> Thank you for all the information.  From what I gathered from my own 
> research, VNC is not secure.  I would therefore prefer using cygwin 
> and ssh.  I'll give it a try.
>
> I'll probably also experiment with VNC from inside my home network 
> just to see how it works.
>
> By the way, I know I'll need to setup port forwarding on my router 
> to make this work.  What port does ssh use?  Is that the only port 
> I'll need to open for the cygwin/ssh solution?  Also, what port does 
> VNC use?
>
> Thanks for all of your help,
>
> john

ssh uses port 22.

Other ports would best be forwarded through ssh, rather than opening
them on the router.  VNC uses port (5900 + <display number>) where
display number starts at 0.

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