Accessing a server behind a firewall

[Roger Reghin]

Peter:

I'll use your idea !!!

Regards,

Roger.

>From: "Peter Ball" <CFL "at" marguet-ball.demon.co.uk>
>Reply-To: vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
>To: vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
>Subject: Re: Accessing a server behind a firewall
>Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:41:47 +0100
>
>On 11 Apr 2000, at 16:37, Chowdry, Mamoon wrote:
>
> > I'm writing to both help others who may want to do the what I am
> > doing and also to ask if there's a more elegant solution. I have
> > been trying to access my office PC (which is behind a firewall),
> > from a PC on the internet.
> >
> > My current solution is:
> > My office PC has a VNC server running as a service. Every
> > hour I have a scheduled task that runs "winvnc -connect
> > <HOME_IP_ADDRESS>". On my home PC I have the VNC
> > client running in listen mode.
> >
> > This is the only way I can "dial in" to the office as the firewall
> > only allows outgoing TCP connections.
> >
><snip>
> > Is there anyway I can trigger the server PC to initiate a VNC
> > session on demand, instead of on a regular basis?
>
>It's just an idea but assuming your mail server runs 24/7 one thing
>that can get through to your PC from outside the firewall is an
>email. An email client that's programable could POP your mail
>sever just for the sender and subject looking say once a minute
>looking for an email from you with a particular subject line then run
>the command "winvnc -connect <HOME_IP_ADDRESS>".
>
>I've not done this,  as I said it just an idea :-)
>
>Best Wishes
>
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>-----------------------------------
>Peter Ball
>Computers For Linguists
>cfl "at" marguet-ball.demon.co.uk
>Tel: +44(0)20 7732 1741
>Fax: +44(0)20 7358 9214
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