Sorry, I didn't make it clear that my wife could just log on the net - give me the IP and I'm away - so, in fact, I wouldn't want those things to be automatic. Adam --- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > my advice is to run appache on the home computer, > set any folders you want to > be allowed to get into in the config, and run a > connection thru a Dynamic DNS > server, so you could log into > linxbox.ods.dyn.dns.org (or whom ever you sign > up for the service with, you can search google for > "dynamic dns servers" and > find a few). that way, you dial in, connect to the > dynamic dns server to set > the name to yor current dns, and you can go from > there and look like you were > savy enough to have created AOL if you had the time > a few years ago. it > really is easy (about one saterday day to learn how, > since if you have > installed all the toys with Mandrake 8.0 powerpack > it will already be > installed and waititng for you to setup the > configuration. you can then set > up a cron job to check the dialin connectiopn and > connect to the Dynamic dns > server and make sure it is correctly updated. you > can also set your PPP > conncetion to redial if the signal is dropped, and > the cron job will > reconncet to the DNS and update automagiclly. I > personally think that you > might then want to check out PHP-Nuke after you get > the server setup and your > folders accessable. > > > On Tuesday 18 September 2001 06:40, you wrote: > > I'm at work today, and realised that I needed a > file > > which is on my machine at home -doh! Today it's ok > > because I've asked my wife to email me the file. > But > > she's always reluctant to do this, as she's got > her > > hands full with our twin boys. :-) > > > > How easy would it be to turn on my home computer, > log > > on to the net (with a modem) and access it from > work? > > > > At work, I can use ftp etc-with windows. The file > I'm > > after is Staroffice5.2, which shouldn't cause any > > problems. > > > > Would it be a case of ftping to the IP number that > was > > assigned at home when home computer logged on the > net? > > > > > > Or is it much more complicated than sending an > email? > > > > Any advice is gratefully received. > > > > Thanks > > > > Adam > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > > Donate cash, emergency relief information > > > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > > ---------------------------------------- > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; > name="message.footer" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Content-Description: > ---------------------------------------- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/
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