[masraum]

I'm doing what you want, but the big difference is that I have a software firewall on my desktop at home that only allows RD connections from the IP that I come from when I'm at my day job, so if people on the internet try to scan my home IP, they'll get nothing. I'd be a bit more uncomfortable if it was open for anyone on the net to log into. I suggest you get something that will allow you to VPN in and or, get a firewall. You could probably setup something to allow you to vpn to the box, or if that's not accessible, then you could definitely replace the router at home with a device that would accept vpn connections. You could probably find something as cheap as $100-200 (probably some Linksys device would support vpn), but I know for sure that you could get something for <$500 (small Cisco router or PIX 501). It would require some technical knowledge, but there are enough guys on the board here that you could get help with configuring stuff.