Connect external computer to internal network

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January 23rd, 2004, 01:05 PM

paulieb

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Connect external computer to internal network

Does anyone know if there is a way to map a drive from an external computer to a computer that is on a company network?

Our current network is a bit slow and I just want to connect to an external computer to work on a web site.

It would be great if I can access an external drive and have it seem like it was part of our network.

Please help

January 23rd, 2004, 01:27 PM

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You would most likey need to connect through some type of VPN. Then you could map the drive. The option would be to open your ports on your firewall, but that is a security risk and not highly recommended.

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