What's the easiest way to send a big file within home network?

[Argo]

I have two computers, both are behind windows firewall. There's got to be a way to send the file without having to mock with firewall and file sharing settings.

 

[Nothinman]

If you've got the firewall on each configured to restrict traffic then the only way you're going to get traffic between them is to loosen up the firewalls. You can't have it both ways. You either open up what you need or you use sneakernet.

 

[Rottie]

or buy a flash thumb usb 2GB to move large file between pc without worry about firewall.

 

[Nothinman]

In other words, sneakernet...

 

[Brazen]

"File and Printer Sharing" is turned on by default, IIRC. And if it is off, all you do is check one box in the firewall configuration and then connect to \\computername\c$ and copy your file. But as Nothinman said, either you are going to block it or not, if you could get around the firewall, then that would defeat the purpose of the firewall now wouldn't it? Either open the ports or use sneakernet.

If you are worried about the security of Microsoft's file and printer sharing, there are other options. For one, you could install openssh server on one or both boxen, then use WinSCP to copy the files (and open firewall tcp port 22). The other option is, if you would also like remote control abilities, install UltraVNC and use the MSRC4Plugin to encrypt the connection and use the UltraVNC clients built-in file transfer to transfer the files (and open firewall port 5900). Both of these methods are as secure as you can get. The encryption used by ssh and MSRC4Plugin is unbreakable.

 

[crisscross]

i just use skype

 

[0roo0roo]

whats wrong with using microsoft file sharing? install netbios and only bind the file and printer sharing to that if you are worried.

 

[Brazen]

I suppose another option would be to use some third-party storage space, such as gspace. You could copy the files up to gspace on one computer and then copy them back down on the other computer. This wouldn't require any firewall configuration. I'm not sure how other people use gspace, but I use it with a Firefox plugin.