Connecting to Computer OUTSIDE of Network

[archzai]

Hi guys,

I look to connect to my computer when I'm not at home. Most videos of seen show people connecting to their desktop while on their home wireless network. I need a solution to connect while im on the go.

I use Windows XP Home which I think makes it so that I cant remote desktop connect to my computer. How do I set up VNC so that I can connect while on the streets etc via 3g?

Thanks!

[beeman102]

yep you have the right idea on using VNC, you need to log into your router and forward the outside port to the internal network address and the port VNC is using.. i think by default the outside port is 5900.

hope this helps.:D

[codeMonkey]

Port forwarding on your router, plus something like a dyndns account to give the address a more friendly name.

For bonus points you can set up an ssh tunnel to your home computer to send your traffic in a more secure manner.

[Rob1n]

See http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=42940 for some instructions on setting up SSH, if you want to do that (standard VNC is unsecured, so all keystrokes & screen changes can be read by anyone able to listen in).