AFAIK, they only have the DSL modem on their network hub. This acts as their firewall [mine works the same way]. I don't know how it all works, but I have been able to access their PCs via their own static IP addresses. PCAnywhere does provide protection in that I do have to provide a matching UserName and Password. However, I can not prevent them from adding an unprotected host item.

They are running Win98, but I don't think they have made their HDs sharable. So, successfully connecting to 1 PC will not get me access to the other shared devices on their network.

>Thanks for the reply, Mark.
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>As I understand it you are connecting via TCP/IP - in a sense using the internet as a WAN. Your client's workstations have static IP addresses (I have pretty much figured that is the only convenient way to go)
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>But surely those IP addresses are not exposed to the web ? They must have a router, no? The part I'm confused about is that the whole purpose of the router seems to be to provide a basic firewall and to allow multiple users to access the outside world through one IP address, which is the only address exposed to the outside world and which handles incoming packets and routes them to the requester.
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>Sorry if I'm being dense here but how do you get around the router? Are the workstations running Win98? Is PCAnywhere the only thing that password protects them from anyone on the web who knows their IP address seeing their HDs?
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>TIA
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>>The host does not have to have a static IP address. However, you host person will have to tell you the IP address everytime you want to connect.
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>>On your computer [remote control], go to the properties of you remote control item. On the Connections page, have only the TCP/IP box checked. On the Details tab, enter the IP address to connect to. That is all there is to it.
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>>I have a client with a DSL and static IP addresses, and I can connect to any of their workstations via my DSL line. If you can not connect the way I described, then you do have a firewall issue. I have not figured out how to overcome that.
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>>>Client has Netopia R7100 router acting as firewall to a small LAN - Win 98. Phoenix is the ISP, Northgate the DSL provider (xdsl 400k). No additional firewall software.
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>>>The first goal is to be able to remotely operate client workstations from my office over TCP/IP (i.e over the internet vs. dialup). We both have DSL connections through the same ISP ( mine xdsl 784k). I am going out through my Linksys DSL Router/switch which dynamically assigned IP addresses to my small network.
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>>>The router exposes one ip address to the web. Internally, of course, the workstations have another TCP/IP address.
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>>>1. How do I tell PCAnywhere the address of the host workstation?
>>>2. Does the host workstation have to have a fixed IP address or can it be assigned dynamically (the router will do this or will do fixed IP addresses within a range)
>>>3. Does each workstation I want to access have to have an ip address assigned by the isp?
>>>4. I think this all has something to do with NAT and there are ports at issue, but I'm really clueless on this stuff.
>>>5. The next challenge is going to be desktop to desktop video conferencing and automated file transfers desktop to desktop.
>>>6. I will also want to operate/access my office from the client or tunneling over the web from the road.
>>>7. I am a novice with PC Anywhere in other than dial up configurations
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>>>Clues appreciated. I know there are a lot of folks here who have mastered this stuff.
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>>>TIA