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crawforddavid2006 · Mar 12th, 2007, 11:15 PM

Does anyone know how I can share files between a Windows Vista Computer and a Windows XP computer over a network? I've tried and have come up with no solutions so if anyone has any ideas that would be great.

PhilBon · Mar 13th, 2007, 12:32 AM

I know with XP you can share a folder and then access by going \\[computername]\share folder or \\[ip]\share folder. but I don't know if that'll work in Vista.

crawforddavid2006 · Mar 13th, 2007, 1:59 AM

unfortunately that doesnt work... i tried both ways... anyone got any other ideas?

PhilBon · Mar 13th, 2007, 2:06 AM

If you have a domain, you might be able to do that, have a shared folder on the server. If not, open your case and put one hard drive in the other computer, copy the files, then put the hard drive back.

Ooble · Mar 13th, 2007, 6:42 AM

PhilBon's method works fine for me. Make sure the machines are on the same workgroup or domain.

kruptof · Mar 13th, 2007, 6:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilBon

If not, open your case and put one hard drive in the other computer, copy the files, then put the hard drive back.

Thats a bit extreme just to share a folder, it works though

crawforddavid2006 · Mar 13th, 2007, 1:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kruptof

Thats a bit extreme just to share a folder, it works though

lol... yeah but that defeats the purpouse of a network:p

Eric the Red · Mar 15th, 2007, 11:31 AM

Well.. this is on same topic anyways.. let me know if I should start a new thread for this question:

I want to share a network drive with someone else over the internet. Normally, I just use Win Xp from my local network and "map network drive" 192.168.1.104 with a username root and a password.

Does anyone know if I can actually share this network drive over the internet? So that I can access it from school? I'm guessing by setting up port forwarding on my router it can connect to the local IP (at home), 192.168.1.104. But can this actually work? and how would I connect if my IP address if my IP from home was '142.55.208.186'.

Also, is there a big security risk with this?

Any ideas?

a thing · Mar 15th, 2007, 3:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric the Red

Well.. this is on same topic anyways.. let me know if I should start a new thread for this question:

I want to share a network drive with someone else over the internet. Normally, I just use Win Xp from my local network and "map network drive" 192.168.1.104 with a username root and a password.

Does anyone know if I can actually share this network drive over the internet? So that I can access it from school? I'm guessing by setting up port forwarding on my router it can connect to the local IP (at home), 192.168.1.104. But can this actually work? and how would I connect if my IP address if my IP from home was '142.55.208.186'.

Also, is there a big security risk with this?

Any ideas?

You'd be safer using WinSCP from school and running an SSH server at home.

Eric the Red · Mar 16th, 2007, 7:33 PM

thx.. I just set up an SSH server at home, just looking into WinSCP now.

Mar 13th, 2007, 6:42 AM	#5
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	PhilBon's method works fine for me. Make sure the machines are on the same workgroup or domain. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Mar 15th, 2007, 11:31 AM	#8
Eric the Red Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 214 Rep Power: 0	Well.. this is on same topic anyways.. let me know if I should start a new thread for this question: I want to share a network drive with someone else over the internet. Normally, I just use Win Xp from my local network and "map network drive" 192.168.1.104 with a username root and a password. Does anyone know if I can actually share this network drive over the internet? So that I can access it from school? I'm guessing by setting up port forwarding on my router it can connect to the local IP (at home), 192.168.1.104. But can this actually work? and how would I connect if my IP address if my IP from home was '142.55.208.186'. Also, is there a big security risk with this? Any ideas? __________________ Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

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Eric the Red Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 214 Rep Power: 0	thx.. I just set up an SSH server at home, just looking into WinSCP now. __________________ Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

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Mar 13th, 2007, 12:32 AM	#2
PhilBon Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 3	I know with XP you can share a folder and then access by going \\[computername]\share folder or \\[ip]\share folder. but I don't know if that'll work in Vista.

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PhilBon Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 3	If you have a domain, you might be able to do that, have a shared folder on the server. If not, open your case and put one hard drive in the other computer, copy the files, then put the hard drive back.

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