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How to access home network via internet.

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by superskink

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If I have a static ip through cable access to my home network and my network is attached to a Cable router by Linksys, how can access my home network from anywhere in the world? (Do not suggest Go To My PC). (I do not have the money to set up VPN Server or a RAS server.)

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by greybeard770

The router is probably handing out unroutable addresses and using NAT for Internet access. You would need to open whatever ports are needed and direct that to whatever computer you want the data to be directed. That should be in a book you got with the router. Just keep in mind that if that port is open to you, it's open to me and a billion other people around the world. If your inside system is compromised, your whole network is compromised along with it. While what you are talking about is a cool trick, you probably don't really want to do that.

by herby_vienna

Hy!
You can make it with VNC!
That SW is free and include the server and client. It need only one Port(5900) on the router/firewall to open from outsite. VNC shows the screen from server on the client. It cannot send files.

Herby

by blkdrgn

Well I assume since you posted this in the XP forum that you are running XP. If so check out the remote desktop feature. That should all you to do what you want. I haven't played with it yet so I can't guarantee its success but I do know people thathave used it successfully.

by zero2nine

I can tell you how I've done it. I have set up an FTP-server on my internet-machine. From this machine I access the filess on my other machines through simple windows LAN-filesharing, again shared over the FTP... Now this may not be the most technical approach, I'm aware of that, however it's simple to set up.

Hope it helped...

Best regards
Zero2ninE

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