Web Folder

[Hardhead]

Is there any way I can set up a folder on my computer as a "web folder," so I can access, open, and save documents directly to it from other computers?

I'm running Windows XP Pro and have DSL.

 

[Aeolius]

So, using Mac OS X and a .Mac account would be out of the question, then?

 

[AutoSponge]

That depends on what you want to do and what level of security you want. Whether you want to read and write files or only read them and whether you want to use the internet, dialup, or local LAN also makes a big difference.

 

[Hardhead]

Yeah, .Mac isn't very viable for me, but I've used it before and it's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for.

That depends on what you want to do and what level of security you want. Whether you want to read and write files or only read them and whether you want to use the internet, dialup, or local LAN also makes a big difference.

Security isn't all that important. I won't be giving out the address to anyone, and the folder won't have any documents with passwords, credit card information, or anything else important to me in it.

I want to read *and* write files, and I want to be able to do so from any computer on the Net.

 

[Psionicist]

Install a FTP server. I can recommend this one: http://www.bpftpserver.com/

 

[Piratecat]

Hardhead, will you please email me? I tried to get ahold of you, but it bounced.

Thanks!

 

[Plane Sailing]

Is there any way I can set up a folder on my computer as a "web folder," so I can access, open, and save documents directly to it from other computers?

I'm running Windows XP Pro and have DSL.

WebDAV might be a good solution. Instructions on setting it up from winxp clients can be found here http://www.eiu.edu/vce/faculty/webdav/winxp.html

You will need to set up WebDAV on your XP Pro IIS server. All kinds of information about WebDAV can be found here:

http://www.iisfaq.com/default.aspx?View=P80&P=1

Regards,

 

[AutoSponge]

I've used BadBlue before. Evaluation is free. You run a program like freeDNS to give you a web address if you have a variable IP. It has good security and is a breeze to setup.

If you know how to setup web hosting services on your machine, you can skip the program like badblue and set it up yourself with the DNS program then just make sure you share the folders as web folders. The obvious advantage here is that you can display web files in someone's browser just like any other webserver.

I personally use a script called BWI for mIRC. I have about 10gb of files that can be served up upon request in a certain IRC channel. I haven't tried to configure passwords or anything but I think it's possible.

Other options include PCAnywhere, Citrix, and Windows Terminal Services if you want to share applications or have more options at your disposal. All of these take some practice setting up (PCAny being the easiest probably) but have many more capabilities.