Help with Linksys 4-port

[stratocasius]

Hello All,

I'm trying to find the best method to share files between two pc's. One is at my house and the other is at the studio. These two pc's are running Win2K Professional, and both have their broadband connection thru a linksys 4-port router. And both are
One Linksys is the wired BEFSR11 4-port, and the other is the wireless WRT54GS Speedbooster. All settings on both routers are set to default, and DHCP.

Any help would obliged...
thanks

[bigfatguy6969]

This is in the wrong section but im sure on of the mod's will move it for you, and i will try to help :) . So let me get this straight, you have one pc that is getting a broadband connection through a non-wireless router and the other with a wireless router? If so, (im ammusing my thought is right about your connection), all you would have to do is get a wireless pc card or adapter for the your pc with the wired connection, with the same card (like g or b) as the other. Then after that just set it up then set up file and printer sharing.

See this for help with filesharing.
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

[Spider]

Because of the routers you will not be able to connect remotely (outside the network).
Port forwarding is usually how one opens up a router to allow remote connections
but even at that most users prefer remote desktop software connections because
you can use the screen and mouse of the other computer and operate the computer
just as if you were sitting at it.

An easier way to deal with allowing remote connections to routers is to put the
router assigned IP address of the computer that is plugged into the router into
the router's setting DMZ (demilitarized zone).

There are programs like PC Anywhere and VNC ect...but if you just type conf
in Run Microsoft's Netmeeting will boot up. Netmeeting is free and you already
have it, it comes with all versions of Windows.

[Ned Seagoon]

Hi Stratocasius

Despite the previously well intentioned replys you can do as you wish with the aid of a VPN (Virtual private Network). You will need to do a bit of port forwarding on your routers and install some VPN software.

The object of VPN is to encase your traffic to the other computer inside an additional IP layer, so that the two computers appear to each other to be on the same network.

I am unable to talk you down on how to configure your routers as I've not done this with those brands of router. If this proved difficult you could always use an additional old PC at each end and install Linux on them configured as a router, and run VTUN on each. BF

[bigfatguy6969]

Well, im not experinced at all in vpn's :( Thnx BF for the input :wave: