Bill Kearney wrote:

>> I also have PPTP VPN terminations
>> setup on my office and home routers. With DSL lines, it's *REALLY*
>> slow. I use these only for checking if I have any email or testing.
>
>
> I've had VPN's setup at home for quite a while. I would not call it
> "really slow". It's as fast as your uplink speed. I've had a 1.5/512
> connection for a while and it's certainly faster than a 768/128.
>
> One other alternative to VPN is to use a remote desktop session. This
> way you connect to your home PC as a video client. RDP takes about 20k
> per session, more than usable over a 128k link. You can't watch full
> motion video through it but it's good for nearly everything else.

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Agreed. RDP is a great solution and if you use 'rdesktop' (be sure to
follow the development threads regarding security and other issues), you
don't need to buy TSCALs. Full motion video ain't so intolerable on
faster links too.

> The single biggest hassle to using your own home connection is the
> dynamic IP address. Sign up for a dynamic DNS service and set it up on
> your router. I'll work well enough most of the time.

Lots of independent ISPs will give you a /30 for real cheap -- a better
solution than dynamic DNS.

Michael