I have symantec's pcanywhere installed on my home computer. I am trying to connect from work. However, because of the firewall I cannot use the normal ports. There is an option to change ports in the pcanywhere settings but I'm not sure which to change to. I could change it to port 80 but wondering if there are any security implications with that ?

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Thanks. I read that somewhere else as well but it seems to say that only those ports can be used. Whereas, I have also read that you can change them. If you can't do this with PCAnywhere is there a better product out there? Also, could I use it through port 80 or is that risky in terms of security ?

you should be a little bit more specific regarding your firewall and/or router. you may need tp configure your device for. detailed instructions how to do this with nearly any router/application can be found here: http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm and as for PC Anywhere, just dump it and have a closer look at these: Hamachi Hamachi is a zero-configuration virtual private networking (VPN) application. In other words Hamachi is a program that allows you to arrange multiple computers into their own secure network just as if they were connected by a physical network cable. Hamachi is fast, secure and simple. Its core version is also free. http://www.hamachi.cc/ ultraVNC - easy to use remote management in connection with Hamachi: http://www.ultravnc.com/ and if this is only about remote management, then CSpace is definitely the one: htt://cspace.in all above apps are free and working great without any hassle or configuration troubles in any environment i have tried them as yet. Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

sry, the correct CSpace link is: http://cspace.in Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

Great. Thanks - I'll try them. It's not so much the router/firewall at the host end (I can configure that easily). It is the router/firewall at my company, which I cannot configure directly. Obviously they have certain ports open that I know about, 80 for http, 3389 for Remote desktop, etc. so I need some VNC software that eables me to use those ports or else everything will be blocked.

try hamachi ... i'll bet it will tunnel your firewall/nat roouter. if you want to test it, check your PM Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575