Re: Remote desktop behind ICS?

I wonder... in between all your knowledge ;)
....do you happen to have any knowledge of Software VPN?
Honestly, I want to test how VPN works, but don't have the hardware =P

"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> You might try both enabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP in the properties section
> for the NICs in each of your PCs...
>
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
>
> ...and using a "hosts" file to map local LAN IP addresses to host names. I
> have a hosts file on each of my desktop PCs and my laptop. You can see an
> example of my hosts file on this page...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/LAN/The_Illustrated_Network.html
>
> As an added note you might find it easier and more secure to run Remote
> Desktop (RDP) to all three of your PCs through a VPN or SSH tunnel. You
> would only need to open one port on the firewall and still have access to
> all three PCs with RDP or for file access. This *FREE* SSL solution is
> easy to setup and use. Use a *strong* password. In this case you only need
> TCP Port 443 open on the firewall. This solution includes built-in support
> for RDP.
>
> http://3sp.com/showSslExplorer.do
>
> Read the reference guide and the quick start guide closely...
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/sslexplorer/
>
> I used a SSH method to access my home LAN at one time...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
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> benefit of all of us...
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>
> "Carlos Albert" <nospam@noplace> wrote in message
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>> Tnx! That worked, didn't thougt of changing remote desktop port number...
>>
>> Thoug I wonder why port redirection didn't work...
>>
>> Do you know why in Remote Desktop Connection you can't connect to
>> computer_name:port but you have to connect to ip_address:port?
>>
>


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