If you enable remote access on a PC and it is on a network can this PC be remotely accessed or will the router block any attempts to get in. I am on holiday next week and may need to access my works PC. Or will I need to buy some software?
davidjpowell
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www.gotomypc.com has worked for me in the past.
gotomypc works, but it has a monthly subscription. I used www.logmein.com - which provides the same functionality, but is free.
Both work over HTTP, so no, the router will not block them by default.
If you wish to block them, the best way is to block the IP/DNS names of the providers. at the router/firewall.
Both work over HTTP, so no, the router will not block them by default.
If you wish to block them, the best way is to block the IP/DNS names of the providers. at the router/firewall.
Sp!ke
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Where will your works PC be?
I ask because if your works PC is at work, you may find your BOFH has specifically set firewall rules to block this kind of access. To be honest, leaving this open is a major weakness.
I ask because if your works PC is at work, you may find your BOFH has specifically set firewall rules to block this kind of access. To be honest, leaving this open is a major weakness.
OP
OP
I don't work from home, but the one occassion my co director and I are on holiday at the same time, I know bad planning
All I need to do is access my emails, thats the easy bit, and reply to them which may mean attaching letters from my documents. I would put them on a memory stick, but most public computers don't like you using them.
All I need to do is access my emails, thats the easy bit, and reply to them which may mean attaching letters from my documents. I would put them on a memory stick, but most public computers don't like you using them.
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gotomypc has a 1 month free trial - might be good enough for what you need when you are away
Agree, it is very unlikely that this will work with a work PC. Best to test it before you go away, or put files on a home computer/laptop, if thats what you need.
Spike, good mention of the BOFH, must take a peek at what he has been upto this week.
BOFH : http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/
Ian
www.logmein.com works well and its free forever and ever 
but with limitations but if you want to use it just to log into a remote machine then this works well i use it to monitor clients PCs and also fix errors and other problems
- kully
If trying to access from works PC you may need to check if they have the correct ports open to enable this to work porperly.
but with limitations but if you want to use it just to log into a remote machine then this works well i use it to monitor clients PCs and also fix errors and other problems- kully
If trying to access from works PC you may need to check if they have the correct ports open to enable this to work porperly.
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