Re: Connecting to my office computer from home

Remote Desktop will allow you to both access the remote PC (ie. the work PC)
hard drives and printer(s) local to that PC and your local (ie. laptop) hard
drives and printer(s) local to that PC. All of that is setup in the
Options -> Local Resources tab.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/learnmore/russel_august27.mspx

Just make sure you use a "STRONG" password or run RDP through a VPN or SSH
tunnel for added security... Here is how I do SSH and RDP....

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/RemoteDesktopSSH.html
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Private-publicKey.html

File access only through a SSH tunnel using the SSH File Transfer Protocol
(SFTP) and the WinSCP client...

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

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"Skip Belsky" <SkipBelsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BDA3AD7B-48C0-4552-B6F2-0E621881E5A6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Let me try to explain better. I have two computers at the office. I
> guess
> that I am the network administrator. The two computers are a desktop
> running
> Windows XP Pro SP2 and a laptop also running XP Pro SP2. Both can connect
> to
> the internet via a wireless connection (a D-Link router hooked up with my
> DSL
> line) and can see each other's drives via that same connection.
>
> I want to be able to take my laptop home and be able to still access the
> desktop's hard drive. Remote access seems to be like PC Anywhere (it will
> be
> like I am on the desktop, but at home). I do not care about seeing the
> desktop's screen (although if that is the only way to make this work it is
> OK). What I really want is to be able to access the desktops hard drive
> from
> home and any printers attached to it.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> If you just want to access your personal desktop at work then Remote
>> Desktop
>> (RDP) is a good choice if the office PC is running XP Pro. The office PC
>> is
>> running XP Pro, right? See this page for basic help with RDP...
>>
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html
>>
>> Is the office network running a server of any type that is offering
>> domain
>> services? Have you checked with the office network administrators to see
>> if
>> it is ok for you to connect to the trusted office network from an
>> untrusted
>> PC (ie. your home PC)?
>>
>> You also might look into a VPN if you need access to the whole network,
>> servers, files, etc.
>>
>> I guess you just need to explain what you want to accomplish...
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
>> benefit of all of us...
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>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>>
>> "Skip Belsky" <SkipBelsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:420C4CD2-5A6E-425F-89BE-D123ECC811C6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I have a wireless network at my office with a wireless connection to the
>> > internet via a D-Link router. I also have a wireless internet
>> > connection
>> > at
>> > home. All computers are using Windows XP, SP2. What is the best /
>> > easiest
>> > way for me to see my office network from home? Should I try to use
>> > remote
>> > desktop connection?
>>
>>
>>


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