File sharing over DSl

[stupot71]

We have two DSL connections what is the best way to file share we would run Cat5 cable but i am on the 12th floor of one 20 story block and the computer i wish to file share with is in the block next door on the 9th floor on the other side!! however we both have DSL any suggestions

[MacGyver]

Running a dedicated cable from one office to the other would not work because the run would probably be too long.

Obviously connecting the two offices via some sort of VPN is the way to go. Before we can suggest anything, we need to know what type of networks you are running in each office, and if your DSL has a static IP or not. Also what do you intend to do over the file sharing connection?

[stupot71]

Well we dont have static IP's although they change very infrequently, At the moment the computers are in the same room one DSL connection and we use winproxy to share the connection and move the occaisional utility/doc file/mp3 however I shal be getting a DSL over in the other building and wish to carry on file sharing rather than burning software to cds and passing them around couldnt we use some form of ftp?? or if we set up some kind of file server to one of the DSL connections??

[crtlaltdel]

I have connected through DSL with PCanywhere, worked great very fast, only problem was not being to get a static IP address

[MacGyver]

If you're only moving files occassionally, then FTP is a good way to go. You can setup an FTP server on each server, and people in one office can access the other via FTP and transfer files to and from.

The hard part is the dynamic IP, if it only changes once every few months, then you can get away with just using the IP address. If it's more frequent, you might want to try using a service like www.dyndns.org which can provide a static name to your dynamic IP.

Using the FTP will definitely be cheaper and faster than burning CD's.