DSM 4.0 offers this possibility. And you can configure how long the link should be valid (starting from 1 day).

[dabruna]

Yes DSM 4.0 offers this possibility ... but with a bug !
I tried to right click a file from File Station but obtained i.e.
http://192.168.1.128:5000/fbsharing/sVCLvT2H
that is not a good link from outside internet connection.
So how to procede to have the correct "external" ip ?

[HarryPotter]

Connect with the external IP (or DynDNS name) to your DSM and the link will be created with it. Or manualy adjust it.

[dabruna]

Computer work to help people.
Not people work to help computers ....
Fix DSM !

[humbfig]

Computer work to help people.
Not people work to help computers ....
Fix DSM !

Actually, I think that if you have configured a dynamic DNS account on the DS, the link you get comes with the external IP. That's "computer working for you". If you have not yet configured a dynamic account on the DS, what you want is "magic working for you", because there's no way for the DS to know what your external IP is.
This is "people working to help people".

[dabruna]

I did not have configured any dynamic IP (but I'm curious: how to do ?).
As I have a static IP, like a workaround to share a file with a working link,
I discovered the DDNS solution in ezCloud and registered to Synology service.
This also to say you are wrong "because there's no way for the DS to know what your external IP is"
as in that service Synology DS212J knows very well what is the correct external link.



After that from File Station with right click, one can create the correct single file link to be shared with external people.

"This is "people working to help people"", like me ...

[myCloud]

Interesting. I have DDNS configured in EZ Cloud (to dyndns.org) and it updates regularly, but when I right-click on a file in File Station to get a link, it only gives me the local path with no IP address or FQDN. What am I doing wrong? Or is this something that only works with Synology's DDNS?

[dabruna]

I don't know.
My situation is that I have a static IP and you probably a dinamic IP.
Try register also with Synology DDNS service and let us know if this way works.
Ciao

[humbfig]

I did not have configured any dynamic IP (but I'm curious: how to do ?).
As I have a static IP, like a workaround to share a file with a working link,
I discovered the DDNS solution in ezCloud and registered to Synology service.
This also to say you are wrong "because there's no way for the DS to know what your external IP is"
as in that service Synology DS212J knows very well what is the correct external link.

After that from File Station with right click, one can create the correct single file link to be shared with external people.

"This is "people working to help people"", like me ...

I said "dynamic DNS account", it's what you discovered and called DDNS.
That's why NOW your DS knows what your external IP is. Before, like I said, there was no way for the DS to know your external IP.

This thread is modified by Moderator considering the use of language

[dabruna]

Hi professor ... Someone was wrong ?
Sorry I did not read your lesson on acronism well, sorry very very much ...

I appreciate a lot people instead of giving thanks to other who try to
solve some problem, loose time to give them such compliments ...
Have a nice day the same !

[humbfig]

Hi professor ... Someone was wrong ?
Sorry I did not read your lesson on acronism well, sorry very very much ...

I appreciate a lot people instead of giving thanks to other who try to
solve some problem, loose time to give them such compliments ...
Have a nice day the same !

I appreciate people who, instead of thanking others for solving their problems (if they could read), waste their time being sarcastic, when in fact they get it all wrong.

[norcat]

Interesting. I have DDNS configured in EZ Cloud (to dyndns.org) and it updates regularly, but when I right-click on a file in File Station to get a link, it only gives me the local path with no IP address or FQDN. What am I doing wrong? Or is this something that only works with Synology's DDNS?

Not sure where you're clicking. I have DDNS as well (Synology), and no matter how I'm logged in (local IP, local server name, remote ddsn name), when I use the 'Share File Links' feature in File Station (from context menu or Action menu) the remote FQDN is always presented to me. The urls are like this where the last part is a generated share name for the file:

http://ddns-name:5000/fbsharing/JGF4RMED

Existing file links can be administered from Tools menu 'Shared Links Manager'.

I can see there is also another way of sharing file links, using context menu on file and select Properties I see a 'Download Link' which has a slightly different form, for example:

http://ddns-name:5000/fbdownload/109018244750929.jpg?dlink=2f62696c6465722f3130393031383234343735303932392e6a7067

This also always shows the ddns-name for me, but it works differently in that I have to log in to use that file, and there is no time management.

[myCloud]

I don't know.
My situation is that I have a static IP and you probably a dinamic IP.
Try register also with Synology DDNS service and let us know if this way works.
Ciao

Thanks. Using a Synology DDNS didn't do it.

[myCloud]

Not sure where you're clicking. I have DDNS as well (Synology), and no matter how I'm logged in (local IP, local server name, remote ddsn name), when I use the 'Share File Links' feature in File Station (from context menu or Action menu) the remote FQDN is always presented to me. The urls are like this where the last part is a generated share name for the file:

http://ddns-name:5000/fbsharing/JGF4RMED

Existing file links can be administered from Tools menu 'Shared Links Manager'.

The problem was pilot-error. I stopped at the window with the file path and didn't click the Share button. It works with both DynDNS and Synology. Mea culpa.

I can see there is also another way of sharing file links, using context menu on file and select Properties I see a 'Download Link' which has a slightly different form, for example:

http://ddns-name:5000/fbdownload/109018244750929.jpg?dlink=2f62696c6465722f3130393031383234343735303932392e6a7067

This also always shows the ddns-name for me, but it works differently in that I have to log in to use that file, and there is no time management.

That's also great info.

Thanks so much for taking the time to provide such a thorough reply!