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Since you state: &quot;Nothing is needed to be very private &quot;&nbsp;and will only be needed for a couple of weeks.. &nbsp;Why not use something like Google Drive, Picasa, or SkyDrive? &nbsp;Seriously.. &nbsp;Instead of having to setup the backbone and infrastructure to get into a LAN/WAN, why not take a simpler route?<br />
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Just a couple of thoughts.<br />
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HTH,<br />
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Kent
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Since you state: "Nothing is needed to be very private " and will only be needed for a couple of weeks..  Why not use something like Google Drive, Picasa, or SkyDrive?  Seriously..  Instead of having to setup the backbone and infrastructure to get into a LAN/WAN, why not take a simpler route?

Just a couple of thoughts.

HTH,

Kent

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Hi,<br />
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I have a server running Server 2008 which holds some company files. &nbsp;Most my users login to the server via remote desktop and access it that way. &nbsp;A new circumstance has come up and I need to be able to access the server files via a user's local computer and the Map a Network Drive function.<br />
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Nothing is needed to be very private (it's mostly photos), so my first thought was to allow SMB over the Internet. &nbsp;I thought I did this right by simply sharing the folder (as my server uses a public IP), but I still cannot access the files by typing \\&lt;publicIP&gt;\shared_folder<wbr />. &nbsp;My client is Windows 7.<br />
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Since this is only for one user and only needed for about two weeks, I don't want to go through all the hassle of setting up a VPN tunnel or SMB of SSH. &nbsp;<br />
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Does anyone have an easy way to set this up? <br />
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Thanks,<br />
Phil
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Hi,

I have a server running Server 2008 which holds some company files.  Most my users login to the server via remote desktop and access it that way.  A new circumstance has come up and I need to be able to access the server files via a user's local computer and the Map a Network Drive function.

Nothing is needed to be very private (it's mostly photos), so my first thought was to allow SMB over the Internet.  I thought I did this right by simply sharing the folder (as my server uses a public IP), but I still cannot access the files by typing \\<publicIP>\shared_folder.  My client is Windows 7.

Since this is only for one user and only needed for about two weeks, I don't want to go through all the hassle of setting up a VPN tunnel or SMB of SSH.  

Does anyone have an easy way to set this up? 

Thanks,
Phil

Share files from server 2008

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images and video), documents or electronic books. Common methods of storage, transmission and dispersion include manual sharing utilizing removable media, centralized servers on computer networks, World Wide Web-based hyperlinked documents, distributed peer-to-peer networking (P2P) and cloud-based file syncing.

File Sharing Software

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