Two computers talking through a router

[think2]

I have a Windows XP machine that connects to the internet through a router and a Ubuntu Linux machine that also connects to the internet through the same router, both using ethernet cables.

Is it possible to transfer files from one machine to the other via the router?

Is it possible to run something like VNC so I can control one machine from the other e..g so I can see the "linux desktop" in a window on the windows machine or vice versa?

TIA

 

[Nothinman]

If you're talking about a SOHO router, then yes all of that is possible and shouldn't require anything special since all of the internal ports just behave like a switch.

 

[Emulex]

open ports
dyndns.org
port forwarding
local static ip


things to read up on

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Add it to the network on both pcs. Linux you wont have much problems with ports you have access to the whole windows drive

 

[think2]

If you're talking about a SOHO router, then yes all of that is possible and shouldn't require anything special since all of the internal ports just behave like a switch.

It's a Linksys WAG310G router.

 

[Fayd]

It's a Linksys WAG310G router.

"soho" refers to the class of router. IE, it's not a commercial level router. SOHO stands for "small office/home office".

 

[bobdole369]

You aren't doing anything "through the router". There exists a switch, off which both computers are connected. The router connects whatever is on the WAN side to those PC's on the LAN side.

In this regard all SOHO "routers" (they really should be called gateway/firewalls) are 2 devices. A router, and a switch.

 

[bobdole369]

doubleposted

 

[JackMDS]

In case of En users Router is a combo unit of Routing circuits to mitigae between the Internet and your LAN, and a simple switch in the same plastic box.

Yor LAN for internal purposes is using the switch so every thing that applies to a regular switch applies here.

I.e. you can share remote control print etc. through the LAN as long as you configure each computer correctly for this purpose.

http://www.liberiangeek.net/2010/05...ista-7-and-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx-via-samba/

This free remote control program has versions for windows and Linux.

http://www.uvnc.com/



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