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Posted by on October 1, 2006, 4:45 pm
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Tom Stiller wrote:
> dellboy_732@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
>
> > dellboy_732@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> > > Eric wrote:
> > > > Eric wrote:
> > > > > Oren wrote:
> > > > > > On 26 Sep 2006 11:34:21 -0700, dellboy_732@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >as you can see from the subject im trying to access my
> > > > > > >computer form home from another location, i have seen
> > > > > > >somebody do it before but forgot to ask him how to di it
> > > > > > >before he left. Anyone know the website of how to access my
> > > > > > >computer form another location ???????
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Try Real VNC
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.realvnc.com/faq.html#internet
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.realvnc.com/download.html
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Another vote for VNC. I use ultr@vnc, which also includes an
> > > > > HTML/Java viewer. Just point your web browser at the machine
> > > > > you want to control. Very slick for locked-down corporate PCs.
> > > > >
> > > > Oh, and it is free, too.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help i will download VNC
> >
> > Right I have downloaded it but i want to access it from another compter
> > via the web how would i do so ?????????
>
> You will need to know the IP address of the target computer, have
> firewall enabled for VNC traffic, and the router, if any, set to pass
> traffic on the VNC port of the target computer.
>
> Since VNC traffic is not encrypted, exposing a computer to the web is
> risky unless one takes some steps to safeguard the connection.
> Personally, I tunnel my VNC connections through SSH and have configured
> SSH to use only public key encryption. This way, only port 22 need be
> open to the web and no machine can connect unless an exchange of public
> keys has occurred beforehand.
>
> --
> Tom Stiller
>
> PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3
> 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
ok thanks very much
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