sharing folders across the internet?
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Suppose I have a Win XP SP2 machine and a Vista SP1 machine and that they're separated by the internet. Is there an easy way to do folder sharing in this environment? i.e. something which would provide a logical drive on one machine which is hooked up to the other over internet connectivity only?
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Suppose I have a Win XP SP2 machine and a Vista SP1 machine and that they're separated by the internet. Is there an easy way to do folder sharing in this environment? i.e. something which would provide a logical drive on one machine which is hooked up to the other over internet connectivity only?
Theoretically, yes. Practically, no, because you'd need to own all boxes between the two machines. You could, however, setup a VPN network, which is possible with free software, and thus make it appear that both machines share one local network. Shares will work normally then.
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Suppose I have a Win XP SP2 machine and a Vista SP1 machine and that they're separated by the internet. Is there an easy way to do folder sharing in this environment? i.e. something which would provide a logical drive on one machine which is hooked up to the other over internet connectivity only?
Assuming you only want to share the folder while you're connected, Remote Desktop Connection can do file sharing. Click Options from the Remote Desktop Connection main window, then go to the Local Resources tab. At the bottom, click More, then under Drives, select the drives on your local computer you want to use on the remote computer.
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Suppose I have a Win XP SP2 machine and a Vista SP1 machine and that they're separated by the internet. Is there an easy way to do folder sharing in this environment? i.e. something which would provide a logical drive on one machine which is hooked up to the other over internet connectivity only?
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Suppose I have a Win XP SP2 machine and a Vista SP1 machine and that they're separated by the internet. Is there an easy way to do folder sharing in this environment? i.e. something which would provide a logical drive on one machine which is hooked up to the other over internet connectivity only?
Yes it is possible to do this. You can map a drive directly across the internet provided the firewall is configured correctly. If you don't have a firewall running and both machines are plugged straight into the modem ... It is unusual that I do anything like this, however if I need to do it I normally setup an access list that allows all IP traffic from one IP to the other. Obviously this is quite a bit easier if you have static IPs. If you have a PIX / ASA and need help with the access list just reply and I can give you an example.