Sharing a Folder on my Server over the internet

[Jim99]

According to them everything is throttled: http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/traffic_management.shtml

If so, the solution you use won't make much difference, though it does suggest that FTP is quite high uip the list.

 

[easyrider]

Port 80 would be easier

 

[Steveocee]

VPN server at your home server end and connect via VPN putting you onto the LAN?
Then you can have a drive mapped for it and it'll be like your at home.

 

[matthab]

VPN server at your home server end and connect via VPN putting you onto the LAN?
Then you can have a drive mapped for it and it'll be like your at home.

This, get a raspberry pi install OpenVPN and off you go, like being at home. Unless your router supports ding this of course.

The issue with FTP is it is clear text. A VPN will allow you to function as if you were next to the server.

 

[easyrider]

VPN server at your home server end and connect via VPN putting you onto the LAN?
Then you can have a drive mapped for it and it'll be like your at home.

Sounds ideal

How ?

 

[Steveocee]

No idea how to do it on Server2012, what router do you have?

 

[Kei]

Depends if you use plain old ftp or ftp over ssh as they utilise different ports. (Plus ssh is encrypted) I used both via an ordinary bt infinity 80/20 connection and got virtually full bandwidth in both directions.

 

[ChocolateStarfishRammer]

Surely the built in Anywhere Access (Remote Web Access) is the solution here.

 

[easyrider]

No idea how to do it on Server2012, what router do you have?

http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/TD-W9980.html

http://www.tp-link.com/res/down/doc/TD-W9980_V1_UG.pdf

Page 40 mentions ipsec VPN?

 

[easyrider]

Surely the built in Anywhere Access (Remote Web Access) is the solution here.

File size limit is 2GB

 

[ChocolateStarfishRammer]

File size limit is 2GB

Pretty sure that can be raised - but to a maximum of 4gb.

 

[easyrider]

Pretty sure that can be raised - but to a maximum of 4gb.

Yeah I looked into that...Not enough still.

Which in 2015 is quite frankly crap.

 

[Steveocee]

Another idea, Owncloud?

 

[easyrider]

Another idea, Owncloud?

That would need a second copy to the server?

 

[Bluecube]

I suggest a VPN as well. Log into your router and hopefully there'll be VPN options there to play about with. Once it's set up on your router and laptop (and it's not that difficult - Google!) copying your files across to your server will be very straightforward. I know because I've got a VPN set up for similar reasons to the OPs.

 

[bitsNbobs]

Bit torrent sync, simple, easy no file limits, no uploading to the cloud first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T_uV2giecI#t=68
https://www.getsync.com/

Costs money if you want pro version.

 

[KIA]

Bit torrent sync, simple, easy no file limits, no uploading to the cloud first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T_uV2giecI#t=68
https://www.getsync.com/

Costs money if you want pro version.

Good suggestion.

 

[easyrider]

Good suggestion.

will check it out

 

[liamcrane]

Use BitTorrent sync to backup my phone pictures to my server when i am out and about, cant fault it one bit!

 

[easyrider]

Doesn't the share need to be synced both ways with bit torrent sync...what happens when you delete the photos on your phone? Does it delete them off your server ?

Like Dropbox?

I need to be able to copy a file from PC to server...not sync directories both ways...I understand that bit torrent sync as a toggle for sync all off...but this still means when I delete of PC it will delete off server...