Re: Alternative to GoToMyPC?

From: stillboy (stillboy_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: 28 Jul 2004 14:36:07 -0700

"Shenan Stanley" <news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote in message news:<#eth5oKdEHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> Shenan wrote:
> > If you can connect to your home PC remotely from work with one
> > method, you should be able to configure any other method (UltraVNC,
> > Remote Desktop, PCAnywhere, etc..) to work as well. UltraVNC and
> > Remote Desktop (if you have XP Professional at home) would be your
> > free options. They should be able to be configured on your home PC
> > to use whatever ports are opened for outgoing/incoming connections
> > at your workplace, getting around the firewall quite nicely.
>
> Nickolas wrote:
> > Is there any way to tell what port GoToMyPC was using?
>
> It was using 80, 443 and or 8200 - which are open through most firewalls,
> thus why it worked.
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->

I am not sure but I think most firewalls, especially ones that use NAT
do not have "port" unless they are specifically configured... I am not
sure how exactly all firewalls work. There is also the other issue of
ip addresses, if the ip is assigned via dhcp then who knows what the
ip is from the other end. I believe what Gotomypc does is use a
constant connection to a central server (gotomypc.com) to report ip
address and to create a path through the firewall to the pc...

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