Hi,
Hope this does not make your head spin.
My goal is to have reasonable network capability by about four puters behind a Verizon FIOS router (right now I am chaining through a second router but the master can do four if it is better to unchain). Mostly Windows 7, maybe one is Windows XP, and Linux is being dual-booted in one or two, per the plans. I actually have finally seen a Linux download-and-install work, with Mint 16, next is OpenSuse! (One puter is a master hot dell puter that might play with virtual stuff, picked it up from a failed day-trader for not too much, at about $400.) Ok, there is a puter at work that would be nice to be included, if it were VPN.
File sharing is of course a major goal. Plus I would not mind doing that through mapping the drive, something that has always seemed problematic with Windows networking. Similarly, Windows home network facilites and such always seems problematic to me .. am I missing something? It's supposed to be sooo easy. (Putting aside the Linux wildcard.) Seems like drives drop, names change, things get confused.
If some files can be accessed live as if it were a real network/mini, that would be nice (understanding that programs not multi-user don't want concurrent updates from two sources holding data in memory and updating. Talking especially Eudora and Linkman here. Eudora also has the problem that the mailboxes are biggggg.).
Maybe I would use a real multi-user program like Filemaker, one PC being a server, if I was really trying to emulate a true network. Then you are thinking more server architecture than peer-to-peer.
Teamviewer has been my remote control program of choice. I use it to help friends far away, and for calling in from/to work. And is VPN-capable. File sharing is good. Drive mapping .. think they have their own file commander.
So, first question. What options should I consider? And I don't even mind paying a little for a better long-term solution.
Should I do two things, a Microsoft built-in thing plus more?
Anyway, your general thoughts will be very helpful.
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INTERNAL
3 Windows 7 - one potentially
1 Windows XP
(dual booting to Linux on 1 or 2)
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EXTERNAL - minor
1 Windows XP at work
occasional call home from outside when traveling or if I buy a laptop or smartphone
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My gut feeling is to run with Teamviewer, expanding usage, maybe going paid. Haven't checked how
that works. However, I really would like to hear your thoughts. And if I use some such software,
I wonder if I should simultaneously do anything with the Windows home network, or if that is simply
a toy albatross.
Steven
Hope this does not make your head spin.
My goal is to have reasonable network capability by about four puters behind a Verizon FIOS router (right now I am chaining through a second router but the master can do four if it is better to unchain). Mostly Windows 7, maybe one is Windows XP, and Linux is being dual-booted in one or two, per the plans. I actually have finally seen a Linux download-and-install work, with Mint 16, next is OpenSuse! (One puter is a master hot dell puter that might play with virtual stuff, picked it up from a failed day-trader for not too much, at about $400.) Ok, there is a puter at work that would be nice to be included, if it were VPN.
File sharing is of course a major goal. Plus I would not mind doing that through mapping the drive, something that has always seemed problematic with Windows networking. Similarly, Windows home network facilites and such always seems problematic to me .. am I missing something? It's supposed to be sooo easy. (Putting aside the Linux wildcard.) Seems like drives drop, names change, things get confused.
If some files can be accessed live as if it were a real network/mini, that would be nice (understanding that programs not multi-user don't want concurrent updates from two sources holding data in memory and updating. Talking especially Eudora and Linkman here. Eudora also has the problem that the mailboxes are biggggg.).
Maybe I would use a real multi-user program like Filemaker, one PC being a server, if I was really trying to emulate a true network. Then you are thinking more server architecture than peer-to-peer.
Teamviewer has been my remote control program of choice. I use it to help friends far away, and for calling in from/to work. And is VPN-capable. File sharing is good. Drive mapping .. think they have their own file commander.
So, first question. What options should I consider? And I don't even mind paying a little for a better long-term solution.
Should I do two things, a Microsoft built-in thing plus more?
Anyway, your general thoughts will be very helpful.
==============================
INTERNAL
3 Windows 7 - one potentially
1 Windows XP
(dual booting to Linux on 1 or 2)
=====
EXTERNAL - minor
1 Windows XP at work
occasional call home from outside when traveling or if I buy a laptop or smartphone
==============================
My gut feeling is to run with Teamviewer, expanding usage, maybe going paid. Haven't checked how
that works. However, I really would like to hear your thoughts. And if I use some such software,
I wonder if I should simultaneously do anything with the Windows home network, or if that is simply
a toy albatross.
Steven
