Sharing data between two home PCs

I know this may seem more like a general networking question, but the
linux ngs have been helpful in the past.

I have two PCs, each one is at a different location (home). Each PC is
a single PC with no network connections, but each PC does have internet
access. Each PC is running windows 2000.

How can I network the two PCs so they can share data? Is configuring a
VPN the best way to accomplish this task?

Thanks,

Tim

Dear Tim, yes, absolutely,
VPN secures the communication between your machines.
If you want to share data you'll need to setup the win directory shares.
Cheers,
Monzai

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Tim wrote:
> I know this may seem more like a general networking question, but the
> linux ngs have been helpful in the past.
>
> I have two PCs, each one is at a different location (home). Each PC is
> a single PC with no network connections, but each PC does have internet
> access. Each PC is running windows 2000.
>
> How can I network the two PCs so they can share data? Is configuring a
> VPN the best way to accomplish this task?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>

: Tim <(E-Mail Removed)>
: I know this may seem more like a general networking question, but the
: linux ngs have been helpful in the past.

Sure seems like a windows-specific question to me
(description of PC setup below). So why not ask in a windows group?
I mean, sci.physics.relativity has been helpful to me in the past,
but I wouldn't ask there for a recipe for cheesecake.

: I have two PCs, each one is at a different location (home). Each PC
: is a single PC with no network connections, but each PC does have
: internet access. Each PC is running windows 2000.

I presume this means each PC can dial out via an analog modem.
Otherwise, "no network connections" seems to conflict with
"each [has] internet access".

: How can I network the two PCs so they can share data?

Buy two nics, a hub, and a length of cable. Or skip the hub and buy a
length of crossover cable. Or skip all that and try two wireless
adapters. Or just buy a length of rs323 cable and use the serial ports
on each machine. Or ... well, suffice to say that there are more ways
to network computers together than there are grains of sand on an
average beach. For what it's worth, I started with three computers
on my home net, and thus started with three nics, three cables,
and a 5-port hub.

Once you've decided on what hardware you want to use, you'd need
to aquire and/or configure any relevant software. Which is why
it's a bit odd to be asking this on a linux group. Unless you
"aquire the relevant software" by loading linux on your computers.

: Is configuring a VPN the best way to accomplish this task?

No. I'd say it's not even in the top 10 ways to accomplish it.
I mean... why have a virtual private network,
when you can have an actual, physical, really private network?


Wayne Throop (E-Mail Removed) http://sheol.org/throopw

> Buy two nics, a hub, and a length of cable.

Tim, how far away are your pc from each other???
I think we cant find out with your descr. what
you want exactly??? So, what does "different location (home)"
mean?
Cheers,
Monzai