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okay i am n00b with networking.

i want to be able to vpn in to my machine from work so i can
check on some stuff at home once in a while :D

i have heard a couple of things:

things like DynDNS Updater
and VPN

anyone have some good step by step advice.

winner of the best advice gets to visit wbs help center for free :D
 
First thing you will need is a dynamic dns service, this allows you to resolve your IP from anywhere. So instead of trying to figure out what you IP is you can just use your hostname.

Sign up for DynDNS (free) here. http://www.dyndns.com/
Grab a update client here. https://www.dyndns.com/support/clients/

Now you need to clarify your next statement, when you say check things at home. Do you mean on your network in general or check something like a download or movie encode?

VPN will provide you with network access only, which is not very usefull when it comes to checking the movie you left encoding 2 hours ago. If you need a VPN then look at something like http://openvpn.net/download.html

It sounds like your looking for a remote desktop, I would suggest trying something like VNC for that. http://www.realvnc.com/ You could ofcourse use netmeeting if you prefer.
 
I use Radmin for all my work2home access needs. Bought it a number of years (5+) ago and it suits me just fine, from taking over my home pc remotely, to file transfer, telnet (which I don't need), etc. See they busy with voice/video chat as well.
 
i find simple. rdesktop works out the best. but if u insist on going vnc way, have a look at TightVNC. Its secure.
 
Pan, I can't remember..does remote desktop allow you to take over the screen, or does it only create another session on the remote pc? "Request Remote Assistance" allow for take over, IIRC
 
sorry guys vnc... dunno how vpn got into my post...

yeah thats exactly all the info i needed... you guys rule! thakns for the feedback... will prolly set this all up over the next few days...

yeah i wanted something like remote desktop viewing cuz work does not like it when i download por... er... non work related stuff :D
 
Pan said:
i find simple. rdesktop works out the best. but if u insist on going vnc way, have a look at TightVNC. Its secure.
Click to expand...

Actaully, if you added some SSH tunnelling it would approach security .. then again just because the 1 tunnel is secure it by no means anything else on the pc is ;-) ... sorry just being full of ****e :D

As to a suggested solution:

There has been some suggested advice already given which you certainly can go with. I'll add my 2cents worth in the hope that it saves you some trouble.

If you're looking for a cheap/free solution you're going to have to plug-'n-play a little bit (not a lot mind you). There are also some commercial remote desktop options that I can recommend if you need.

So, enough rambling and onto the free solution:

1) Get a dyndns account at www.dyndns.org (free for <5 hosts)
2) Register a host https://www.dyndns.org/services/dns/dyndns/

3) Get a dyndns client running...
Windows: https://www.dyndns.org/download/clients/windows/dyndns-setup.zip

Linux: ddclient.sourceforge.net

Configure them to use the hostname you registered in step 2 (RTFM).


At this point you'll be able to GET to your box ...not access it yet.

If you're using Microsoft's built in Remote Desktop (see MS Help to run it) you need to remember that port 3389 (tcp) needs to be opened on the firewall.

If you're using vnc (most derivatives) default port required is 5900 (as mentioned above http://www.tightvnc.com is a good option - RTFM there to get it running [make SURE to let it run as a service])

You need to now open up the above mentioned ports on the firewall you have installed (you hopefuly are using SOME firewall).


If you've managed all the above and didn't need a drink break ... congratz....

You should now be able to use either the Remote Desktop client or the VNC Viewer to access your box via the dyndns domain name ...

If all this is GREEK to you, PM me and I'll see how I can help.

R
 
nah sounds like i can get on top of it all... with regard to firewalls i am using mcafee 6 which is actually a serious pain in the ass when it comes to opening ports. but rtfm should help there...

shiny was a bit complicated and zone alarm... wel zone alrm was just always in my face and never really worked properly... (i hear it works better these days).

any firewalls out there that are easy to use but at the same time secure... erhm i refuse to use any symantec products.
 
The updated Zone Alarm is not bad once setup but i have been looking into "smooth wall" which alot of the regulars on this forum seem to be using and also recomend. Check some of the posts . As of yet i have gotten as far as down loading it. Basically you need an old pc , two nic's and small hdd to run it, as one user put it , set it up and throw it in the corner and that's it.

I am thinking of trying it this weekend.
 
Ipcop - nice easy like smoothwall runs on old pc -But no program access protection
ZoneAlarm - Does same as Ipcop but with program access protection

The two used simultaniously is the Best solution that I have found.

Hardware(faked using ipcop) protects your network as a whole
software(zonealarm) protects each pc

BTW once you have setup zonealarm It shouldn't be in your face, Choose yes or no and remember this answer Choosing each time becomes a pain in the butt.
 
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