Dialing Office DSL connection from home

Hello,

I have a fast DSL connection in the office while I have to use a very slow dial-up connection (to an internet service provider) from my home. Even this dial-up (using at my home) has frequent disconnects and I am almost unable to work.

Now a question is raised in my mind whether I may get access to my office network using MS Windows XP while I am at home (to use DSL bandwidth available in my office) or not? If yes, how it can be configured. Likewise, I would no more dialing up a number XXXXXXXX of poor internet service provider rather the telephone number of my office (where DSL connection is acquired).

Any help would be much appreciated.


Thanks
lisa

 

Hi Steve

Yes, this is the question. Can I not Dial Up my office DSL from my home?

Thanks
lisa

 

no matter what your limiting factor is going to be the slow dial up connection at home with frequent disconnects
Simple as that
If you want to access the network from home you can use a program called vnc

http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/download.html

it is available mutliplatform just out of interest
You install the vnc server on the remote computer
the viewer only on the viewing computer
You put in the ip address of the remote computer in the server box of the viewer program
If there is more than one computer at the other end you will have to designate which (ask here i forget the nomenclature)
If there is a firewall / router you will have to open up ports to get through at remote end
If you do not know the ip at the remote end , or want to make it easier ( have a name rather than long number ip address) use a service such as no-ip
That way you can assign a name . Put that in the server box of the vnc viewer
If you have to get through the firewall a hamachi network can do the trick

https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/vpn.asp?lang=en

ask permission of the it people at work before you invade their system and security measures

vnc is fairly easy
the windows system will do sound wheras the other remote access do not

 

This is bad advice. Opening ports through a router NAT or firewall to a bog standard VNC installation is asking for trouble. Do you really want to make it this easy for anyone to grab your desktop.

Using a solution like GoToMyPC or LogMeIn is a much better solution.

If you want to use VNC, do it over a VPN, where you can secure the connection and have much better control on who has access to this service.

 

Reggie,

log me in purchased Hamachi

https://secure.logmein.com/home.asp?lang=en


I recommended using Hamachi for a more secure means of entry / being able to get through a firewall or router restrictions saftley

If there is a firewall / router you will have to open up ports to get through at remote end
If you do not know the ip at the remote end , or want to make it easier ( have a name rather than long number ip address) use a service such as no-ip
That way you can assign a name . Put that in the server box of the vnc viewer
If you have to get through the firewall a hamachi network can do the trick

https://secure.logmein.com/products/...pn.asp?lang=en

ask permission of the it people at work before you invade their system and security measures


I do not see any advice on opening ports or turning on the dmz
if there was perhaps i would given a link such as

http://portforward.com/

One of the major advantages of the Hamachi system is that not only that it is zero configuration but also reputedly very safe

http://twit.tv/sn18

 

No you don't. Many of the latest remote access tools run a client on the target PC. That client connects to a central server and opens a pathway from the inside out. That means you don't have to open a port for externally initiated access. It also sorts out problems such as dynamic IP as the client on the target PC enables the central server to keep tabs on the IP.

There is no reason to port forward to a VNC client nowadays. There are far more secure ways to connect to a remote PC.