FTP like Gmail Drive

[Skippic]

Is there a program, that would make a virtual HDD on my PC containing the files from a FTP server? I've set up a FTP server on my home PC and would like to access it via internet with other computers just as I use Gmail Drive. I know there is the VPN option, but supposing my router doesn't support it...

[Sooner Al]

Well, I don't use Gmail Drive (in fact I have never heard of it) but a very safe way to do this is to setup a Secure Shell (SSH) server on your home PC then use a program like WebDrive that lets you map a drive on your home PC through the SSH tunnel to your laptop...

copSSH server (free)...

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22
http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=faq&FAQ_op=view&FAQ_id=62

WebDrive ($$$$)...

http://www.southrivertech.com/products/webdrive/index.html

[Skippic]

Thx,

now all I need to find is a program, like the above mentioned WebDrive, that is free :)

[Sooner Al]

WinSCP is free, but you can't map a drive like WebDrive. It does come with a nice Windows Explorer type interface so you can make the connection from the remote site and then simply drag-n-drop files between the local and remote PC...

http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

http://winscp.net/eng/docs/screenshots

[Skippic]

Thanks for your suggestion, ill have to wait some time before trying it out, since im on a network behind a firewall...

For now ill just continue using www.web2ftp.com