Acessing Home Network Over the Internet

Hi,
I have a home network setup with a linksys BEFSR81 wired router with my iMac connected to the internet through it. I also have a PowerBook G4 that I use at my office. Using Apple's new ARD 3.0 software, is it possible to control and access my iMac through this setup. Note everything is set now to the most basic network setup. I am looking for something secure such as a VPN, how would I go about setting this up?

You would need a VPN Server capable router. The one's I have used are SnapGear (now CyberGuard) and Cisco. You might be able to get one from Linksys as well for cheap.
Your BEFSR81 also doesn't support Dynamic DNS services and is a pretty basic router relatively speaking.
This is not a trivial configuration and you willl need a lot of knowledge to get it accomplished.
If you can live with something less secure:
Step 1. Set the IP Address of your iMac manually.
Step 2. Forward ports 5900 and 3283 both udp and tcp to your iMac's IP address.
Step 3. Find out what is the WAN address of your router.
Step 4. On your Powerbook away from home, type in the WAN address in the addess field of ARD.
Step 5. Click "Control" on ARD and enter your short name and password of the iMac.
I would recommend you hire a mac consultant to make sure your network is secure if you are worried about vulnerabilities.
Good Luck.
Rob
PB G4 Alu   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

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