connect to mate via internet? help

[princejim]

Can I connect to my mate who is 1 ,mile away using the internet? We would like to pass files between each computer? Any help would be appriciated.

 

[princejim]

Thanks RomeoS very good site. Thanks tolien, but an explanation of the terms and how they work would have been nice, anyone can put in loads of acronyms.

SFTP http://kb.iu.edu/data/akqg.html
FTP http://www.smartftp.com/
SCP http://www.jfitz.com/tips/ssh_for_windows.html
Flashfxp http://www.brothersoft.com/Internet_FTP_FlashFXP_4985.html
FlashFXP 3.3.5.1110beta http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/FTP-Clients/FlashFXP.shtml