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Hello all...
I'm new to the world of networking and most of my computer experience is on a
Mac.
I want to be able to access my home computer from my work location.
My home computer is running XP Home with SP 2. I have a DSL connection and it is
networked through
a Linksys WRT54G router. I have established a dyndns.org account and have
enabled that function in
the router.
The work computer runs XP Pro and is behind a firewall and other content
management regulators that
severely monitor or restrict Web access. (I work for a state agency and we are
even blocked from
reaching the site of our state high school athletics association, which is an
arm of our state education
department).
Remote Desktop seems to be not an option since it does not seem to be a part of
XP Home.
I had been using the GoToMyPC service, which worked pretty well despite the fact
that you can't play
streaming audio on the home computer and hear it on the work computer. I was
willing to pay for the
service after a free trial. However, the folks at work told me that it's raised
all kinds of security red flags
and strongly suggested that I not use it anymore. They implied that pcAnywhere
would be an
appropriate solution and I went out and got a copy.
However, i cannot get it to set up properly. I must not be setting up something
properly at home. I
installed the full version and opened up the appropriate ports on the router.
However when i try to
connect from work, using either my dyndns.org address or the IP address, it
won't connect.
Any suggestions on how to get pcAnywhere set up, or any other ideas on how i can
access the home PC
from work?
i'd be most grateful!
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Hello all...
I'm new to the world of networking and most of my computer experience is on a
Mac.
I want to be able to access my home computer from my work location.
My home computer is running XP Home with SP 2. I have a DSL connection and it is
networked through
a Linksys WRT54G router. I have established a dyndns.org account and have
enabled that function in
the router.
The work computer runs XP Pro and is behind a firewall and other content
management regulators that
severely monitor or restrict Web access. (I work for a state agency and we are
even blocked from
reaching the site of our state high school athletics association, which is an
arm of our state education
department).
Remote Desktop seems to be not an option since it does not seem to be a part of
XP Home.
I had been using the GoToMyPC service, which worked pretty well despite the fact
that you can't play
streaming audio on the home computer and hear it on the work computer. I was
willing to pay for the
service after a free trial. However, the folks at work told me that it's raised
all kinds of security red flags
and strongly suggested that I not use it anymore. They implied that pcAnywhere
would be an
appropriate solution and I went out and got a copy.
However, i cannot get it to set up properly. I must not be setting up something
properly at home. I
installed the full version and opened up the appropriate ports on the router.
However when i try to
connect from work, using either my dyndns.org address or the IP address, it
won't connect.
Any suggestions on how to get pcAnywhere set up, or any other ideas on how i can
access the home PC
from work?
i'd be most grateful!
--
To reply by e-mail, remove the "restrictor plate"