How to access home computer from laptop?

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SoniaC

I have Home Desktop,and a laptop with win XP Pro on both computers.
At home I have a Microsoft wireless server and is working OK. The two
computers are networked.
Also at the office we have win NT 2000 and laptop connects OK, through a
cable connection.
Now I would like to be able to connect through the internet to home and
office from the laptop, and to the office from home.

Conecting through the internet:

Laptop (XP)--->>Home (XP)
Laptop (XP)--->> Office (NT 2000)
Home (XP)--->>> Office (NT 2000)
Office (NT2000)---->>>Home (XP)

I read about the VPN and installed the Remote Desktop on the Home computer.
But... Do not know how to get the name and IP addresses for each computer.How can I get that information at the office? The computer administrator
will not be available for a while. I own the company and need to look for
the office server information, to be able to connect.
I found the wizards in XP but I do not knowname, IP address.
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks.
 
Your Internet service provider will tell you whether your home *has* a fixed
IP address, and if so, what it is.
 
Thank you Michael for the info.
I already found the IP address.
I was able to connect my laptop to my home desktop, but, I have 4 hard
drives in the desktop and from the laptop I am able to access only the C
drive.
All HD are shared.
It is possible to access all HD's?

Sonia
 
Hi Sonia

All you have to do is open My Computer and enable sharing of all your Hard Drives

Thanks
Sanjee


----- SoniaC wrote: ----

Thank you Michael for the info
I already found the IP address
I was able to connect my laptop to my home desktop, but, I have 4 har
drives in the desktop and from the laptop I am able to access only the
drive
All HD are shared
It is possible to access all HD's

Soni
 
Hi Sanjeev,

Thank you for your help, but they are already share.
That's why I am asking if there is something else I should do.

Thanks,

Sonia
 
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