How Do You Connect Two Computers?

Real simple question. I'm certain it has a simple answer.
I have two Macs, both Intel Macs, both running Leopard. One is a MacBook Pro, the other is an office-based iMac. I would like to access the office machine with my book over the internet.
How do I do that?

It is a simple solution, but you need to do a lot of homework to decide whether it is an appropriate solution.
1) set up the target mac with a static internal IP.
2) set up your router to forward port 5900 to your Mac's internal IP address.
3) get a static external IP from your provider or sign up for a free DynDNS (or equivalent) account
or, if your IP address doesn't change often, just deal with the occasional 'outage' due to not knowing the current IP address.
4) Turn on Screen Sharing on the target Mac
5) Connect to Server... vnc://business.external.IP.address
Is someone going to hunt down your computer and try to hack into it? I don't know. But, if it is a business, I would think it is a more lucrative target, and there are also a lot more privacy concerns that you need to consider.
While you are looking into things, setting up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) may be an option.
Another consideration is the type of service you have purchased from your internet provider. Unless you are paying for the service, running any type of server over that IP address may violate the terms of service. I haven't looked into whether connecting back to your computer is a violation of the 'no server' rules. Generally, they are concerned about the bandwidth of a Web Server or an FTP server.
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