> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Despite lots of help and suggestions from this list, I've been unable to > use VNC to communicate from my office XP machine to my home Win ME > machine. > > These programs work just fine across my small LAN at my office, but not
This lan should be considdered a single network. > through the internet and the routers at both ends. Both machines have DSL. Internet is an other network (actually, a network of networks). > > Someone at Earthlink support suggested I install a "bridge" or a "modem" > instead of a "router". What is that? Does anyone have any brandnames > they'd be willing to suggest? Those are general terms for devices to make networks or to connect networks. To list some more of these networking devices: amplifier, hub, T-pice: parts to make a single network. Machines connected with those can see all trafic to and from all machines on the same network. Those stuff have no configuration or such. bridge, switch: parts to combine single networks to a 'virtual' single network. broadcasted trafic goes to all machines on all connected networks, directed trafic, only goes to the proper direction. Those devices most time can do without configuration, they configure themselves on the fly. router, gateway, modem: parts to inter-connect networks. Only directed trafic passes if configured to pass. Need dedicated configuration to operate properly. Some (most consumer models) can be configured from the network side. Hence, to answer your question: the earthlink support is pointing you to ease of configuration. For brandnames, there are way to many to choose from, then, I can point you to a device for sale at my side of the globe, but not available on your side... To help you, remove all stuff you don't need to get started. Once you have that going, then add security and routing step by step. > > To top it all off, next week I'm getting a new installation at my office > with a different router from Covad instead of QWest (which is leaving > the DSL business). > > Would really like to get this working in order to replace gotomypc.com, > which is costing $20/month for maybe two usages a month. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
