@lurker Great advice I tinker with my Cisco PIX all the time. Stayed up all night. Of course, I use Experts-Exchange for the commands. But, it's a natural high to open that port and set up RDP or VPN. I know...I know.. about ports.
@routers -- most routers if bought at Best Buy or CircuitCity, ie. Netgear, Linksys, D-Link etc. are not routers. They are NAT devices that say they are routers. Just a thought.
@Paul -- don't do VPN. Some of thes you set up via LogMeIn as an add-on or other 3rd party ones are great. But, if you want blazing speed, use Remote Desktop. Just have to configure your firewall for 3389.
@VMan -- again listen to Lurker in that no one is always right. BUT, saying I am right, in over ten years I have never turned off a computer (I mean on purpose overnight). I don't like sleep or powerdown or whatever. I keep it full on. And, I have checked the amount of power consumption and it is nil.
Just use your screensave to auto timeout and lock your computer and have a username and STRONG password. Or, better yet, log off the computer. Quote: If someone is sitting in front of it there is no need to put in a password.
There should ALWAYS be a need to put in a password. If your PC is locked, when you unlock it, you should need a password. Logged off -- need a password. Turned off or rebooted -- need a password. Our computers in our room our locked between every patient, and I have to enter a username and 8 character strong password with multiple criteria. If you need help with this, email me. Very simple.
If you don't leave the main computer on, how do you do backups overnight (if those are done), how do you do antivirus scans?
