Connect an off-site PC via DSL Broadband?

[davcom1]

First of all, wasn't sure where to place this question so apologies if this is not the right forum...

I want to be able to access data held on a computer at a remote site. We have DSL broadband connections at both sites and a small P2P network running here.

Is the answer something to do with the IP addresses?

Both sites use dynamic IPs.

Ideally, I'd like to be able to access "Shared" folders on the remote computer via the Network Neighborhood folder.

Hope this makes sense.

Thanks in advance,

David

 

[manarth]

Hi Davcom

Two ways to do this -

1. setup your LAN for VPN (Virual Private Networking), and enable VPN passthrough on your router... OR
2. setup an FTP server on your LAN and use port forwarding on your router. The usual FTP port is port 21.

For more information on Port Forwarding, take a look at these:
thread581-519984
thread581-505091
thread581-502146


In addition to this, (as you use dynamic IP addresses) you'll need to use a DNS service.

I use No-IP...they provide me with "myusername.no-IP.com", I run a very small program on a PC on my LAN...
instead of people trying to connect to my (ever changing) IP address, they simply connect to "myusername.no-ip.com"

Hope this is what you're looking for!

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[davcom1]

marc - thanks for the assistance!

I've checked out and will sign up with NO IP.

Much appreciated.

David