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kireol
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 Posted: 09/23/04 - 17:11 Post subject: share network drives on 2 different networks
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My office is opening up a new building.
we want to be able to open some network drives on the new building. possibly even print to a network printer as well but not as important.
whats the eziest way to do this? I can set up PC ANywhere so 1 PC can do it. I could read about running some VPN stuff, but never done that and I'd assume anything free would be linux only. Looking for windows solutions.
Any suggestions?
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Paco
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 17:12 Post subject:
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too many answers
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Occulis
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 17:15 Post subject:
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Spend $250 on a P-500 with ethernet card. Install Linux! For a change of pace, I suggest Gentoo Linux!
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kireol
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 19:22 Post subject:
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i could spend $150 on an XBOX and install Gentoox linux like i did at home!
but the boss wants windows stuff
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khrath
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 19:39 Post subject:
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go with vpn, bosses love that shit
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kireol
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 19:46 Post subject:
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ok fine. if i was to do that.....which VPN should I go with? there a best or popular one? sourceforge returns 69 gazillion results
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myndwarrp
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 19:49 Post subject:
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the easiest solution is have both drives on the same LAN...other wise VPN in. A VPN connection can be set up within windows pretty easily. Search on help and support in windows. You will need to know the IP for the destination and you MAY need to set permissions on the receiving side, depending on your firewall.
Or
If this network connection will be permanent, connect with frame relay.
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khrath
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 20:12 Post subject:
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kir, are you taking care of all the setup?
what kind of connection do you have at the existing office? is there a t1 or something providing internet?
Personally if i had free run of how to do it, i'd lease a point to point t1 or something, and just dump a router on both sides of it, and have your existing internet connection shared over the t1, so no need to lease more bandwidth from anyone. You could do this at a reasonable price comparable to a high speed dsl line.
You could lease a frame relay service from someone else like at&t or mci, but unless you have multiple hubs, I don't advise it.
You could also get a busniess grade dsl line and just vpn over the internet, this would probably be the easiest sollution.
It really depends on what you have to work with and what your going to be doing man.
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khrath
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 20:18 Post subject:
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you could also run cygwin with ssh on the machines you want connected, and just set up a port forward tunnel, I did that on my pc at work and ran a tunnel to frashiits server so I could vnc into my pc at work through our firewall =DDD
got in trouble for it by networks ops too =p
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kireol
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 20:25 Post subject:
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ya, I'm doing it. and I dont really want to spend a lot of time doing it.
current office has a T1. new office is getting DSL. I can get 2 extra boxes no problem. Will VPN basically make a bridge between the 2 networks? or do you just map drives and stuff? which VPN should I use? anyone used one? even if it's linux
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gotissues68
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 20:41 Post subject:
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a VPN will basically allow the remote site access to machines at your site and vice versa. Its by far the easiest solution. How far apart are the sites? I forget what the telco calls them but they are basically dry copper loops for like 20 bucks a month and you can run anything you want over it including data, that way you could control internet access via your hub as Khrath suggested instead of having to pay for additional bandwidth..
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Ashenor
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 20:42 Post subject:
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Just use a long ethernet cable !
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khrath
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 20:47 Post subject:
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a linux box on each side sounds like your best bet then.
get dunn to help, I don't know linux well enough to be able to tell you how to impliment it without alot of guess work.
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khrath
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 20:48 Post subject:
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| gotissues68 wrote: | | a VPN will basically allow the remote site access to machines at your site and vice versa. Its by far the easiest solution. How far apart are the sites? I forget what the telco calls them but they are basically dry copper loops for like 20 bucks a month and you can run anything you want over it including data, that way you could control internet access via your hub as Khrath suggested instead of having to pay for additional bandwidth.. |
It's called an alarm wire, most telco's wont even sell them anymore.
he has internet at each side though, i'd use existing connections versus leasing new ones.
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kireol
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 21:31 Post subject:
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it's across the street. literally. heh
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khrath
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 21:37 Post subject:
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WIFI!
is that shit secure yet? haha
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gotissues68
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Posted: 09/23/04 - 22:02 Post subject:
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WIFI wouldn't be a bad solution but you run into limitations in distance unless you could setup repeaters reliably without fear of theft or damage and then of course you have the security aspect. Thanks for the 411 of the dry copper name, I know it by another name but I can't think of it anymore. The only problem I forsee is maybe latency depending on the amount of usage on the network.
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gotissues68
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Posted: 09/25/04 - 01:10 Post subject:
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Lads circuits Khrath it came to me as I fell asleep last night... donno if the RBOC's are into selling those unless they have to though 
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