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Remote access home PC to test remote access to the work PC (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by cRazi_man@europe.pub to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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I was having trouble with access to my work remote desktop from home. Each time I was told the issue was fixed, I went home and it didn't work again.

So, I used my work PC to use remote desktop on my home server, and use that to remote access the work remote desktop again. Managed to troubleshoot the problem and complete the steps I needed to do on site to get this working.

I'm new to self hosting and am really enjoying having access to my home services. I chuckled at remote desktop inception, but it's been really helpful in solving my problem.

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[–] OR3X@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Is that fucking Word 2010??

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No one tell this person what OS most ATMs run on…

[–] OR3X@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Used to be OS/2 of some description but I think it's more likely to be windows embedded these days. I fail to see how that's revelant to this dude using an ancient version of office on his work PC though.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

As of 2020, they’re still running XP

Edit: just saw the comment from listless. Different source, so leaving it here.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

“New research from Positive Technologies has revealed that ATM machines…”

Right, when I put my PIN number in.

[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

hahaha nah bro, they on windows xp. sauce

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 3 points 2 months ago

Hey, only 20 years, that's pretty young for an industrial operating system!

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Forgive my ignorance but.... How is that secure at all?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 1 points 2 months ago

Go way back and they were IBM 3624's.

[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

I remember being pissed when an ATM crashed with my card in it and came up with a nt4.0 splash screen. At least it wasn't win98 like the shop till.

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

last good version of office tbh

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

😆 might be. I never paid attention. It's updated to Windows 11 since taking this picture. I'll see if Office updated as well.

Edit: I've checked again at work. Yup, they're all on Office 2010.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Updating to windows 11 will have zero effect on what version of Office is installed. The OS is not the apps installed on it.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know. My point was that they've pushed a bunch of updates recently and Office may have updated as well......it hasn't.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Gotcha.