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Discussion in 'Tech Support' started by AceOfSpades, Jan 16, 2011.

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  1. AceOfSpades

    AceOfSpades Slug Club Member DLP Supporter

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    Jan 16, 2011 #1
    Right, I figured that I would ask this question here as there are many people on this forum far more intelligent than I.
    I want to set up a VPN between my laptop and my desktop. The first issue that I can think of is that my laptop is a Macbook and my desktop is a PC. Does this cause incompatibility issues?
    If not, how do I use my desktop as a VPN server that I can access via my laptop to surf the web etc.?

    Any info would be more than helpful.
    Thank you.
     
  2. Antivash

    Antivash Until we meet again... DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Jan 17, 2011 #2
    Iunno about doing it through the OS, but you could use Hamachi.
     
  3. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    Jan 17, 2011 #3
    I second Hamachi. It does what you're wanting to do.
     
  4. Johnny Farrar

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    Jan 17, 2011 #4
    Thirded. I have used Hamachi for similar purposes and found it to be great. It has a simple and easy to use interface and you can easily set everything up.
     
  5. Trig

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    Jan 17, 2011 #5
    While I haven't used Hamachi in about 2 years (I'm using Tunngle nowadays for gaming), I always found TeamViewer to be slightly more accessible/presentable and less prone to problems for straight Remote Desktop purposes. The Remote File Browser is actually quite good, especially if you set your Computer to Wake-on-LAN.
     
    Last edited: Jan 17, 2011
  6. Lord Ravenclaw

    Lord Ravenclaw DLP Overlord Admin DLP Supporter

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    If Hamachi doesn't work for your purposes, give OpenVPN a shot. I liked OpenVPN because it runs on my router.
     
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