i need to connect to a friends computer (he is about 1km away from me) we need to have access to each others files i wish to know how this can be done using the phone line and dial-up modems at both ends. i.e. a direct dialing connection please help both machines are running win xp pro thanx in advance my signature does not look like this

Google VPN

VPN over dialup???? see here for xp telephone networking http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu... Are you ready for where Microsoft wants you to go today?

Well, its not a good idea to VPN over dialup, you can try, but its not a good idea. check this out: http://www.syscom-consulting.com/co... OR Download an FTP app and a client for your friend, and try that one, you only need his IP address and thats it. G. luck Don´t freak out until you know the facts...Relax...!

I think he's asking for a peer to peer link using only the modem's (i.e, no telco, modem's physically connect to eachother) I don't think you can do this w/o an FXS to provide a dial tone...I'm not really sure I think a better solution would be to use an adhoc WLAN network w/ a directional antenna, saves you the trouble of running wires, throughput is higher, and I'll bet it'd be cheaper. Or go w/ fiber, LX can supposedly do 1km w/ no problem

you could do this with a telephone line simulator and 1 Km of wire. The brand of telephone simulator I recommend is called Skutch. http://www.skutchelectronics.com/ Compaq Presario SR1720NX Desktop Computer AT&T SBC Yahoo DSL Home Linksys Router/2 computers