Re: External network via internet only

On Oct 9, 5:51 pm, paulorlowski
<paulorlow...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Your list of requirements was to the point. Thank you so much.
I appreciate the other guys who responded previously and provided background
information.
Paul



"smlunatick" wrote:
On Oct 8, 4:20 pm, paulorlowski
<paulorlow...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Malke. I chased quite a few links in the google search, but it didn't
quite have what I'm looking for. Maybe I need to rephrase the question. I
want to go over the internet rather than a dedicated or dial up phone line.
For hardware, do I need a router or switch? Do I need a server? or...
Because we all have broadband internet, is there software built into Windows
XP Pro or a softswitch and a way to do file sharing without a dedicated
server?

I have an old desktop that I suppose I could recommission into a server.
Does it require Windows server software or is there something built into XP
Pro.

In lieu of a server, then I suppose we're going peer-to-peer. What kind of
set up would that take. Can anyone point me to a step-by-step guide?

Thanks,
Paul

"Malke" wrote:
paulorlowski wrote:
I want to do file sharing for 4 laptops that are in different cities. We all
have internet and Windows XP Pro. Can this be done?
Regards, Paul

Yes, it is completely possible although realistically it will be
necessary for all locations to have broadband. Lots of information here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how+to+set+up+a+WAN+intranet&btn...

Malke
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Requirements:

1) Broadband Internet with high/no limit transfers

2) Static IP address or Dynamic DNS service (likewww.dyndns.org.)

3) one Router with VPN end-point services, per site, like:
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename...

4) Unique IP network sub net mask set up per site
example: 192.168.1.xxx
2.xxx
3.xxx
4.xxx

5) NetBIOS of TCP/IP settings on router and in the 4 XPs. Otherwise,
shared folders will be accessed by \\192.168.1.xxx\folder instead of \
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Been setting up these "WAN" (Wide Area Networks) for some time. With
these steps, your network should be 'secure.'

.

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