Port for sharing folders?

[Ham Pastrami]

I have a small LAN setup at my house, which is connected to the internet
behind a router.

While on the LAN I can access other computers by simply doing Start-> Run
and then typing in \\<local ip>

I was wondering if it is possible to get access to this from a remote
location using the internet ip. I only need access to one such pc, so I can
setup my router for port forward. But I don't know which port is needed for
this, or if it's still possible to do it this way.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

It's possible but extremely hazardous to the health of the PC that's being
exposed.

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[Ham Pastrami]

It's possible but extremely hazardous to the health of the PC that's being
exposed.

Ok, different approach. What other options are available to me? I want a
system of being able to access and edit text files remotely. FTP is a little
too much manual labor, and CVS is overkill.

 

[Kurt]

If the computer at home is XP Pro, you can:

1) Forward port 3389, enable RDP (by right-clicking my computer and
selecting properties and the remote tab).
Add the user(s) to the list of those who are allowed access. Make SURE you
have a strong password for RDP users.

2) Forward port 1723 (and enable VPN Pass-thru if applicable on your router)
and from the network setup wizard, create a VPN.

If you have W2K pro you can do the VPN, but not RDP server (you can run the
client on anything, even W98).

If you have XP Home, you have my sympathies. Upgrade to XP Pro or buy
PcAnywhere.

....kurt

 

[Someuser]

If you have XP Home, you have my sympathies. Upgrade to XP Pro or buy

PcAnywhere.

If you are looking for an RDP type solution for XP Home or W2K Pro, you can
use a VNC solution such as RealVNC (www. realvnc.com).

But if you do, I would still setup a VPN first and passthru any RDP / VNC
services through the VPN.

James