I have a Buffalo Linkstation (LS-WXL) NAS device installed but it appears to require the NasPmService installed on a server before it works. Is this normal, do all NAS devices require installation of a service on the server or is this device just different? It would be good to have a NAS device which is still accessible even when the server is off.
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I don't know this specific device, but the whole point of a Network Attached Storage is that you connect it to a network and then access it using network protocols (such as SMB or NFS).
Some devices can have management tools that you run from a computer on the network in order to manage them... but the answer to do all NAS devices require installation of a service on the server is a definite NO, they are (usually) self-contained and autonomous.
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