Remote folder options

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Isaac Grover

Good morning from Wisconsin,

We have a client company that needs to use the shared folders on their
Windows Server 2003 box outside of the office using Windows Explorer
on Windows XP Professional SP2, as several of the employees travel
away from the office often. We don't need to set up an expensive VPN,
and I have been looking at using WebDAV, but we've never worked with
this technology before. Are there issues with WebDAV that we need to
be aware of, or are there other better options available?

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Isaac Grover, Owner
Quality Computer Services of River Falls, Wisconsin
Web: http://www.qcs-rf.com
 
"Isaac Grover" <isaac.grover@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Good morning from Wisconsin,
>
> We have a client company that needs to use the shared folders on their
> Windows Server 2003 box outside of the office using Windows Explorer
> on Windows XP Professional SP2, as several of the employees travel
> away from the office often. We don't need to set up an expensive VPN,
> and I have been looking at using WebDAV, but we've never worked with
> this technology before. Are there issues with WebDAV that we need to
> be aware of, or are there other better options available?
>
> --
> Isaac Grover, Owner
> Quality Computer Services of River Falls, Wisconsin
> Web: http://www.qcs-rf.com
>

You write "We don't need to set up an expensive VPN". What is
expensive about a VPN? All you need is this:
- Internet access at your office
- Internet access for your field staff
- A router at the office (which you probably have already)
- A VPN server at your office (which can be any existing
Win2000/XP/Server machine)
- Either a fixed external IP address at the office or a domain name
that points at a dynamic address.
The last requirement is easily met with a free service such
as the one from www.dyndns.com.
 
I agree with Pegasus for proper remote access.
However Webdav is a surprisingly easy and effective way of connecting to
files. You just need to set up an IIS site with SSL, and create virtual
directories pointing to the content. Then in IE just press Ctrl+O and select
Open as Web Folder.
Anthony,
http://www.airdesk.co.uk



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> "Isaac Grover" <isaac.grover@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b119c90d-2cfb-498b-ad16-d39d9f27d1f7@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> Good morning from Wisconsin,
>>
>> We have a client company that needs to use the shared folders on their
>> Windows Server 2003 box outside of the office using Windows Explorer
>> on Windows XP Professional SP2, as several of the employees travel
>> away from the office often. We don't need to set up an expensive VPN,
>> and I have been looking at using WebDAV, but we've never worked with
>> this technology before. Are there issues with WebDAV that we need to
>> be aware of, or are there other better options available?
>>
>> --
>> Isaac Grover, Owner
>> Quality Computer Services of River Falls, Wisconsin
>> Web: http://www.qcs-rf.com
>>
>
> You write "We don't need to set up an expensive VPN". What is
> expensive about a VPN? All you need is this:
> - Internet access at your office
> - Internet access for your field staff
> - A router at the office (which you probably have already)
> - A VPN server at your office (which can be any existing
> Win2000/XP/Server machine)
> - Either a fixed external IP address at the office or a domain name
> that points at a dynamic address.
> The last requirement is easily met with a free service such
> as the one from www.dyndns.com.
>
 
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