connecting to another computer over the net

bombidol

Hi, i want to be able to connect to a mates machine over the net and see the desktop etc in realtime. What software can i use for this? Laplink or something???


gar

fletch

Remote Desktop Connection...maybe

Optikus

Try Windows Remote desktop if your running XP or another app like Symantec's PC Anywhere.

Rabies

Is it possible to use VNC?

Robbo

For sheer portability, I'd go with VNC.

There's about twelvety different variations of VNC out there, but I've always found TightVNC to be best suited to my needs. It's also nice and miserly on bandwidth if you set it up right.

Optikus

Robbo wrote:

For sheer portability, I'd go with VNC.

There's about twelvety different variations of VNC out there, but I've always found TightVNC to be best suited to my needs. It's also nice and miserly on bandwidth if you set it up right.

TightVNC is probably the best Free remote desktop tool.

Shrimp

WinVNC..... Best I find!

Optikus

Y o u s s e f wrote:

WinVNC.....

Everyone is Recommending VNC, That is mearly just the name of the service, Give the man a name of an actual VNC client/server!

Please READ above.

Shrimp

Optikus wrote:

Please READ above.

I know I just edited it, SORRY! My Bad!

The_Conductor

bombidol wrote:

Hi, i want to be able to connect to a mates machine over the net and see the desktop etc in realtime. What software can i use for this? Laplink or something???


gar

Symantec have a package thats a doddle to use, called PC Anywhere.
There are other packages arou

Do a google and you'll get a decent list.

Lump

Robbo wrote:

For sheer portability, I'd go with VNC.

There's about twelvety different variations of VNC out there, but I've always found TightVNC to be best suited to my needs. It's also nice and miserly on bandwidth if you set it up right.

Agreed, just chose a password that can't be easily cracked, and if possible firewall the pc you will be connecting to, IE only open that port to the IP address of the pc you'll be connecting from... if that makes sense.


John

C Fodder

Currently using realVNC to control another PC downloading stuff elsewhere. Easy to set up running through opened ports in two firewalls. everything working fine
Tip. reconfigure for custom ports and use a decent password. (not the most secure thing in the world but the quality of data on both PC's wouldn't make anyones day if they accessed it)

test999

http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html

Tell your mate to install it too, and then just get him to do an
ipconfig or netstat -a to get his ip address, provided he's not behind a firewall natting his address you should see his desktop.

PS: Take the unstalbe version, it's fast as phook (and it's completely stable too!, which is nice)

Capt'n Midnight

ZVNC includes a VPN
or you could use PPTP and RealVNC