Network to Shared Drive outside of home office?

[bob4432]

i would like to connect to a shared folder that is on a server at home when i am away. a couple programs i use need to see the folder like a share, ftp is not an option. i have a cable connection at home and when i am away i would have access to atleast a cable/dsl/T1 connection. also, security issues? how would i do this?

 

[bob4432]

^^^ bump ^^^

 

[brxndxn]

bump for an answer other than "use vpn"

 

[bob4432]

not famaliar with vpn, any tuts you know of?

 

[stephbu]

You can do smart stuff with HTTP/WebDAV/FTP, IIS, and Frontpage Extensions or XP's WebClient service to enable access to 'folders' over the web. You can even connect to \\<ip>\share if you open the right ports on your router.

However neither of these are particularly easy - the former works well for 'document' applications where the document is opened/close using the standard file dialogs. The latter is a security/DoS disaster waiting to happen - don't do it.

For the former there are quite a few web articles on getting something set up - probably the best thing to do is try it and see...

Primer Article here:
http://www.sysadminnews.com/sysadminnews-32-20030814UsingWebDAVwithIIS50.html

 

[mboy]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
bump for an answer other than "use vpn"

Their is no other correct answer.