Re: Remote Deskto Problem

No, the original poster was wanting to access his *home* PCs, so the SSH server needs to be
installed on one of the home boxes, *IF* he chooses to use the SSH tunnel method.

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"markus" <mark@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23qW2HOgbFHA.3912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> openSSH or some ssh server will have to be running on his work pc, will it not?
> then run putty or some other ssh client at the remote...
>
> Maybe I'm misunderstanding.. it seems you're saying that he won't need an SSH server running at
> the office because the RDC client is already there............but that's not right is it? The RDC
> client won't establish a tunnel.......?
> I'm no SSH/RDC expert, I'm asking ... ;)
> nor will the RDC client connect with an SSH server.. will it?
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uj73d5abFHA.1660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> You would only need to install PuTTY and the RDP client on the office/work PC in order to connect
>> through the SSH tunnel. If the office/work PC is an XP Pro or XP Home box, then the RDP client is
>> built-in. In any case you really need to contact your office/work network administrators to see
>> if connecting to your home PC (an untrusted host) from work would violate any company policies.
>> If it does not, then they probably will be of help getting PuTTY installed.
>>
>> As far as port redirection is concerned, the alternative is port forwarding as illustrated, or
>> the SSH/VPN tunnels...
>>
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>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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>> "Wenham Dorsett Jr." <Wenham Dorsett Jr.@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5F9855BC-D556-4FC2-804E-3CC91DD1FEC8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I tried setting up the SSH tunnel and as a test i used my desktop as the
>>> remote client and my laptop as my host and it worked! Now I have another
>>> question, do I have to download PuTTY and OpenSSH on my work computer? There
>>> might have restrictions at the office so that might be a problem.
>>>
>>> Is there an alternative to port redirection? That does not seem to work.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sure... Either via a SSH or VPN tunnel, which means you only open one port to reach any of the
>>>> PCs,
>>>> or by port forwarding/port redirection, which means you open multiple ports (one for each
>>>> PC)...
>>>>
>>>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html
>>>>
>>>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/Multiple_PC_RD.html
>>>>
>>>> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
>>>> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm
>>>>
>>>> Personally I use the SSH method...
>>>>
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>>>> 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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>>>>
>>>> "Wenham Dorsett Jr." <Wenham Dorsett Jr.@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:E884E2A5-B411-4A3C-B677-E758E91D9511@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >I have a laptop and desktop connected to the internet via a router at my
>>>> > home. I can connect to the desktop using remote desktop from my work however
>>>> > the laptop has the same external ip as the desktop and i can't connect to it.
>>>> > Is there a way that I can have 2 separate ip's for my laptop and desktop? I
>>>> > tried resolving the internal ips for each using no-ip.com however it does not
>>>> > work. Any ideas?
>>>>
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