Remote Solution

Gudrid · 10-23-2009, 07:36 PM

I work from home by authenticating through an office's firewall. While connected to them I can't browse unless I remote into work via Citrix. I'm only permitted to work from 2 different states. I don't know that they actually check what IP I'm connecting from or not--there's 10+ other remote workers and the admins who would monitor it wouldn't be checking often, if it all.

What I'm wanting to know: I plan on being out of the 2 states a few weeks in the future while working. What's the easiest way I could setup a gateway at my home so that I can connect to it from wherever and have it appear as though I'm still working from my usual WAN ip at home?

I can't simply leave my work computer at home, remote into it, and then remote into the office due to software I'm using. I just need to route through a spare computer at my home when authenticating through the office firewall.

If discovered I was out of the 2 permitted states, I would not lose my job.

radyvix · 10-24-2009, 12:35 AM

logmein.com to your home computer, everything else from there. just use the free version of logmein.

Incognitogamer · 10-24-2009, 02:27 AM

I'm gonna second logmein, it's amazing.

www.logmein.com

Mixtilplix · 10-24-2009, 04:09 AM

Wow they even have an iphone app. 30 bucks but if it lets you access most of your apps on your iphone it's totally worth it.

Gudrid · 10-25-2009, 09:41 PM

How would this work with a headset/voip? If I remote into my home-work- computer from out of state with logmein software, would my headset that I'm using out of state be recognized by the software running on the work computer back home?

Luthair · 10-26-2009, 05:30 PM

Extremely unlikely, I've only ever noticed options to get sound out of remote computers. (Not specifically logmein, I assume its the same as the others.)

Nazbuk · 10-27-2009, 10:24 AM

Unless your VOIP allows you to forward you stuff you're kind of screwed.

Have you talked to your company and explained what you're needing to do? Maybe they'll make an exception this time so you don't have to get all sneaky with them.

10-23-2009, 07:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gudrid Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 363 +2 Internets	Remote Solution I work from home by authenticating through an office's firewall. While connected to them I can't browse unless I remote into work via Citrix. I'm only permitted to work from 2 different states. I don't know that they actually check what IP I'm connecting from or not--there's 10+ other remote workers and the admins who would monitor it wouldn't be checking often, if it all. What I'm wanting to know: I plan on being out of the 2 states a few weeks in the future while working. What's the easiest way I could setup a gateway at my home so that I can connect to it from wherever and have it appear as though I'm still working from my usual WAN ip at home? I can't simply leave my work computer at home, remote into it, and then remote into the office due to software I'm using. I just need to route through a spare computer at my home when authenticating through the office firewall. If discovered I was out of the 2 permitted states, I would not lose my job.

10-27-2009, 10:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Nazbuk MC 900 Foot Jesus Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,142 -8 Internets	Unless your VOIP allows you to forward you stuff you're kind of screwed. Have you talked to your company and explained what you're needing to do? Maybe they'll make an exception this time so you don't have to get all sneaky with them. __________________ Nazbuk -----------

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10-24-2009, 12:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
radyvix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 25 -2 Internets	logmein.com to your home computer, everything else from there. just use the free version of logmein.

10-24-2009, 04:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mixtilplix Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 229 +1 Internets	Wow they even have an iphone app. 30 bucks but if it lets you access most of your apps on your iphone it's totally worth it.

10-25-2009, 09:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gudrid Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 363 +2 Internets	How would this work with a headset/voip? If I remote into my home-work- computer from out of state with logmein software, would my headset that I'm using out of state be recognized by the software running on the work computer back home?

10-26-2009, 05:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Luthair Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,538	Extremely unlikely, I've only ever noticed options to get sound out of remote computers. (Not specifically logmein, I assume its the same as the others.)