noodle

I've got Win XP Pro on my PC at home and I've been trying to set it up so that I can access it from work.

Does anybody know how this can be done / where I can find out more information.

Cheers
N

David_Wallis

remotely anywhere.. do a search on google for it.

David

druddle

Is that functionality a part of WinXP Pro ? Only prob I can see is that it will need to be part of the work network to be able to get on and administer it. Or will it ?

Dave

suba

use "remote desktop connection" on win XP.

noodle

suba,
Thanks for that, but this is what I'm having problems with - don't know how to set it up - read all the help notes but still can't seem to understand it.
Anybody have any easy guides.....

druddle

Am i right in assuming you need Win XP Pro on both machines ?

Dave

David_Wallis

remoteley anywhere can be altered to work on port 80 so will pass most firewalls... I doubt xp will..

David

ozzy

Does your work have a VPN (Virtula Private Network)?

I use that here. It establishes a secure network connection from my home to the works network. I can then use VNC or some other remote control software.

Stefan

suba

noodle, have a look at "remotely anywhere". i haven't used it myself but was told it's very easy to use. alternatively, have a look at vnc as well.

Figment

PC ANYWHERE 10.5

Blackscooby

I use no-ip.org to look after the dynamic IP addressing, and then use VNC to connect onto it.

Very good. I also use a firewall on my PC to stop un-authorised access.

noodle

I'm not sure if we have a VPN here. We do have a network system which people can access various drives from the network - is this the same thing??

stevem2k

I use Remote Administrator 2.

Lower overhead than pcanywhere. I have work > home and home > work set up for maximum flexibility.

Steve

David_Wallis

steve got a link for it?? is it unix / linux / x86 ??#

David

MarkO

We use VNC to access remote machines here. It's very good.

Trotty

http://www.radmin.com/ - seems good when we tested it a while back...

Ian

druddle

stevem2k

do you use cable modem/broadband at home ? if so how do you cope with the ip address changing ?

David_Wallis

www.dyndns.org

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

RADMIN!

sasim

I use PC Anywhere 10.5 on the computers, and DNS2Go to update the IP address. Both very simple to setup and can easily work through firewalls.

Stuart

BuRR

WinVNC?

Its free

warbs

Use VNC, it's lightweight, cross platform and free and you don't need clever client software - just a Java capable browser!

If you're firewalled at work change the default port VNC runs on to 80 and you should be able to sail past any firewalls that are on your works network.

At your personal PC make sure that you've got some authentication on the VNC server - otherwise anyone can get in.

Use a personal firewall (Sygate is good and free, or use the crap one built into XP) on your PC and only allow connections into your PC on port 80 from the IP address/subnet of your work. You can find this out by visiting www.grc.com and running their simples "Shields Up" test - it will tell you what IP Address you are coming from.

Edited to compliment Burr on his cornering technique - squeezed past on the inside!

Cheers

Chris

[Edited by warbs - 7/30/2002 10:24:15 PM]

stevem2k

Dave .. yhm ...

I use ADSL at home and I have a fixed ip anyway.

works well for me, anyway.

Steve

ADP

altiris carbon copy works well too, been using it for a while now - demo version available too - doddle to setup for network or modem type connections

DrEvil

Noodle - before you go and set something up make sure you won't get into trouble - I don't know who you work for, but some businesses will frown upon this sort of thing - for example, I would get sacked if I did this....

I'm sure you've thought about that.