You can connect two computers over the Internet and
use a given computer's drives just like you'd use local drives -- run programs, copy, get
a list of files, etc. Here's how:
- Make sure that both computers (computer A and B) have "TCP/IP"
and "NetBEUI" protocols installed and properly
functioning.
- Make sure that the "Remote Access Serives" are
setup and properly functioning.
- Find out the IP address of computer A.
You can do this by going to the network icon in the "Control
Panel"
For example, let's assume that "205.159.67.4" is
the IP address of computer A.
- Enable file sharing and share a path of your choice on computer A.
For example, share "C:\" as "INTERNET_DRIVE"
- Log both computers on to the Internet (dial and connect to your internet service
provider for example). If you're on an Intranet, you don't have to connect to the
Internet.
- Go to computer B's "DOS/Command Prompt" and type:
NET USE X: \\205.159.67.4\INTERNET_DRIVE
If you get an user name/password error, use the following command instead (after replacing
uname with the actual user name and pword
with the matching password):
NET USE X: \\205.159.67.4\INTERNET_DRIVE /USER:uname pword
This will map computer B's drive X to computer A's shared
path INTERNET_DRIVE, which is computer A's C: drive.
Now you can use drive X over the Internet just like any
other drive on your local computer. |
