Any Network Geeks? Bridging help needed!
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We use a VPN connection for work and have a local Wireless LAN at home.
The home PC's have both Wireless and ethernet connections, so we can theoretically connect one of the PC's to both VPN and the local network simultaneously, one over wireless and the other over ethernet.
I'd like to setup a home PC that allows me to access my home network from the office. If the home PC is connected via VPN, then I can see it from the office network, however I can't access anything else within my home LAN e.g other PC's, printers, etc.
Does anyone know how I could access my home network from the office??
I'm sure there's a soultion out there using bridging, MS Remote Desktop, etc, but I'm not techy enough to know the answer!
Help would be appreciated!
The home PC's have both Wireless and ethernet connections, so we can theoretically connect one of the PC's to both VPN and the local network simultaneously, one over wireless and the other over ethernet.
I'd like to setup a home PC that allows me to access my home network from the office. If the home PC is connected via VPN, then I can see it from the office network, however I can't access anything else within my home LAN e.g other PC's, printers, etc.
Does anyone know how I could access my home network from the office??
I'm sure there's a soultion out there using bridging, MS Remote Desktop, etc, but I'm not techy enough to know the answer!
Help would be appreciated!
If I'm reading correctly I take it you have set up a PPTP VPN from the PC to the office? That will allow one machine to connect to a remote network, so it's working as designed. To link two networks you want an IPSEC VPN which will allow the two networks to be interconnected, ie. every device can see every other device. Is that what you really want?
What will probably work best is to enable remote assistance on the remote PC and then log into a remote session. You can only have one person at a time using the PC in this scenario, but all remote resources will be available.
Right click My Computer, properties, remote and tick enable remote desktop. Then select which users you want to use the PC remotely. Should be fine for occasional SOHO type working.
What will probably work best is to enable remote assistance on the remote PC and then log into a remote session. You can only have one person at a time using the PC in this scenario, but all remote resources will be available.
Right click My Computer, properties, remote and tick enable remote desktop. Then select which users you want to use the PC remotely. Should be fine for occasional SOHO type working.
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