I use VPN to establish a connection to my internal network from the outside
world, and then can use VNC to control my internal machines from a remote
location.
To do this, I have a WinNT workstation (it could be Win2000 Pro) machine
that acts as VPN server. I have a cable router so I use its port forwarding
function (called Virtual Server), to forward VPN traffic (port 1723) to my
NT box. You would not need to do this if the machine running ICS was the VPN
server too (ICS comes with Win2000). Note that if you want to support
multiple incoming connections, you must use WinNT Server or Win2000 Server.
If you upgrade your WinME machine to Win2000 (approx $200) you could
implement a solution like this.
Angus.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Mysker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 1:52 AM
Subject: Question from the Good ol' U.S. of A.
> Hi all, I have a question about using winvnc on Win ME machines.
>
> Machines:
> Main Machine I use- name: QWERTY internal ip: 192.168.0.1 external ip:
> xxx.xx.x.xx function: normal system + ICS gateway
> Qwerty is running a duron 800 with 192 mb ram and a 10/100 nic (hub only
> 10).
>
>
> Alternate Machine- name: ASDFG internal ip: 192.168.0.2 external ip: Will
> use same as QWERTY function: run statistics simulations for programming
> class.
> ASDFG is running a amd k6-2 500 with 128 ram and a 10.100 nic.
>
>
> Two other machines: UIOP - old piece of junk my parents have. HJKL -
another
> system I slapped together after I rotated the old parts out of QWERTY and
> ASDFG.
>
> Both machines belong to workgroup: "Workgroup"
>
> Here is the deal:
> I have a 4 system LAN at my house with my main system acting as a gateway
> (using Win ME's Internet Connection Sharing) to connect with a 56k modem
to
> my local ISP. Every morning before I go to my high school (I'm a student
as
> well as a paid computer nerd for 3 class periods a day) I boot up my
system,
> connect to the net and e-mail my school e-mail account (or remember the
last
> three digits) with my ip of the day. At school I log on to our novel
server
> through a win 98 se machine (connected to the schools T1) and run vnc
> viewer, input my ip of the day, and connect to my ICS system at home. This
> is all fine and dandy, but now the question. What do I do if I want to
> connect to another system on my LAN. I can not switch the ip address
because
> with ICS all of the systems have the same external ip. Would it be
something
> like doing a compound ip (just made up that word) like with the
> external/internal ip's? example: xxx.xx.x.xx/192.168.0.2 or can I use the
> machines name example: xxx.xx.x.xx/ASDFG. I'm trying to find a solution to
> being able to access ASDFG without first logging on to QWERTY and running
> VNC from there onto ASDFG, but I did do that once just to see if it would
> work.
>
> Notes: I have already added the registry keys to QWERTY to open up 5800
and
> 5900 in ICS. But I have not touched the registry on ASDFG.
> - Also, I have a full administrative account of my own at school so I
> shouldn't be being blocked in anyway by the school's servers.
>
> I realize that a VNC scanner may solve my problem, but I haven't got
around
> to figuring out how to work one yet.
>
> Kurt Mysker
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