>       My brother is interested in communicating with his
> business computer from home. He is about five miles from his
> place of business. What is the simplest way of setting up
> this ability to access his system at work from home without
> spending his retirement fund on the project. Please advise
> and perhaps lead me to some helpful sites as well. I am new
> to NOSPIN but am excited about what I have found all ready.
> This business is a small billiards with no network other
> than an internet connection. Thank you for what ever
> information you can provide. If you can provide a detail
> step-by-step installation, if it is even possible, we would
> greatly appreciate it. Again, thank you.

        It depends what you mean by "access the computer". If you actually want to
control the computer remotely you could try this site:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/. TTYL

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