Re: LogMeIn or something else ?

[Geoff H <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have never tried LogMeIn, so can't comment on that, but given that
you
have Ubuntu running on one machine on your network then use SSH and set
up a tunnel for Remote Desktop or any other service you want and point
it to any other machine on your network.

This is what I have used for years and it costs nothing e.g. I SSH into
a Linux box and the tunnel redirects Remote Desktop from my laptop
through the SSH tunnel to my home machine. There are plenty of web pages
out there covering RDP over SSH to tell you how to do it.

The only possible fly in the ointment is that XP Home doesn't allow RDP
connections, so in these cases I have used TightVNC.

HTH

Geoff

Davey B wrote:
> Need a solution to access my home network from the internet - standard
> windows XP/ Vista / server 2003 and one Ubuntu box (although not too
> fussed about connecting to this). Netgear RangeMax router DG834PN. I
> don't have a static IP address (real internet) but the dhcp address
> the router picks up from my ISP doesn't change very often.
>
> I'd initially only connect via my laptop -  but this would be via
> public / hotel wifi (not a known static address - so I'd have to
> configure the router to allow in from anywhere) so I could install
> whatever software would be required for secure access then perhaps use
> remote desktop to get to the boxes for checking the status of home
> when I'm away.
>
> Don't need sound from the remote (home) end or file sync  - just the
> abilty to manage the boxes - check for patches etc.
>
> I was looking at "logmein free" as a solution. Anyone like
to suggest
> anything else ?.
> Happy to spend some cash to do this if it makes it a more secure way
> of opening up the network to the internet.
>
> ta.
>
> Davey
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