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Accessing computers connected to my router

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  • 09-07-2017 4:23pm
    #1
    FireFoxBoy
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    Is it possible to access computers remotely which are connected to my home router?


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    bonzodog2
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    Remotely as in from a computer NOT on your LAN? In principle, yes. It may depend on your ISP, your router, and maybe what you wish to accomplish. Give more details - do you want want to control the PC from afar, or just access files stored on it.


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    FireFoxBoy
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    i just want to access the files on. controlling the computer remotely would be a bonus


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    [Deleted User]
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    FireFoxBoy wrote: »
    i just want to access the files on. controlling the computer remotely would be a bonus

    What operating system are the computers?
    Which ISP are you with?
    Which router do you have?

    I do this easily using Linux systems with digiweb.


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    dreamers75
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    Set up a Home group in Windows and share folders between the PCs.

    Easy enough to do.

    To Control them install Teamviewer and control them.


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    bonzodog2
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    If you just want to access the files, maybe one of the cloud storage solutions might work for you.
    I think for remote control from afar, your router will need to be provided with a routable WAN IP address by your ISP and be capable of doing "port forwarding"


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    FireFoxBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭FireFoxBoy


    Is it possible to view what others are browsing on my network?


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    theteal
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    FireFoxBoy wrote: »
    Is it possible to view what others are browsing on my network?

    Depends how good your router/firewall is


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    jca
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    FireFoxBoy wrote: »
    Is it possible to view what others are browsing on my network?

    Ahhh, pornwatch police.


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    ED E
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    Whatever you do, please please please dont expose SMB to the net.


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    jca
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    ED E wrote: »
    Whatever you do, please please please dont expose SMB to the net.

    Whoever SMB is, you sure love your initials ED


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    Fysh
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    jca wrote: »
    Whoever SMB is, you sure love your initials ED

    SMB is a file-sharing protocol which, in systems using version-1-compliant implementations, is very vulnerable to attack, so having it accessible to external addresses is sort of like leaving your front door wide opening, putting a sign up outside saying "FREE STUFF" and then advertising your actions in every possible way, including taking out full page ads in newspapers. And then going away for a month.


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    sKeith
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    You could put a rasp pi on your lan with raspbian on it. ( or if you already have a linux machine on your lan, consider using it as your ssh daemon )
    Enable sshd on it.
    investigate how to do ssh auth key pairs. set up a key pair. for heightened security, disable root on sshd and password authentication on sshd.
    you can sudo for privilege escalation.
    in your router, port forward a port to the ssh port on you rasp pi.

    Now when you are outside, and only with your private key, you have access into your lan from the outside world. from windows, you can setup the tunnel with putty and ssh tunnelling.

    each of these steps has plenty of documentation searchable via google.


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