What is the easiest way to connect to a server at work from home?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by admin

I need to connect to the server at work from home I have full administrator privileges . We are a small company and my boss found out I am good with computers so now I’m the IT guy 🙂

Remote Desktop Connection. All you need is the IP address of your network and the username & password of an account with admin privileges.

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6 Responses to What is the easiest way to connect to a server at work from home?

  1. Em Ruzza says:
    November 5, 2010 at 11:50 am

    depends on what kind of server you want to connect to and whether your company has any firewalls blocking outbound access or not.

    you could try first by just typing the IP address of the server and connecting to it. If you get a "host unreachable" error or something like that, then you have a firewall in the path block your PC. Trying pinging it first. If it goes well, try connecting to the HTTP/FTP protocol, again, depending on the server.
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  2. txengineer762 says:
    November 5, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    If you just need access from time to time I would suggest point to point tunneling protocol via Windows XP or Server 2003 since you already have that environment. Here is a link on how to do it. Have fun!! TX

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314076
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  3. Navigator says:
    November 5, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    Remote Desktop Connection. All you need is the IP address of your network and the username & password of an account with admin privileges.
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  4. Master Mike says:
    November 5, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    I’m feeling your pain ; )

    What you need is to configure a Virtual Private Network or VPN.

    http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-04/using-virtual-private-networking-vpn-to-avoid-packet-sniffinganalysis-and-data-theft.html

    This link shows some scenarios based upon operating systems could be helpful.
    The Win XP environment is your best and easiest option.

    Hope this helps, keep me posted if you are still in need of support.

    Good Luck!
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  5. N4P5T3R says:
    November 5, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    VPN could work bt nt the best option you should use remote desktop connection u just have to check that the server has a public ip address if its behind a proxy or router RDP wont work and port 3389 has to be open on your firewall
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  6. derek.teixeira says:
    November 5, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    Use SSH, also known as secure shell. This will allow you administer the server and submit jobs to it. Make sure that you open the appropriate port in your firewall (22) and assign yourself a dynamic IP address from dyndns.org.
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