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Hello,

Ive been trying to set up a shared hard drive over the internet so i can put files on the hdd and access them from any other pc. All I can find are tutorials for how to make a WOW server or a maplestory server whatever the heck that is. I just wanna know how to share a drive over the net(if possible). If someone could point me to a tutorial that would be great.

Thanks alot.

Just a few questions.

Is the storage a NAS or just a standard hdd in your pc?

What model modem/router do you have?

Do you have a static ip address with your ISP?

How would you like to access the files from another PC, e.g. FTP (an ftp server could be setup)

And what operating system are you running?

Ohh ok, I guess all that stuff would help.

It is a regular external usb 2.0 500 gb Western Digital hard drive.

I have a Belkin Wireless N(MIMO) Router Model #F5D8233-4v3 (Im hard wired into this)

A Motorola Surfboard Modem Model #SB5101

Comcast Highspeed Internet

PC:
Windows XP SP2
2GB DDR400 RAM
2.8 GHZ P4 Processor

As for the type of server I have no idea, FTP, DHCP, SMTP makes no sense to me. Which would the the fastest file transfer rate/easiest? Im such a Network newb.

Thanks alot guys.

Ok. You could use an FTP server for that and it is quite a fast protocol compared to others.

To start I suggest you download and install Filezilla, as a service which starts on windows boot. SourceForge.net: Downloading ...

Once that has installed, open it and go to Edit - Users. Click Add at the side and type a name, then set a secure password and click on Shared Folders, click Add on the left. Select the directory or drive you would like the user to have access to. And set appropriate permissions at the side. Then click OK, and to test the setup type ftp://127.0.0.1:21 into your browser and type your username and password and see if it gives a listing of files.

Next you will need to port forward the server through your router, this guide will help you. Port Forwarding for the Belkin F5D8233-4

Then you should be able to access your files using a dedicated ftp client from another PC or a suitable browser, however if you don't have a static IP your IP address will change sometimes and you will have to keep finding it. If you don't have a static IP a service like DynDNS would help as you could use a hostname to access your PC instead of the IP. If you need help with that please ask.

ok where did you get the ftp ip # thing?


Thanks so much by the way, it seems to be working.

127.0.0.1 is your local address i.e. your IP. For a quick way to find your external IP go to whatismyip.com and copy that IP then try it from another computer not on your network, but the ports must be forwarded for this to work.