Hi all,
I bought a new desktop recently and decided to turn my old one into a home server. I have ordered a copy of Windows Home Server on the way, but was going to set up the computer as an online file server in the meantime. I followed a tutorial online but could not get the server to work as desired.
After doing some troubleshooting, I think I have the problem narrowed down to an ISP issue. Since I live in an apartment complex, the internet enters my unit through an ethernet port so I do not have access to the ISP's modem/router on the other side. I think the necessary ports for file transfer must be blocked on their equipment. I called up ISP tech support, and when I started throwing out terms like "port" and "forwarding", they acted like I was speaking a foreign language. Needless to say, that was a waste of time.
At this point I think I am left with pretty much one option (unless anyone has any other suggestions?), which involves using some sort of online service/software. I was able to find one at www.pc-file-transfer.com . It basically connects two or more computers together and allows files to be transferred between them via the internet. (read here: http://www.pc-file-transfer.com/about.htm) They have a 30 day free trial and from what I could tell it worked just as described without any problems. However, I was just curious to see if anyone knew of similar programs that would accomplish the same thing. I know about GoToMyPC but that is $15/month whereas the program I found it is a one time fee of $30. Big difference. I just need to be able to transfer files and don't want to pay for a lot of extra features I will never use.
I bought a new desktop recently and decided to turn my old one into a home server. I have ordered a copy of Windows Home Server on the way, but was going to set up the computer as an online file server in the meantime. I followed a tutorial online but could not get the server to work as desired.
After doing some troubleshooting, I think I have the problem narrowed down to an ISP issue. Since I live in an apartment complex, the internet enters my unit through an ethernet port so I do not have access to the ISP's modem/router on the other side. I think the necessary ports for file transfer must be blocked on their equipment. I called up ISP tech support, and when I started throwing out terms like "port" and "forwarding", they acted like I was speaking a foreign language. Needless to say, that was a waste of time.
At this point I think I am left with pretty much one option (unless anyone has any other suggestions?), which involves using some sort of online service/software. I was able to find one at www.pc-file-transfer.com . It basically connects two or more computers together and allows files to be transferred between them via the internet. (read here: http://www.pc-file-transfer.com/about.htm) They have a 30 day free trial and from what I could tell it worked just as described without any problems. However, I was just curious to see if anyone knew of similar programs that would accomplish the same thing. I know about GoToMyPC but that is $15/month whereas the program I found it is a one time fee of $30. Big difference. I just need to be able to transfer files and don't want to pay for a lot of extra features I will never use.
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