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Secure Proxy Server Or Remote Desktop

#1 LiveBrianD

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Posted 18 March 2012 - 03:18 PM

In a few weeks, I'm going to be going on a little trip down to LA. Out of curiosity, I was wondering if there's a way I can securely set up a proxy or the like on my home PC so that I can use that when I'm away, ensuring that I can't be firesheeped (and just for experimentation). I gave my PC a static IP interally, and forwarded VNC port 5900 to it. This seems to work. (note that I only attempted to connect to my desktop using the desktop, but via the external IP) I will probably use a dynamic IP client if I go that route. However, I don't think VNC is very secure. Any other ideas? Optimally, I'd rather have a proxy server, but this seems to be harder to set up and so I'd rather not bother with it.

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Posted 19 March 2012 - 12:55 AM

Bitvise is supposed to be free, and might be what you're looking for...
http://www.bitvise.com/index .

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#3 LiveBrianD

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Posted 19 March 2012 - 03:16 PM

ElfBane, on 19 March 2012 - 12:55 AM, said:

Bitvise is supposed to be free, and might be what you're looking for...
http://www.bitvise.com/index .

Dang, that's a pay option. Hmm... I wonder if teamviewer can be used that way.

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Posted 20 March 2012 - 01:22 AM

LiveBrianD, on 19 March 2012 - 03:16 PM, said:

ElfBane, on 19 March 2012 - 12:55 AM, said:

Bitvise is supposed to be free, and might be what you're looking for...
http://www.bitvise.com/index .

Dang, that's a pay option. Hmm... I wonder if teamviewer can be used that way.

I use Teamviewer for a couple of remote clients. The free version requires someone at the other end send you a password (they change) to complete the link. Will LogMeIn Free version do what you need?