Here is my requirement:

 

• I have regular servers running a bunch of enterprise apps sitting in a customer data center, BUT they do not have full access to the enterprise WAN (due to various management-level battles and project permissions).
• The servers have access to the Internet only via a regular home-use-type modem sitting next to the rack. So the team needs to use TeamViewer/VNC/LogMeIn to hook up with them.

Obviously, not ideal! Where I work, we can’t afford to get a broadband line with a static IP for the servers, which is what is needed to set up a proper VPN with a firewall. In the meantime, LogMeIn Hamachi is what I use to access my server apps straight from my workstation. Hamachi can be used to create a virtual private network (VPN) over the Internet. It installs an adapter on every member of the network, which lets it create a relay tunnel to push traffic from point-to-point. (more…)