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Setting up a remote network

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ross.32

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Next year I will be attending my first year of college, hopefully with the help of a new MBP. I plan on purchasing a LaCie external ethernet HDD (http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=10882). The college that I am attending has wirelesss internet everywhere on campus, but I am not sure if they have wired ethernet running into the dorm rooms.

What I would like to set up a VPN so I can access the contents of the HDD from anywhere on campus (I plan on keeping most of my video files there). If possible, I would like the VPN that I create to be able to access the internet without having to use ethernet, because I am not 100% sure that option will be avaible to me.

That leaves me with a few questions...1)What hardware and software will I need to be able to pull this off...2) If this does work, will the connection be fast enought to stream video or maybe even HD video...3) and unrelated, if I were to get the drive now and put the files on it using a Windows XP machine, would the drive need to be reformatted before working with OS X?

Thank you in advance for you responces
Ross
 
if its ethernet, you can normally go into the drive using a web browser. (e.g.10.0.1.1) and configure the device. i know that ethernet lacie drives normally have user accounts that you can create on there. this is really handy. once you have configured it, in the finder hit apple-K, (connect to server) type in the name/IP and a log in screen should come up. if done properly, you and only you will have access

DoFoT9
 
Can i give other computers remote access as well if i wanted. For instance if i made a movie, and wanted to give it to my girlfriend, could she log on to my drive and download it to her computer.

If i were to do this, could i use a airport express and have that connect to my schools wireless internet, or would i need a special router?
 
I have never fiddle around with a lacie network hdd
but i know that numerous NHDD's do allow multiple users to log in once you intially set it up.

Or you can just simply give your girlfiriend your username & password and let her log in to download the file. (Just hide the p0rn when you know you will do this :)..J/K)

I believe any router will be able to handle what your looking for.
 
uNext said:
Just hide the p0rn when you know you will do this :)..J/K)
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ill just keep that on the internal :D...anyways thanks for all your help. Knowing I will be able to do this will make my switch to a Mac alot more enjoyable
 
ross.32 said:
Can i give other computers remote access as well if i wanted. For instance if i made a movie, and wanted to give it to my girlfriend, could she log on to my drive and download it to her computer.

If i were to do this, could i use a airport express and have that connect to my schools wireless internet, or would i need a special router?
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simply make a guest user name.. password of guest or something (maybe something harder) and give them READ ONLY access... that way they can read, but not write :)

oh and to hide the pr0n, just ad a dot "." to the start of the file/folder. then download tinkertool, and turn on "show hidden and system files" and your laughing :) hahahahahaha
 
oh btw.. i just remembered.

i have a lacie networking thingo. 300gb ithink (320gb??) well anyway, i have tried doing the network thingo. ive set up users and all that kinda stuff (throu the hdd of course) and then when i connect to it it only brings up some random partition when i log in. i cant bring up my files which have everything saved. ill try it again now and see if i can get it. you may not have this problem as i did partition the drive into 3/4 diff partitions. so its prob my fault
 
ok please let me know how that goes. I do not plan on partitioning the drive at all.
 
If I do not partition at all, I don't think that there would be a problem, would there. I am no expert I have never messed with anything like this before.
 
shes all good mate. just reformated into one partition( mac os x extended) and it works perfectly, i created a different user name to make it more secure and stuff. its all sweet now, you have no worries. any problems just pm me or something as i know what can go wrong hahahaha.
 
Thank you very much. You have been a big help to me over this. I really appreciate it. I have never set anylike this up, so I sure I will have some problems. If I can't figure it out I will let you know. Thanks again!
 
ross.32 said:
Thank you very much. You have been a big help to me over this. I really appreciate it. I have never set anylike this up, so I sure I will have some problems. If I can't figure it out I will let you know. Thanks again!
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haha thats ok mate, thats what we're here for!!! good luck with it and enjoy!
 
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