On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 09:39, Dave Ho wrote: > Hi Folks, I am a bit green when it comes to setting up remote > connections to distant PCs. What I was about to try to do was to > connect from a PC running WinXP to one running Win98 (both are > connected to the internet). I then had a word with the barman in my > local pub (who is an ex PCguru) who said "do not do that, you will > blow holes in you network security, hackers will be able to logon to > your server with ease"! >
The comment here is too generalized... Giving your barman the benifit of the doubt, You obviosly told him more than you told us.... So as a generalization: 1) You can make your self wide open. 2) You can do it in a secure fashion. So he is right and/or wrong depending what you said to him... Jerry P.S. Did this help? > > > Help, does anyone have any comments to refute this statement. > > > > Cheers Dave H > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
