If you want to set up a modem or ISDN based firewall/router solution, check
out Smoothwall. Its idiot proof to set up, and will run on a basic 486, or
indeed a laptop (thats a good idea that!). Its Linux based, and you get a
web front end, which you access from the rest of your network, to dial out
and configure the box.
www.smoothwall.org
regards, Ben.
At 10:36 05/01/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Avishay & Orna wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>> I would like to control my mother's WIN ME machine from my WIN NT machine.
>> Our computers are not connected.
>> I understand that a TCP/IP connection should be established in order to use
>> VNC.
>> If both machines will be connected to the internet on the same time will
I be
>> able to
>> use VNC?
>
>You /could/ use the Net, but that is pointless.
>
>Setup a LAN between your two machines. This is probably a good idea
>anyway, so that you can share printers and storage. Ensure that you
>setup TCP/IP on each machine, for your private network. Since it is very
>small static ip numbers are ok, they start at 192.168.x.x.
>
>BTW What a lot of home users do, is to have one box acting as the
>internet firewall & router (so just one modem (POTS,ADSL,cable etc)).
>Then you can have as many computers as you like on your private network.
>You might need a tame techie to get this setup, but it works really
>well. One source of firewall/routers is to use a laptop with a knackered
>screen. They are cheap and run silently in your understairs cupboard.
>Since it is running GM free software, it doesn't crash and can be
>administered remotely.
>
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