Tech Bit #9 by Gregg Marshall
If your network administrator
freaks out, then ask for a virtual private network (VPN) connection to your
network.
Ok your network administrator freaked and won’t let you use Aavenu.
Ask for a virtual private network (VPN) connection to your network.
A VPN connection works like a network wire using the Internet as the wire. To keep anything going through the VPN connection secure, it is encrypted on both sides before being sent through the Internet.
There’s a VPN built into
Windows XP and Vista, you just have to enable
it. But I figure any program like a VPN that is pre-installed on billions of
computers has been hacked.
A free alternative is LogMeIn (http://www.hamachi.cc). They have a paid version that adds capabilities, most of them not needed for simple applications.
It is possible to be a virtual worker, from anywhere in the world.
Ok your network administrator freaked and won’t let you use Aavenu.
Ask for a virtual private network (VPN) connection to your network.
A VPN connection works like a network wire using the Internet as the wire. To keep anything going through the VPN connection secure, it is encrypted on both sides before being sent through the Internet.
A free alternative is LogMeIn (http://www.hamachi.cc). They have a paid version that adds capabilities, most of them not needed for simple applications.
It is possible to be a virtual worker, from anywhere in the world.
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