Sharing a folder over the web with XP Pro & LinkSys Router

I used to transfer large files over the internet to other
computers. This was with Windows 98. I had a LAN with a
hub and I would simply share a folder on my computer and
then go to another computer, go to the command line, and
type //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/sharename$ and then press enter
(the x's refer to my own computer's IP address). This
would open a folder displaying the files in my shared
folder. That worked great.

Now I have a LAN with Windows XP Pro and a LinkSys Router.
The router has a 216.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address. My computer
has a 192.168.1.105 address. I would like to do the same
thing as mentioned above. However when I type the address
of my router into the command line e.g.
//216.xxx.xxx.xxx/sharename$ it brings up a dialog box
that states:

"Connecting to 216.xxx.xxx.xxx" and then it has a prompt
for the user name and password. However if I leave my user
name blank and type in my password "admin" (factory
default) it doesn't let me in.

How do I access a shared folder over the net when that
folder is on a Win XP Pro machine behind a LinkSys Router?!

Thanks if you have an answer!!

Mark
Ontario, Canada

I'd recommend that you set up VPN. You don't want to poke a bunch of holes
open in your firewall to allow for unencrypted/insecure traffic.

Mark wrote:
> I used to transfer large files over the internet to other
> computers. This was with Windows 98. I had a LAN with a
> hub and I would simply share a folder on my computer and
> then go to another computer, go to the command line, and
> type //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/sharename$ and then press enter
> (the x's refer to my own computer's IP address). This
> would open a folder displaying the files in my shared
> folder. That worked great.
>
> Now I have a LAN with Windows XP Pro and a LinkSys Router.
> The router has a 216.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address. My computer
> has a 192.168.1.105 address. I would like to do the same
> thing as mentioned above. However when I type the address
> of my router into the command line e.g.
> //216.xxx.xxx.xxx/sharename$ it brings up a dialog box
> that states:
>
> "Connecting to 216.xxx.xxx.xxx" and then it has a prompt
> for the user name and password. However if I leave my user
> name blank and type in my password "admin" (factory
> default) it doesn't let me in.
>
> How do I access a shared folder over the net when that
> folder is on a Win XP Pro machine behind a LinkSys Router?!
>
> Thanks if you have an answer!!
>
> Mark
> Ontario, Canada

How do I set up a VPN?

See if http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/xpvpnsrv.htm helps

Mark wrote:
> How do I set up a VPN?