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Directory mapping without VPN Rob S 06-06-2006
Posted by Rob S on June 6, 2006, 3:58 am
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Hi,

I'd like to permanently map a folder on a windows PC to another windows PC,
which are both connected to the internet with adsl routers. Is there a way of
doing this without setting up a VPN between the 2 locations? I'm thinking of
some sort of port forwarding solution, ensuring that both locations have static
IPs so I can control security.

Is this possible?

If there's a better place to ask this then please let me know

many thanks


-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

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Posted by Simon on June 7, 2006, 2:32 am
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Rob S wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to permanently map a folder on a windows PC to another windows PC,
> which are both connected to the internet with adsl routers. Is there a way of
> doing this without setting up a VPN between the 2 locations? I'm thinking of
> some sort of port forwarding solution, ensuring that both locations have static
> IPs so I can control security.
>
> Is this possible?
>
> If there's a better place to ask this then please let me know
>
> many thanks
>
>
> -Rob
> robatwork at mail dot com
Most port forwarding setups forward the ports you setup from the wan
port (internet) to the lan address of the PC that you specify. I'm not
sure I have seen ones that would allow you to tie this down to a
specific wan address, those that do would also most likely support a vpn
as well. From a security point of view it's risky imo, and also some
isps may block the windows networking ports to protect their users from
hacking.
simon

Posted by Norvik on June 7, 2006, 3:35 am
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100% agree with Simon.
But, you could try to map without vpn with your DSL routing settings -
some ADSL modem can provide such option.
Most ADSL modems, for instance D-Link, have a virtual server's feature
or maybe it called as DMZ zone=EF=81=8A. This allows you to define a
workstation behind DSL modem, which will receive all incoming traffic
from Internet without restrictions. Also, look at =E2=80=9Cbridging=E2=80=
=9D
function at your modem that could be even better in your case.

But, all that is very insecure.

Alex
www.vpnsolution.info


Posted by Rob S on June 7, 2006, 1:49 pm
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-Most port forwarding setups forward the ports you setup from the wan
-port (internet) to the lan address of the PC that you specify. I'm not
-sure I have seen ones that would allow you to tie this down to a
-specific wan address, those that do would also most likely support a vpn
-as well.

Take a look at: http://kbserver.netgear.com/pdf/dg834gt_manual.pdf

it's a 3Mb file though. P73 shows WAN users - in this case a range but can just
as easily be 1 IP.

As this is tied down to 1 specific IP address, which the person knows is
trusted, I don't see how it can be insecure, unless the router firewall doesn't
work like it says it does.

That being the case, presumably I'd have to open up lots of ports to handle MS
networking, I just don't know which ones!

Any ideas?

thanks


-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

Posted by Simon on June 8, 2006, 8:51 am
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Rob S wrote:
>
> -Most port forwarding setups forward the ports you setup from the wan
> -port (internet) to the lan address of the PC that you specify. I'm not
> -sure I have seen ones that would allow you to tie this down to a
> -specific wan address, those that do would also most likely support a vpn
> -as well.
>
> Take a look at: http://kbserver.netgear.com/pdf/dg834gt_manual.pdf
>
> it's a 3Mb file though. P73 shows WAN users - in this case a range but can just
> as easily be 1 IP.
>
> As this is tied down to 1 specific IP address, which the person knows is
> trusted, I don't see how it can be insecure, unless the router firewall doesn't
> work like it says it does.
>
> That being the case, presumably I'd have to open up lots of ports to handle MS
> networking, I just don't know which ones!
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanks
>
>
> -Rob
> robatwork at mail dot com
135 -> 139 and 444 if you really want to. It makes me uneasy though.
XP Pro supports one incoming VPN connection, if you are running this
then I would use this method. 99% of all broadband routers out there can
support the inbound forwarding of tcp 1723 and GRE quite often just
bundled as PPTP that would make this a more secure solution, and you
could get away with dynamic addresses if the routers support dynamic dns
(most do)
simon

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