Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. As technology program manager for the city of Alexandria, Va., Nik ...

Connecting to any device over the internet, as you would through remote PC software, has risks. Follow these practices to access remote PCs securely.

Having the remote host connect to a VPN server gets around the issue of rejected incoming connections, as all traffic goes through the VPN tunnel initiated by the remote host itself. Additionally, it ...

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Virtual private networks have shortcomings when it comes to protecting remote network connections. These technologies can replace or supplement them. Once the staple for securing employees working ...

Personal or consumer VPNs, remote access VPNs and site-to-site VPNs all accomplish similar feats, but in different ways and for various situations. Here’s what each type of VPN is. Moe enjoys making ...

Remote access to your Synology NAS can be a daunting task, especially when considering the security risks of exposing it directly to the internet. The good news? There’s a solution that bypasses these ...

Since Apple sunsetted macOS’s remote network connector, Back to My Mac, I have looked for a system that would provide full access to devices on my home LAN when I was outside the network (see “Apple ...

Some apps on your iPhone and iPad may ask for permission to find and connect to devices on your local network. These apps usually need to find compatible devices on your network — smart home apps may ...

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) allows you to access your computer over a network, but connecting from outside your local network (over the internet) introduces additional challenges. If you can connect ...

Hello Network Gurus,<BR><BR>I am working with PCanywhere and connecting to 1 of 2 machines halfway around the world. The first machine is running NT4 workstation. THis is the modem PC and thus the ...