Two computers need help

[krippler]

Is there a way two computers can recognize eachother and there files with using the net or just (2) phone lines? note that these are two computers at two seperate houses.

[Paleo Pete]

Assuming both have internet connections a good FTP program would do the trick. File Transfer Protocol can allow you to log onto another computer, browse through the files and folders, as well as allow only certain folders to be visible to the other computer, and upload or download files between the two over the internet connection. You don't need your web browser running to use it.

Two fairly popular and highly recommended FTP programs are Bulletproof (Costs to register it) and Cute FTP which I think is free. Check around at shareware sites and you should find those and others available.

I think PC Anywhere will do the same thing, but it's not available as shareware as far as I know, most retail computer related stores carry it.

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[spaceAlien]

Classic windows file and print sharing use MS network protocols which in general are not routable. You can enable NetBEUI over IP on some MS O/S's, then you can share your filesystem to the world (BIG RED FLASHING WARNING LIGHT)

If you know a machine's IP address, you can Start -> Run and type in the IP address as \\nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn and you will be able to access all shared resources on that machine.

Problem is, when you make a dial-up connection, you IP address is usually dynamically assisgned, so you can't know ahead of time what it will be.

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[tjaymadison]

If you just need to share files, try Xdrive -- it's like having an extra hard drive on the net. It's pretty cool, you treat it like any other HD: drag and drop, copy, move, rename or delete. It even shows up in Explorer as Drive "X". Available at sites like ZDnet or download.com. Not sure about security, though, but you could always use something like PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) to encrypt it first. There are also some Napster-like programs (Gorilla?) that let you have direct access to previously-arranged "public" directory folders and files on another PC.