Best way to connect two computers

I have two computers, each one at a different office location, I would like
to be able to access each computers files, from the other computers location.
both computers are running windows xp pro, and each has a dsl connection with
its own static ip address.
IN SIMPLE TERMS could someone tell me the best way to connect these two
computers?.
Thank You. CeeDub
Ps. Someone told me that you can get data corruption with VPN.

CeeDub wrote:
> I have two computers, each one at a different office location, I
> would like to be able to access each computers files, from the other
> computers location. both computers are running windows xp pro, and
> each has a dsl connection with its own static ip address.
> IN SIMPLE TERMS could someone tell me the best way to connect these
> two computers?.
> Thank You. CeeDub
> Ps. Someone told me that you can get data corruption with VPN.

Simplest or most secure?

Simplest is to not have a firewall, know the static IPs (better be INTERNET
IPs and not private) and since they are Windows XP Professional, from one of
the PCs, do this:

Start -> Run

\\ip.add.re.ss\c$

(Where the ip.add.re.ss is replaced with the IP Address of the other
machine.) Click OK..
When it asks you for the username, enter your username for that other
computer and password for that other computer. Simple File Sharing must be
off on each computer and you should have paswords setup if you are going to
be so insecure as to not have a firewall and be exposed like that to the
world with your static public IP address.

Done, you now have access to the other computers C drive. D would be d$ if
you have a d hard drive, etc.

I do NOT recommend that. And, it probably won't work like that - most
people do not have two machines exposed to the worl through a public IP
address (static) that they use on a daily basis without a firewall, etc.

You don't have a DSL router between you and the world? Is your firewall on?
Do you know what Simple File Sharing is? Do you have decent
usernames/passwords?

How about giving us a bit more information on your setup so we know what "in
simple terms" means to you?

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