VPN, Remote connections, or what

DannyD · Mar 26, 2005

I am looking for cheap, as in real cheap, as in FREE, or buy the software, and use it.

With the cost of my cable modem, adding 20.00 month to access is not worth it to me.

MadReferee · Mar 26, 2005

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Good luck. I have yet to find anything that meets your criteria that I would consider safe and secure. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

DannyD · Mar 26, 2005

I may have to see if I can get my allowance raised some.

thanks

riptides · Mar 26, 2005

Well you said you have XP, and you have cable. With every copy of XP comes RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) something akin to goToMyPC. It is free, pretty easy to set up. Try it out using IP addresses of the computer you would like to connect to.

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

khd · Mar 28, 2005

I use PC Anywhere (pca). You can open the pca ports on your router and it has it's own security so it's realtively safe and if you lock or log off your Win2k box at home you can send a Ctrl Alt Delete to the machine for another layer of security. Buy it once..about $200 and you're all set.

Regards,
Kevin

gsxr1100 · Mar 28, 2005

if you look online you can find it for about $200 less.

looch · Mar 28, 2005

If I understand correctly, you aren't so much interested in the "how do I get my stuff once I'm connected" as much as the "how to establish a connection in the first place" question.

Actually, the first one is easy - RealVNC.

To establish the connection, though, will depend on your router. Check your model number on the Linksys web site and see if it supports VPN connections. If it doesn't, I would not recommend going the manual route of opening specific ports - someone will find them.

DannyD · Mar 28, 2005

I use PCA at work some, dont like that I have to have the host and the client on each machine. I may get somewhere that we have not done the computer install and they dont have it.

As for the lynksys, I dont think mine has that. It is about 3 years old. I want to update to 3 com anyway, so may look into that. Mine has a DMZ setting to allow ONE computer to open on the internet.

As for the REAL VNC, I have seen that used. Never really saw how to set it up though. I think I am leaning to an FTP site setup.

Moon · Mar 29, 2005

Hey Danny,
Real VNC is easy to set up. You do need software on both the server and the client machine. But other than that all you need is the IP or name of each. Pretty much goof proof. FTP would give you a way to move the files but if you wanted to see anything else on the remote system Real VNC might fit the bill.
Here is a link to Real VNC home page

Moon of Ohio

FL_Cracker · Mar 29, 2005

If your home machine has had the same IP address for two years and doesn't start changing too fast and IF your machine at work is XP then you can use "Remote Desktop" and get right into you home PC without any additional cost or software as long as the home PC stays connected to the internet all the time.

Just go "Start" "All Programs" "Accessories" "Communications" "Remote Desktop Connection" and then type in the IP address. Your there and ready to login into your home PC. This Remote Desktop Connection acts like a window that is actuall you home PC. You can open all you home programs just like you are there.

Not sure about moving files to your work pc but you could run everything from your Home PC or e-mail the data to yourself at work? Your may be able to FTP the data to work when you need to but I haven't done that to date....

Good Luck