Sounds like he has 2 locations, each with their own Internet connection, but no connection between the 2 locations.
Unless he connects these locations up, solution will have to be Internet based, "cloud-based" file sharing and the like. Don Guyer Windows Systems Engineer RIM Operations Engineering Distributed - A Team, Tier 2 Enterprise Technology Group Fiserv [email protected] Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 Fax: 610-233-0404 www.fiserv.com <http://www.fiserv.com/> From: Shauna Hensala [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 12:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: share data with remote office Can't you just join the XP box to the domain? Shauna Hensala > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: share data with remote office > Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 11:01:10 -0400 > > Hi All > > scenario: > > small organisation with Windows Server 2008 foundation and 3 x Windows 7 Pro PCs at head office. Active Directory. shared folders mapped to drive letters on client PCs. broadband Internet connectivity. data on server backed up to Internet backup service nightly > > they have one Windows XP Pro SP3 PC in a remote office connected to Internet via broadband link > > we would like the ability to share data between head office and remote staff and have this data stored on the head office server so it can be backed up > > i thought of using DropBox but it does not like network folders so I'm a little stumped at the moment > > anybody tried anything similar and would like to share their solution? VPN is out due to costs > > thanks > > Laurence > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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