I strongly suggest avoiding remote file sharing as you describe. There
are lots of security risks in doing that (making your PC's drive
available to the Internet). Instead, either burn his files to DVD and
mail it to him, buy a cheap external HD to transfer the files to (as low
as $60 - see buy.com) and have him pay you for it, or consider an online
file storage service. One last option - tell your friend to buy a $10
USB-to-HD cable
(http://www.buy.com/prod/usb-2-0-to-sata-ide-hard-drive-cable-adapter-converter/q/loc/101/213484248.html)
and send him the drive back so he can attach it externally to his own
computer.
Rob
Jeffrey Race wrote:
My friend's T40 crashed and I took the machine to IBM
but it is non-repairable. He wants to access his files
(he lives in another city) and I've put his HDD in my
drive tray on my T43 where it appears as Drive L which
I've set to share in WXP. But I can't figure out how to
make it as a shared folder on his (remote) computer so he
can transfer the files by accessing my external IP address.
I tried NATting my local T43's local IP address to Port 9000
on my external IP address but that doesn't seem to let him
in. Please tell me what to do or what to read. Googling
"remote file access" brings up a lot of proprietary
solutions which don't seem to be right for our requirement
tks for all help jeffrey race
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