> I'm at work today, and realised that I needed a file > which is on my machine at home -doh! Today it's ok > because I've asked my wife to email me the file. But > she's always reluctant to do this, as she's got her > hands full with our twin boys. :-) > > How easy would it be to turn on my home computer, log > on to the net (with a modem) and access it from work? Considering... You need something that triggers power-up of your computer, boot linux, automatically log in and dial out when that's done. I am not sure if that is something you would want your computer to do in the first place, but that's something else. During boot you could load an FTP server. After that you could ftp to your home machine (IP address indeed) and pull the files you need. Paul > Would it be a case of ftping to the IP number that was > assigned at home when home computer logged on the net? How would you determine which IP number your machine has after logging on? You could let the machine first send an e-mail to your work with the assigned IP number so you know where to FTP to. > Or is it much more complicated than sending an email? Sounds interesting to try and set up. GOod luck Paul
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