VPN for File Sharing

[WickedStarfish]

i just wanted to know if my local network shared folder can be accessed by others on different network connections and files taken off / copied (smallest file is like 120Mb the biggest file is 6.2Gb i think) i have heard a VPN will do the trick and have seen my father work use a similar solution to access file over 3500 Km away so i see it is possible but i am looking for a free or next to free cost with a somewhat easy setup, i'm currently trying to set up Hamachi cause it was recommended by a friend but i am finding it a little difficult to understand

[joshfrog]

what router do you have? are you able to admin it?

[WickedStarfish]

2 minutes ago, joshfrog said:

what router do you have? are you able to admin it?

I'm sure it's a wireless gateway, an old telstra modem. it looks  similar  to this 

also for some reason this segregates wireless and Ethernet from communicating 

 

Admin it?

i am new to all of this networking stuff

[joshfrog]

god damn telstra

ok it may not have the option for a vpn built in but if its an old telstra one dont think it will

im havnt used the software Hamachi sorry so cant help there.

 

 

[jj9987]

You can set up OpenVPN server on your computer, configure the router to forward OpenVPN connections to your computer and voila.

[WickedStarfish]

Just now, joshfrog said:

god damn telstra

ok it may not have the option for a vpn built in but if its an old telstra one dont think it will

im havnt used the software Hamachi sorry so cant help there.

 

 

i was thinking that their should be some sort of option to be able to share files (similar to drop box but held and hosted locally) and i have seen my father connect to the home network and then connect to a "vpn" which then allows him access a folder that is hosted in a different state. so i thought there may have been a software option

[joshfrog]

are you looking to just let someone access a few files you have?

[WickedStarfish]

Just now, joshfrog said:

are you looking to just let someone access a few files you have?

yeah but the folder is over 2.5 TB so onedrive or similar will end up being an expensive endeavour 

[komar]

Curently I have a Raspberry pi 2 with pivpn installed - i can access any shared folder on my network from everywhere when I connect to the pi.

[joshfrog]

ahhh yeah

whats your internet speed light because if the upload speeds are bad like most residential internet connections will still take ages over a VPN

[WickedStarfish]

2 minutes ago, komar said:

Curently I have a Raspberry pi 2 with pivpn installed - i can access any shared folder on my network from everywhere when I connect to the pi.

is the PI still connected to your home internet with both devices?

[WickedStarfish]

2 minutes ago, joshfrog said:

ahhh yeah

whats your internet speed light because if the upload speeds are bad like most residential internet connections will still take ages over a VPN

45+ down 15+ up 

[joshfrog]

the person your trying to let access the 2.5tb of files do you know them because it would be faster and easier to send them by aus post.

 

[WickedStarfish]

1 minute ago, joshfrog said:

the person your trying to let access the 2.5tb of files do you know them because it would be faster and easier to send them by aus post.

 

yeah i know them but the content on the computer is ever changing and will most likely increase to 3+ in the next 2 months (idk aus post is quite slow around where i live)

[joshfrog]

yeah its quite slow everywhere 

i take it your on the nbn?

if you can go to your router and find the brand and model name. i can then see if it will have a vpn option built in

 

[WickedStarfish]

3 minutes ago, joshfrog said:

yeah its quite slow everywhere 

i take it your on the nbn?

if you can go to your router and find the brand and model name. i can then see if it will have a vpn option built in

 

Yeah im on the NBN (Stupid FTTN rather than FTTP)

it is a Technicolor TG799vac i think (if im reading it right)

[joshfrog]

i work in melbourne and we still havnt got nbn yet so stupid.

sorry man dont think your router has a vpu feature in it looking at the manual i found online.

 

 

[WickedStarfish]

1 minute ago, joshfrog said:

i work in melbourne and we still havnt got nbn yet so stupid.

sorry man dont think your router has a vpu feature in it looking at the manual i found online.

 

 

i didn't think it would,

that sucks a bit though truth be told NBN is better but not by a lot like they were advertising 

do you have any recommendations for a new modem / router (i dont understand the difference)

[komar]

28 minutes ago, WickedStarfish said:

is the PI still connected to your home internet with both devices?

The pi is connected to the router via cable, the router to the modem. Nothing is connected to the PI itself. You connect to the PI over the internet with any device. No need of physical connection.

 

Then say I have my laptop connected to the same router and have a folder shared to anyone on the network. I can access that with any devices connected to the vpn from anywhere.

[joshfrog]

does the person your trying to let access your files know tech?

because they may have a router that supports a vpn then all u have to do is connect to there network still would allow them to connect to your files

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, komar said:

The pi is connected to the router via cable, the router to the modem. Nothing is connected to the PI itself. You connect to the PI over the internet with any device. No need of physical connection.

 

Then say I have my laptop connected to the same router and have a folder shared to anyone on the network. I can access that with any devices connected to the vpn from anywhere.

You do need to portforward though.

In that case you can make a windows share too and port forward that.

[WickedStarfish]

1 minute ago, komar said:

The pi is connected to the router via cable, the router to the modem. Nothing is connected to the PI itself. You connect to the PI over the internet with any device. No need of physical connection.

 

Then say I have my laptop connected to the same router and have a folder shared to anyone on the network. I can access that with any devices connected to the vpn from anywhere.

i have set up a network folder to wireless share the folder over my network but its only available when connected to the network at my house, i wanted the files available when i am not at my house and connected to a different network. unless that is what you are saying in which you lost me

[Guest]

Just now, joshfrog said:

does the person your trying to let access your files know tech?

because they may have a router that supports a vpn then all u have to do is connect to there network still would allow them to connect to your files

 

Then they wouldn't have internet anymore as they are then just connected to the pc with the files.

[WickedStarfish]

1 minute ago, joshfrog said:

does the person your trying to let access your files know tech?

because they may have a router that supports a vpn then all u have to do is connect to there network still would allow them to connect to your files

 

i think playing games and watching live streams is the only form of tech that they are good at (i'm not certain, they suggested Hamachi which they used over a year ago so they dont have much knowledge on helping me set it up)

[WickedStarfish]

1 minute ago, timl132 said:

Then they wouldn't have internet anymore as they are then just connected to the pc with the files.

all that i have seen work as like a second network connection that you connect to. windows 7 period i set up a network home group which worked along side the internet connection and was used for mostly LAN games