On Thursday 16 November 2006 10:53 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My home computer has a Linksys 54G wireless router and my work laptop has
> the wireless card. VNC software is loaded on both. I can see and control
> the desktop through the laptop by mousing over the VNC icon and entering
> the IP address in the VNC viewer installed on the laptop. Very cool.
>
> But when I go to work and try to connect to my home desktop, I cannot. Now
> I'm sure many of you are saying "duh, of course not" because you know
> something about forwarding. I don't, and I am damned afraid to start
> screwing around with the Router for fear of losing the Internet connection.
> Does someone have an easy-to-follow guide that I can use?
>
> Ultimately, what I want to do is install VNC on my dad's computer in New
> York. He has a desktop with XP and a Linksys Router (wired, not wireless).
> I want to be able to reach his PC from here in Massachusetts.
>
http://www.portforward.com is your friend. They have pretty detailed
instructions for a lot of consumer-grade routers. :-)
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