[nfbcs] Networking Solutions?

Jim Barbour jbar at barcore.com
Sun Oct 7 18:55:38 UTC 2012 

Hey Jim,

Here's a place to start.  File shareing and Printer sharing are ways in which windows machines can be connected together via a network.

This video talks about how to get started.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Networking-home-computers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

>From there, you can see how else networking might be used.

For example, you can use remote desktop applications to remotely control another computer.

Hope this gets you going,

Jim

On Sun, Oct 07, 2012 at 11:49:09AM -0700, Jim Portillo wrote:
> I apologize for the misunderstandings or miscommunication.  I honestly had
> no idea and was simply picking people's brains for options.  I don't know
> much about networking and figured someone on here did.
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole B.
> Torcolini Home
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 11:42 AM
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> 
> Are you saying that he should not use a network, even if he wants to?
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 11:29 AM
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> files, is what DB does, and emails, you can simply forward. I am not
> understanding how networking, (I am a Comptia Net plus Certified Tech) will
> help you accomplish this task more efficiently. furthermore, what sort of
> protocol did you plan on using, SMB, AFB, HTTP with an apache server? FTP
> maybe? and how can any of these allow you to share email unless you setup a
> SMTP service via an always on host?
> Gabe Vega - Sent from my MacbookAir
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> On Oct 7, 2012, at 11:22 AM, "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > OK, but I'm not really talking about Dropbox though.  I use it with 
> > friends and like what it does.
> > 
> > I was hoping to share information like files or email or things along 
> > that line...way beyond dropbox's capabilities at this point.
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Barbour
> > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 11:12 AM
> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Networking Solutions?
> > 
> > The real downside of dropbox is that to share a file between two 
> > computers in your home, you have to send the file up your internet 
> > connection to the cloud, and then pull it down again.
> > 
> > It trades speed and data usage for convenience.  If the tradeoff looks 
> > good, then go for it.  Just be aware of the tradeoff.
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > On Sun, Oct 07, 2012 at 10:55:10AM -0700, Jim Portillo wrote:
> >> Right.  I love Dropbox.  
> >> Yeah...the network idea sounds more complex at this time.  
> >> Hmmm.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike 
> >> Freeman
> >> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 9:12 AM
> >> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
> >> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Networking Solutions?
> >> 
> >> Dropbox works fine for files; you'd really have to set up a network 
> >> to share programs.
> >> 
> >> Mike
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim 
> >> Portillo
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 10:35 PM
> >> To: Jim Portillo
> >> Subject: [nfbcs] Networking Solutions?
> >> 
> >> Hi there,
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I'm beginning to toy with a thought and wondered what kinds of 
> >> solutions you guys might have.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I have two computers, and I use both of them for different things; 
> >> although, one is older and has a different system than the other.
> >> Nonetheless, they both have certain programs and files they share or
> > should share.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I wonder if there's a way to have both computers on some kind of 
> >> small network to where they can share information with one another, 
> >> or to where I can access information from either computer, no matter
> what.
> >> Does that make any sense, and is this a doable thing?  Of course, 
> >> businesses have large networks that can do this, but what about small
> > homes?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> What are some thoughts?
> >> 
> >> Jim
> >> 
> >> 
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