NAS Security within a home network?

I've just added a Buffalo 250gb LinkStation to one of the ethernet ports
on my Belkin ADSL Modem/Router (ethernet + wireless). Plan to use it as
additional storage and to back some of the data from a couple of PCs.

How can I check/ensure that the LinkStation is not visible/accessible
from the Internet?

Thanks for any feedback.

Tom Walker

Tom Walker wrote:
> I've just added a Buffalo 250gb LinkStation to one of the ethernet
> ports on my Belkin ADSL Modem/Router (ethernet + wireless). Plan to
> use it as additional storage and to back some of the data from a
> couple of PCs.
> How can I check/ensure that the LinkStation is not visible/accessible
> from the Internet?
>
It would only be accessible if you set up a rule to allow and forward
traffic to it on your router's firewall , or your PC has been compromised
and they are using that to access it

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Thanks - I appreciate the clarification.

Dr Zoidberg wrote:
> Tom Walker wrote:
>
>>I've just added a Buffalo 250gb LinkStation to one of the ethernet
>>ports on my Belkin ADSL Modem/Router (ethernet + wireless). Plan to
>>use it as additional storage and to back some of the data from a
>>couple of PCs.
>>How can I check/ensure that the LinkStation is not visible/accessible
>>from the Internet?
>>
>
> It would only be accessible if you set up a rule to allow and forward
> traffic to it on your router's firewall , or your PC has been compromised
> and they are using that to access it
>