Thunderbolt Display attached hard drive

I hope this isn't a completely stupid question...I just haven't been to the Apple Store to ask nor have I been able to find an documentation to confirm or refute this issue. 
Will a hard drive connected to the Thunderbolt Display that is hard-wired to a network via the Gigabit port be available as a network drive even when my Macbook Pro is not attached to the display?  Will they be similar to a network attached storage device or do they need a Mac to be attached in order to mount them?
Thanks

Bought a TB display to use with my 2011 mbp last night.  Hate that it doesn't have a power button.
Really hate that the usb implementation seems quite broken.  I spend 95% of my time in Windows, and while the display functions, usb doesn't really.  The apple usb keyboard i bought sticks, and my dell mouse hangs frequently.  both are plugged into the display, but they work fine when plugged into the laptop directly. I also have a jabra usb headset plugged into the display.
I have noticed I can worsen the situation by actually using the display hardware.  If I start a call using the headset, the keyboard and mouse become even worse.  If I start using the facetime hd camera on the display, they become horribly erratic.
Apple definitely has some work to do.  They are billing this is a docking solution and it is completely unusable as such right now.

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