Acessing my home network from abroad

[Guest]

I have a linksys BEFVP41 V2 VPN router on my home Server2003 Network. Router
is connected to DSL modem (Static IP) on the outside and Server2003 box and 2
wireless access points on the inside (LAN).

The modem is passing the IP address through to the router and the router is
using PPPOE to make the connection to the ISP (Bellsouth).

I have an XPPRO laptop that I would like to be able to connect to any
machine on my home network and access it as if I were there.

What is the best method to accomplish this? Should I mess with trying to
setup a VPN? Should I use something like PC Anywhere? Or is there another
way that is easier that I am not thinking of?

Thanks in advance.

Eric

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Either method will work, and since your router supports VPN, you should have
step by step instructions available to enable this. PC Anywhere would seem
to be an unnecessary expense since Win2003 has a Remote Desktop feature
which provides much the same capability. You enable this on the Remote tab
in My Computer properties - Then on your router map port 3389 to the IP
address of the Win2003 machine. You can then connect to the Win2003 machine
from your XP Pro machine by using Accessories/Communications/Remote Desktop
Connection - use the static Internet IP of your DSL modem.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Guest]

Thanks Doug. That worked like a champ!

Eric

Either method will work, and since your router supports VPN, you should have
step by step instructions available to enable this. PC Anywhere would seem
to be an unnecessary expense since Win2003 has a Remote Desktop feature
which provides much the same capability. You enable this on the Remote tab
in My Computer properties - Then on your router map port 3389 to the IP
address of the Win2003 machine. You can then connect to the Win2003 machine
from your XP Pro machine by using Accessories/Communications/Remote Desktop
Connection - use the static Internet IP of your DSL modem.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP