I'll have to look into OpenVPN. I like the concept of hamachi since I don't have a static IP with Cox, it will connect using its numbers which don't change.OpenVPN, perhaps? On 12/7/06, chip33az@netscape.net <chip33az@netscape.net> wrote:My girlfriend took a job in Tucson and I've been thinking of ways to extend my network to her apartment. If there is a problem, there has to be a tech solution to it (not always the best though). Besides the geek factor, I wanted to learn about several of these topics, so I thought it would be good to try. We both have high speed Internet (she:Qwest, me:Cox). I was thinking of setting up a laptop for her to do: