So a couple of weeks ago, Ivan and I were trying to figure out how he could let his friend hit his Liferay tomcat without having to set up a demo server or using adobe acrobat connect. Basically, he needed the fastest way for someone to hit his local box from outside his network (China to US). A week earlier, I stumbled upon this tool called Hamachi, which allows you to create private vpn networks quickly and easily. 

 

Download it here: http://www.download.com/Hamachi-Basic/3000-2651_4-10633554.html

What we did was this:

 

 

You can transfer files using start > run > \\5.35.87.107 and you can also use vnc viewer to have remote access to your box. This is a really cool tool, especially if you’re running a home webserver. More posts to come on the exact steps that I took to get my Liferay site up at home using a dynamic ip through my cable provider.

 

Here’s another link that explains Hamachi: http://lifehacker.com/software/vnc/geek-to-live--secure-vnc-with-hamachi-228862.php

 

Enjoy!