how can i do this?

hardc0re_tid · 8 Jan 2008 at 15:40

im living in my own house now and often find myself needing files or visa versa from my parents house where i used to live.

am i able to set up a connection between my pc and there's and be able to transfer files between them and if so how?

TIA
hardc0re

hardc0re_tid · 8 Jan 2008 at 15:44

BillytheImpaler said:
Yes, you can. You'll need to open up a port on their router/firewall to let you in though. You could put an FTP server on their machine for you to access. BulletproofFTP is a good one for Windows. If, by chance, they have a Mac then an FTP server is already installed. Just turn it on.

nope, they are running xp pro sp2

how is this done? what IP's do i need, subnets etc???

hardc0re_tid · 8 Jan 2008 at 16:52

right ive got all the IPs and forwarding etc sorted

im using the bpftp server on my paretns machine and the bpftp client on my machine.

when i try to connect to their machine i get an error 530 cant log in: 'invalid home dir' !

whats wrong?

hardc0re_tid · 8 Jan 2008 at 17:04

its ok, got it, i wasnt sharing folders on the server.

hardc0re_tid · 8 Jan 2008 at 17:30

HomerJ said:
Or even easier you can just remote desktop from your machine to their machine and copy the files that way.

dont think you can do that as ive never been able to, text yes, files no