RE: FN-FORUM: Accessing PC from Remote Location

date posted 6th August 2005 17:35

Yeah, what he said..

When I am out at contracts, I have a web version of the tightVNC installed
on one of my web sites, then I dump in the FIXED ip of my home machine..

and it lets me wonder about, as tho I were there!

N


At 17:35 06/08/2005, you wrote:


>If you want interactive access, Windows XP comes with "remote desktop"
>to allow remote administration. It's quite handy and personally I find
>it much more usable than Radmin or WinVNC, plus it's built into the OS
>so no extra software required.
>
>Make sure you have a decent password and change it regularly.
>
>With all that said, you want access to files.. Have you considered
>simply installing an FTP Server? You already have one available (via
>IIS) if you run XP Pro on your home PC, failing that there are plenty of
>other freebies. If you do use IIS for FTP, it might be advisable to
>disable the webserver (unless your familiar with the pre-installed
>scripts), or not install the webserver aspect of it at all.
>
>Obviously you're opening your home PC up by opening ports, regardless of
>Radmin/Remote Desktop/FTP/SSH, so I would enable audit logging on your
>machine and keep an eye on activity.
>
>Hth,
>Richard
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
> > Behalf Of James M
> > Sent: 06 August 2005 17:23
> > To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Accessing PC from Remote Location
> >
> >
> >
> > I am running windows xp home edition on my laptop (which I
> > will be taking
> > with me).
> > I can change this to Windows 98SE if this makes it easier?
> >
> > What I mean by access is being able to get at the files.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > >
> > >James M wrote:
> > >>
> > >>Hey guys,
> > >>
> > >>I am going on holiday soon and I need to know is it
> > possible to access
> > >>my
> > >>home PC from another location in a foreign country?
> > >
> > >1. What do you mean by 'access'?
> > >2. What OS etc are you running?
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >
> > >Andrew
> > >
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