How do i connect from my home com to my office com?

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Selva

Both coms have broadband connections... both with office
xp.. but i cant find any way to connect them.. like if i
want to transfer some files from that computer to here..
is it possible? i'm not really sure what this remote
thing is for.. but it'll be great help if it could do
that transfer thinghy... and wad is the computer name?
where do i get that? and how do i get and ip add for da
other com?
 
Your options include a VPN link, if you simply need to be able to access and transfer files, or
Remote Desktop if you want to access/control the desktop just like you were sitting in front of the
keyboard/monitor and be able to access and transfer files. Look at these links for help. Note that
Remote Desktop only runs in "host" mode if the box is running XP Pro. You can run the Remote Desktop
"client" software from a variety of other platforms...

VPN...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/conn_vpn.asp
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

Remote Desktop...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/focuson/remotedesktop.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/2ndlvl_remote_desktop.asp

You can find the current IP address of a PC connected directly to the public internet by using the
ipconfig command. Go to "Start -> Run" and type "cmd" in the window. At the command prompt type
"ipconfig /all", without the quotes. If your PC is behind a firewall/NAT/router use the
http://www.whatismyip.com site to get the IP. Also, if your behind a firewall/NAT/router you will
need to forward/open TCP Port 1723 and pass GRE Protocol 47 traffic for PPTP VPN. Some
firewall/NAT/router devices call this "PPTP Pass Through" or "VPN Pass Through". Check the
documentation or the manufacturers support web site or the local network administrators for help
with this. For Remote Desktop you need to forward/open TCP Port 3389. In all cases call using the
public IP of the desktop/firewall/NAT/router.
 
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