Oct 16 2009

What Is The Easiest Way To Connect To A Server At Work From Home?

I need to connect to the server at work from home I have full administrator privileges . We are a small company and my boss found out I am good with computers so now I’m the IT guy :-)

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  1. Navigato said:

    Remote Desktop Connection. All you need is the IP address of your network and the username & password of an account with admin privileges.

    October 16th, 2009 at 11:16 am
  2. Muhammed said:

    depends on what kind of server you want to connect to and whether your company has any firewalls blocking outbound access or not.
    you could try first by just typing the IP address of the server and connecting to it. If you get a “host unreachable” error or something like that, then you have a firewall in the path block your PC. Trying pinging it first. If it goes well, try connecting to the HTTP/FTP protocol, again, depending on the server.

    October 16th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
  3. txengine said:

    If you just need access from time to time I would suggest point to point tunneling protocol via Windows XP or Server 2003 since you already have that environment. Here is a link on how to do it. Have fun!! TXhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314076

    October 16th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
  4. N4P5T3R said:

    VPN could work bt nt the best option you should use remote desktop connection u just have to check that the server has a public ip address if its behind a proxy or router RDP wont work and port 3389 has to be open on your firewall

    October 16th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
  5. Master Mike said:

    I’m feeling your pain ; )
    What you need is to configure a Virtual Private Network or VPN.
    http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-04/using-virtual-private-networking-vpn-to-avoid-packet-sniffinganalysis-and-data-theft.html
    This link shows some scenarios based upon operating systems could be helpful.
    The Win XP environment is your best and easiest option.
    Hope this helps, keep me posted if you are still in need of support.
    Good Luck!

    October 17th, 2009 at 3:53 am
  6. derek.te said:

    Use SSH, also known as secure shell. This will allow you administer the server and submit jobs to it. Make sure that you open the appropriate port in your firewall (22) and assign yourself a dynamic IP address from dyndns.org.

    October 17th, 2009 at 5:49 am

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