Setting Up Remotes Access for Multiple Hosts

[leeym]

Can anyone suggest the easiest way to use pcAnywhere to connect to multiple hosts remotely?

I could easily setup one host, and use WinXP's remote Desktop application, but there must be an easier solution.

Thanks

 

[Serbtastic]

Create the remotes in pcAnywhere, and connect. What's the problem?

 

[leeym]

The issue is being able to select from a pool of multiple hosts. Make sense?

 

[bkrike]

Not yet. Serbastic's answer looks correct to me.
Once you create multiple remotes (the pool) - you just select the one you want to connect to.

 

[leeym]

Ok let me re-explain. Perhaps I just don't understand, or am not explaining it cl;early.

Once I connect to my network remotely (which I can successful do), how do I specify a specific host? I understand that each host must have a pcANYwhere host service installed and running.

Right now I have the firewall performing a port forward just to one box. Should I disable this and just open it alltogether so I can call to any number of pcAnywhere hosts?

 

[bkrike]

OK- it sounds like you want to connect to multiple hosts behind a common firewall. The process for this is to use the same IP, but change the listening port for each individual box, then use port forwarding at the router/ firewall. I am not familiar enough with PCA to comment on its viability / implementation. But the process is pretty common for RDC or connecting to multiple devices behind a common firewall.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/pca.nsf/docid/2001021417112312

So if you do want to use remote desktop- it is very easy to implement with multiple hosts behind a common firewall.

 

[leeym]

Now if our network grows, does each workstation now have to be imaged with a unique pcAnywhere listening port?

Do you have any other resources I can look into for this issue?

Thanks