What are the different ways of remotely connecting to your computer?

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Published on 2009-10-25T12:26:35Z Indexed on 2010/03/29 5:43 UTC
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I'll be leaving for uni soon and would like to know the different methods of connecting remotely to my home pc.

I know about VPN but are there any other ways? Also how secure is each of this method as I wouldn't want snoopers on my home-pc especially when I'm away.

Also can i set up a remote connection to start and shut down my computer

My operating system is windows, but if linux is more secure i would be willing to switch.

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