Secure File Transer for Windows 2003

Hello,

Does anyone know how I can get files across a WAN
securly? I have read that I can install cygwin with
ssh/scp and do it that way but does microsoft have a
solution for this?

My goal would be to have an explorer window available to
me and be able to exchange files "securely" across two
networks. (From my house to a friends house, for
example...)

VPN

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:65bb01c4756a$c90752a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know how I can get files across a WAN
> securly? I have read that I can install cygwin with
> ssh/scp and do it that way but does microsoft have a
> solution for this?
>
> My goal would be to have an explorer window available to
> me and be able to exchange files "securely" across two
> networks. (From my house to a friends house, for
> example...)
>
>

"paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:32AFCDFB-6486-42A2-8C85-(E-Mail Removed)...
> VPN would be nice but that is not an option for me. I need to possibly
connect to multiple locations on either side once I've connected (many to
many) and from what I've seen with VPN, you can connect your local machine
to lots of possible machines on the remote network but that's it. What
would be the next best thing. I've heard some technologies like...

There are more than one kind of VPN. You are decscibing "Remote Access VPN"
but what you would use would be "Site-to-Site VPN" that is done with a pair
of VPN Routers.

Here is a list of articles showing the different ways of doing this. these
all assume you are using Windows Server as the "VPN Server". The concepts
would be similar with other devices.

Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Deploying Site-to-Site
VPNs
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../vpndpls2.mspx

Virtual Private Networking with Windows 2000: Deploying Router-to-Router
VPNs
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...eplyr2rvpn.asp

Virtual Private Networking with Windows 2000: Deploying Remote Access VPNs
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000.../vpndeploy.asp

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Remote Access/VPN Server Role
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...r/default.mspx

Overview of Deploying Dial-up and VPN Remote Access Servers
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...f_vpn_mcnx.asp


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com



>
> - Webdav
> - FTP (S)
> - SFTP
>
> I just want a Secure File transfer mechanism that I could use. I have
used WinSCP and like the client interface for that. I would like to use
WinSCP to securly connect to my Windows 2003 server at home when I'm remote
and transfer files. Any suggestions...
>
>
>
>
> "netneg" wrote:
>
> > VPN
> >
> > "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:65bb01c4756a$c90752a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know how I can get files across a WAN
> > > securly? I have read that I can install cygwin with
> > > ssh/scp and do it that way but does microsoft have a
> > > solution for this?
> > >
> > > My goal would be to have an explorer window available to
> > > me and be able to exchange files "securely" across two
> > > networks. (From my house to a friends house, for
> > > example...)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

Thanks Phillip...

I like the idea of the VPN connection. I use VPN going out from my network now. Do you need to be able to open ports on both routers for this to work? I have control over one of the routers but not the other. I need to open port 500 for VPN to work now and I'm not sure I would be able to do that both ways. Is there anything else if VPN isnt an option or is there a way to make it happen...

-Paul



"Phillip Windell" wrote:

>
> "paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:32AFCDFB-6486-42A2-8C85-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > VPN would be nice but that is not an option for me. I need to possibly
> connect to multiple locations on either side once I've connected (many to
> many) and from what I've seen with VPN, you can connect your local machine
> to lots of possible machines on the remote network but that's it. What
> would be the next best thing. I've heard some technologies like...
>
> There are more than one kind of VPN. You are decscibing "Remote Access VPN"
> but what you would use would be "Site-to-Site VPN" that is done with a pair
> of VPN Routers.
>
> Here is a list of articles showing the different ways of doing this. these
> all assume you are using Windows Server as the "VPN Server". The concepts
> would be similar with other devices.
>
> Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Deploying Site-to-Site
> VPNs
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../vpndpls2.mspx
>
> Virtual Private Networking with Windows 2000: Deploying Router-to-Router
> VPNs
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...eplyr2rvpn.asp
>
> Virtual Private Networking with Windows 2000: Deploying Remote Access VPNs
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000.../vpndeploy.asp
>
> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Remote Access/VPN Server Role
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...r/default.mspx
>
> Overview of Deploying Dial-up and VPN Remote Access Servers
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...f_vpn_mcnx.asp
>
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
>
> >
> > - Webdav
> > - FTP (S)
> > - SFTP
> >
> > I just want a Secure File transfer mechanism that I could use. I have
> used WinSCP and like the client interface for that. I would like to use
> WinSCP to securly connect to my Windows 2003 server at home when I'm remote
> and transfer files. Any suggestions...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "netneg" wrote:
> >
> > > VPN
> > >
> > > "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:65bb01c4756a$c90752a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know how I can get files across a WAN
> > > > securly? I have read that I can install cygwin with
> > > > ssh/scp and do it that way but does microsoft have a
> > > > solution for this?
> > > >
> > > > My goal would be to have an explorer window available to
> > > > me and be able to exchange files "securely" across two
> > > > networks. (From my house to a friends house, for
> > > > example...)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

"pas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:55077ACB-1C3E-4EFA-B0EB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I like the idea of the VPN connection. I use VPN going out from my
network
> now. Do you need to be able to open ports on both routers for this to
work?

If they are *real* routers, no. But if that are SOHO Internet NAT Devices
that *call* themselves router, then probably yes, you need to enable
whatever "VPN Passthrough" features they may have. Such SOHO devices are not
*real* routers but and just a "simplified" form of hardware Firewalls

> for VPN to work now and I'm not sure I would be able to do that both ways.
> Is there anything else if VPN isnt an option or is there a way to make it
> happen...

I don't know. Maybe FTPS, but I am not personally familiar with it.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com