Re: DSL and Remote Access
- From: "PopS" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 12:05:24 -0500
Ah, that seems to be pretty useful, Al. Thank you.
"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:Oq%23WwlZDGHA.4052@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: If the remote PC is running XP Pro then you can use Remote
Desktop (RDP) to
: access/control the PC from a remote site. See this page for
help with
: that...
:
:
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html
:
: You need to forward/open TCP Port 3389 through any
firewall/router that the
: PC you want to access might be behind. Keep in mind that some
DSL modems are
: also routers so you would need to open the port on the
modem/router also.
:
: If the remote PC is running XP Home then look at using UltraVNC
with its
: encryption plug in as an alternative to RDP. Get the UltraVNC
server, client
: and encryption plug in from...
:
: http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
:
: In either case you can also run RDP or UltraVNC through a VPN
or Secure
: Shell (SSH) tunnel for added security. Personally I use SSH and
tunnel RDP
: through it to access my home LAN and PCs. Here is how I do
that...
:
: http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/RemoteDesktopSSH.html
:
: UltraVNC through a SSH tunnel...
:
: http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/11544
:
: --
:
: 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...
:
: "PopS" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: news:OSkBiVYDGHA.140@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > Hi all,
: >
: > First time on this group, but not a newbie to ng's.
: >
: > Short Question: When moving from 56k dialup on XP Pro to
DSL,
: > will I still be able to make Remote Access to another
computer at
: > another location via the 'net?
: >
: > I recently got into a talk with my know-it-all son (who
actually
: > does seem to know it all, but not always <g>) and he
indicated
: > that I wouldn't be able to make remote accesses to/from my
: > sister's machine when the DSL is turned on. My sister had
her
: > DSL turned on last week, and I'm waiting for mine to be
turned on
: > (Verizon DSL).
: > Probably every 4 to 6 weeks I log onto my sister's machine
and
: > do housekeeping for her, sometimes troubleshooting depending
on
: > what's happening. That was via two 56k dialup accounts and
it
: > all went well this last year or so. She's a user, not a
do-er,
: > so I help keep her machine in decent shape that way because
I'm
: > disabled and cannot travel at all.
: >
: > My son says it'll no longer work, however, without figuring
out
: > how to jump thru a few hoops. I know I'll find out soon
enough,
: > but I'd like to rub it in that he's -wrong- before he and his
: > family leave next week! You know, kinda rub it in that the
ol'
: > man's not so dumb after all? OH for the days when Dad knew
: > EVERYTHING! <g>.
: > I did a little research and pretty quickly got confused
: > because it started into tunneling, VPN and other areas I'm
not
: > familiar with at all and never got anywhere that gave me any
: > comfort level that I could figure it out on my own.
: > Oh yes, I'm also familiar with using the VNC freebie on my
own
: > LAN so I'm not exactly a complete newbie, but I'm not far
from it
: > either. In reality my "LAN" consists of an XP Pro machine
and a
: > laptop that I can move around to different connection points
: > within the house. WGLLT, ya know?
: >
: > Any comments/experience/ a better newsgroup for the question
much
: > appreciated.
: >
: > Regards,
: >
: > Pop
: >
: >
:
:
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