Re: Can't connect via VNC from work to home

From: Somebody (somebody_at_nospam.russdoucet.com)
Date: 02/15/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:26:46 -0500

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.02.14.21.44.31.551111@nowhere.lan...
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:21:48 +1100, Grosby wrote:
> Anytime you expose your company to something they didn't authorize you
> risk their network. Many companies don't block/filter web sites because
> it's an expense to do so, others rely on the good nature of the employees
> to not do anything they aren't suppose to do.
>
> There are few instances where a person connects from work to home for
> Business reasons, fewer still that don't want to access a file at home
> from work sometime.

I'm interested to know what risks are incurred by remote controlling a
machine at home, from within the corporate LAN. That's what the OP was
trying to do.

-Russ.

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