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can i use a proxy server when im out of the country to use my home ip address?

I travel between US and Canada....so not just a random ip address within the US or Canada but a specific network i use at my house or apartment in either country even when I'm not there

sharjeel ashraf

vpn access to your home network and use the default gateway on your home network, or RDP to your home PC and access that way.

n2fc

You can use free software (like TEAMVIEWER) to remote access your home PC to accomplish this...

See: http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx

Relatively easy set up, free for private use.

matteogallo

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if i use teamviewer or software i have more experience with (logmein) to create a vpn do i have to connect to an out of country standalone computer itself and surf through that computer or can i just connect to the network and surf on my computer which i have in my possession?

sharjeel ashraf

teamviewer and logmein will give you access to your desktop not give you access to your local network via the local machine you are on.

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skullnobrains

a proxy will also work as long as you set it up, but you'll need some kind of authentication scheme or your proxy will be open to the world (meaning it will be harvested in a few minutes, hours at best)

you may also want to look in ssh's -D option that will allow it to act as a socks proxy.
basically, ssh into your home machine, and set your laptop or browser to use the socks proxy on the port you specified for the -D option

of course this assumes you have a working ssh server at home