suba

how do i file transfer between my PC and a colleagues PC? both PCs that are behind an ADSL router. both are getting an IP via NAT.

ScoobyDoo555

setup the folder with sharing capabilities.
You *should* be able to explore the IP via "my network places"....

HTH

Dan

suba

hmmm.... still dont know how to do it! both PCs will be using private IP address from the ADSL router (via NAT), so how will one PC "see" the other?

ScoobyDoo555

ah. Are they static IPs?
If so, you map a network drive to the static IP - that's how I've done it on mine

If they're DHCP set IPs (dynamic) - there IS a way to do it (my IT guys @ work told me, but it went right over my head!!)

Hope that's a little bit clearer

Any other IT bods able to shed light on it?

Dan

boxst

Hello

Can you just type \\1.1.1.1 (with the ip address) in to explorer? That works for me with my NAT'd network.

(it works when the firewall is configured to allow that type of connection)

Steve.

suba

both ADSL connection are getting a static IP address from the ISP. both routers are dishing out NAT IP address to the PCs. so the PCs are having private IP address.

this is for file transfering from one ADSL connection to another ADSL connection.

Frosty The Snowman

I'm guessing you mean the computers aren't behind the same ADSL router then. In that case you would need to either run an FTP server from either machine or get some VPN action going, which may need you to be logging on to a Domain controller and muck with your network settings, I dunno cos I haven't done anying VPNing myself. I would say the easiest way to go is get an FTP server installed on one of the machines.

You may need to set up a static route in your router to allow the connection to be seen from the outside world.

BlkKnight

If you can do this over the internet - so can anyone else. . . . .

Use FTP as Frosty suggested - or if somone is physically at both PC's use MSN (dirty work around)

Jeff Wiltshire

You'll have to do some form of Port Forwarding on one end of the connection and then start the transfer from the other machine.

suba

i did try to use the file transfer in messenger but it bombed out (maybe coz too big?)

so FTP then. will fart about with port forwarding and FTP.

(but surely there should be something easier? surely someone must have done this before?)

boxst

Hello

Ah, I didn't realise they were on difference routers with different IP addresses. Windows security (such as it is) prevents the file sharing across different networks (not strictly true, but close enough).

FTP is easy to set up and is the standard way of transferring large files between computers.

Steve.