When RaiDrive is overkill: a leaner WebDAV client for Windows
The problem I keep running into I work with a small engineering team that has a Synology NAS on one LAN and three engineers who need access from another LAN over the public internet. Built-in Windows WebDAV ( net use w: https://... ) is the natural first choice and it fails almost immediately on multi-gigabyte files. The error is always something like: System error 67 has occurred. The specified…
When Samsung's RaiDrive proves unnecessary, a more streamlined WebDAV client for Windows could be a better fit for your engineering team. Located in a small engineering team, access to files on a Synology NAS on one LAN is required from three engineers on another LAN over the public internet. While the built-in Windows WebDAV (net use w: https://...) works fine for small text files on a fast LAN, it fails almost immediately when dealing with multi-gigabyte files.
The error message "System error 67 has occurred. The specified network name is no longer available" is a known Microsoft limitation, making it unsuitable for cross-internet deployments. Various tools have been tested, including Windows' built-in WebClient (net use), SMB over WireGuard, RaiDrive, NetDrive, and ScsDriver.
The WebClient service works for small files but fails for larger files such as ISOs and CAD files. While SMB over WireGuard works, it adds the overhead of setting up a VPN connection for the user. RaiDrive and NetDrive are good options, but they come with UI bloat and higher prices. ScsDriver, on the other hand, offers a kernel-level mount that handles flaky 4G links better than RaiDrive, making it a cheaper alternative with slightly older UI.
If you only need WebDAV access and are dealing with flaky networks, ScsDriver is the most reliable and cost-effective option. The trade-off is that you give up the breadth of RaiDrive's protocol support, which may not be an issue if WebDAV is the only requirement. Consider exploring other stacks if you need a different approach.
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