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candaon1 - 31 Mar 2006 19:22 GMT

I have two homes and would like to connect both of my computers to each
other. I always need files from one when I am at the other. How can I tie
them together? I have XP home on each and both have a broadband connection.

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Sooner Al [MVP] - 31 Mar 2006 19:44 GMT

A real secure method is to use a VPN or Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel...

OpenVPN...I recently started using this versus SSH...

http://openvpn.net/
http://openvpn.se/

SSH using copSSH and WinSCP (a free SSH FTP program)... Use a "strong"
password or a private/public key pair...

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PA
GE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer.html

http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/index.php
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Site-2-SiteSSH.jpg

You could also use UltraVNC with its encryption plug-in and XP video driver
(for the UltraVNC host) to remotely access one or the other of the XP Home
PCs. UltraVNC has a built-in file transfer function...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

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>I have two homes and would like to connect both of my computers to each
> other. I always need files from one when I am at the other. How can I
> tie
> them together? I have XP home on each and both have a broadband
> connection.

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