Methods and Systems for Providing File Services

A networking device comprising:

• a communication interface configured to interface with one or more client devices in a local network and further configured to interface with a remote network;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• enable the networking device to host an application that provides an interface between a first file service accessible via the local network and a second file service accessible via the remote network;
• enable the networking device to make the first file service available for access on a given client device of the one or more client devices via the local network;
• enable the networking device to receive, from the given client device, a first message that indicates a change in a relationship between a given resource stored on the given client device and the first file service;
• enable the networking device to determine, after receiving the first message, that the change in the relationship between the given resource and the first file service requires a change to the second file service;
• enable the networking device to define, in response to the determining, a second message that requests the change to the second file service;
• and
• enable the networking device to send the second message to the remote network.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for enabling the networking device to host an application that provides an interface between a first file service accessible via the local network and a second file service accessible via the remote network;
• instructions for enabling the networking device to make the first file service available for access on a given client device of the one or more client devices via the local network;
• instructions for enabling the networking device to receive, from the given client device, a first message that indicates a change in a relationship between a given resource stored on the given client device and the first file service;
• instructions for enabling the networking device to determine, after receiving the first message, that the change in the relationship between the given resource and the first file service requires a change to the second file service;
• instructions for enabling the networking device to define, in response to the determining, a second message that requests the change to the second file service;
• and
• instructions for enabling the networking device to send the second message to the remote network.