Thanks Al, I'll try that. I haven't done this in the past so it might be
quite challenging. I'll post back if I run into any problems.

Thanks again,
--Francis--

"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> How about Secure Shell (SSH) and use WinSCP if you just want to be able to
> access files? That works well for me...
>
> http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php...position=22:22
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...publicKey.html
>
> http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/index.php
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...esktopSSH.html
>
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>
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> "Francis Tarcelo" <fgtarcelo@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:%23rSkkfXEGHA.516@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Ian. I was hoping I could do it without using VPN because I tried
>> several times setting up the VPN server on my XP pro machine but I have
>> never been successful in getting a connection from outside. I can't tell
>> whether it's the router settings or the VPN server settings that's not
>> correct.
>>
>> Can you point me to a good website source for setting up an FTP server?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> --Francis--
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ian" <Ian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:31D4DB28-F9BF-4CAF-BD80-1A7D3BD65798@microsoft.com...
>>> In principle yes, but the security aspects are important.
>>>
>>> To do t his you need to map port 445 (or ports 137-139) However it would
>>> be
>>> highly advisable to have some kind of encryption on the data, as the
>>> netbios
>>> ports are easily attacked. You could achieve this wth Zebedee or SSH.
>>>
>>> The other alternatives are VPN, or a secure form of FTP server.
>>> (Filezilla
>>> Server in TLS mode, for example.)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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