Win2K Pro remote access

[krose]

My wife has a small business with a network consisting of three Windows 2000 Professional machines, one of which has an accounting program. This PC is a small server class machine (Tyan K8E S2865 mainboard, Opteron 165, Raid 1, 2 gigs RAM) hard wired to a LinkSys WRT54G, the other two desktops use wireless cards. The Linksys is configured as an access point to an SMC modem/router supplied by Comcast. Comcast gives us a static IP, I have disabled DHCP and assigned static IPs to the computers. She would like to be able to access the PC from home using her laptop and run the accouting program. Is this possible with Windows 2000 Professional? I was playing with VPN at home. If I set up a VPN server on the PC could programs be run remotely? How about UltraVNC? Would it be simpler just to spring for XP Pro and use remote desktop? TIA.

 

[JackMDS]

Since UltraVNC is free and very easy to set try it it might do waht youi need to do.

May be this can Help.

Ultr@VNC (Remote Control for your Network/Internet) - Installation, and Settings

How can I connect to my Computer/Server through the Internet

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[nweaver]

another vote for UltraVNC, it works great

 

[RebateMonger]

Either VNC or Windows XP Professional are workable solutions. XP Pro will allow both a single VPN connection as well as Remote Desktop, which works quite well. If you use the all-Microsoft solution you have one less program to keep patched.

 

[Podolak]

As long as you setup the VPN to secure the connection going with VNC is an adequate solution.

 

[krose]

Thank you all for the advice. I have set up Ultr@VNC with encryption and it works well. Best of all it was free!