# access to a service fixed
**URL:** https://forum.remote.it/t/access-to-a-service-fixed/90
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 6, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/access-to-a-service-fixed/90 "2019-09-06T13:01:01Z")
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### Author:  [@leonardodamata](https://forum.remote.it/u/leonardodamata)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/access-to-a-service-fixed/90/1 "2019-09-06T13:01:01Z")
Good afternoon,
I am testing the tool in free mode. How do I get access to a service fixed? And later how do I make it public? If I have a web server?
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### Author:  [@gary](https://forum.remote.it/u/gary)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/access-to-a-service-fixed/90/2 "2019-09-06T13:07:12Z")
Hi Leonardo,
Take a look at info on using peer to peer (P2P) connections. This can create a persistent connection from your local machine to the remote service available on a [localhost](http://localhost/) address, e.g. 127.0.0.1:34000. The P2P connection also has improved data throughput as the data is not routed through a proxy server. When you make a connection through the web portal, the authentication and data are routed through remote.it servers. In P2P mode, remote.it’s servers are only used to authenticate the initial connection.
> **[Peer to Peer vs Proxy Connections](https://support.remote.it/hc/en-us/articles/360044788252-Peer-to-Peer-vs-Proxy-Connections)**
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> remote.it Connection methods
> remote.it supports two methods of connection:
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> Peer to Peer (P2P)
> Proxy
>
> Each one uses a hostname and port. The relative advantages and disadvantages of each connectio...
To support P2P connection mode, we have desktop apps for Windows and Mac and Debian.
> **[Making a repeatable, persistent connection](https://support.remote.it/hc/en-us/articles/360061178931-Making-a-repeatable-persistent-connection)**
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> When you make connections using the web portal at https://remote.it, you may notice a couple things.
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> The connections expire after about 8 hours (2 hours for public connections)
> The connection chan...
Let me know if you have any questions about using P2P connections.
However, this does not solve your desire to make the connections public.
You can make a connection public through the web portal, but this connection will expire in about 8 hours unless terminated sooner - as long as the tunnel remains active. See this link for more details: [Proxy timeout behavior](https://forum.remote.it/t/proxy-timeout-behavior/154)
When you make a connection, check the “Make Public” box:
Let me know if you have any other questions.