Sharing a folder.

October 24, 2008 2:49 PM

I'd like some instructions on how to grant somebody, who is outside my local network, read and write access to a folder on a computer. Mac OS X 10.5.5 and not at all familiar with this process. Said computer is behind a router/switch.
posted by phaedon to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

Get Dropbox at getdropbox.com. Does exactly what you need to do with zero hassle. You won't be able to give them access to a specific folder on your system, but a folder that Dropbox blesses.

Otherwise, you'd have to do some work with your router to allow access and then use FTP or SSH to move data around.
posted by bprater at 3:17 PM on October 24, 2008

A Hamachi is fine, too!
posted by Yoshi Ayarane at 3:43 PM on October 24, 2008

I second the Drobox nod from @bprater. And the content will be web-accessible as well, even. Just be careful if this not your home network and your personal machine as most companies frown on these security workarounds, even if they are well-intentioned and not immediately prohibited by the network security configuration.
posted by hrbrmstr at 10:42 PM on October 24, 2008