How to -- use another PC as proxy/tunnel?

[phiren]

This issue came up when I was traveling and at a hotel who had their internet run by Kim Jong Il apparently. They had *everything* blocked by default you could tell. Even ping packets were blocked.

I'm well above average when it comes to messing with computer type stuff.. right now I'm at work and VNC'd to my home computer via port 443. So i know how to set up port forwards, port listens, etc.

At the hotel, I was able to VNC into my home computer, download some software, and set it up as a proxy successfully for web browsing while at the hotel.

So the next logical step is.. well if I'm using my home computer as a proxy for web browsing, why can't I use as a 'full proxy', where port 5998 or whatever isn't blocked.

After hours of googling and messing around, couldn't figure it out. The articles I found were great, but weren't specific enough to what I was trying to do to help me apply bits and pieces into a working solution.

So here is what I got to work with:
#1) Home Computer, Windows XP, can listen over port 80, 443. 443 already used for VNC. So listening over port 80 is an option.
#2) Laptop, Windows 7 , behind firewall

So how can I set up my home computer (what application do i need to install), and then what do I need to do on my laptop to tell it to use my home computer for everything.

The google articles i've seen have a lot of good information... on linux/UNIX type systems... but i'm working with 2 windows systems.

As I said, I'm above average with computers, but new to proxies/tunnels/etc.. so please use simple words if possible [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks for the help in advance!

~Phiren