Remote Access to Your Computer - Comments Page 1

I use Cygwin and TightVnc, works great for connecting to my work box from home no matter what os I happen to be using, Linux or Windows XP. Also if all you need to do is grab a file you can just sftp the file down. All which are pretty secure because your using ssh.

http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~luo/tightvnc_ssh.html

There is another free alternative. It's called vnc and works like pcAnywhere. You set up the server on your home PC and then use the client on the remote. There are several different versions. Just google for vnc and you should find one.

Yet another priceless bit of Info that these guys bring to us!

Also VNC, virtual network computing,:

http://www.realvnc.com/
http://www.tightvnc.com/
http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

- which is free, multi-platform and available (using a standardised protocol) from multi-vendors.

This is one of the original solutions in this area based on research work at the University of Cambridge.

For Mac users who want to put peecees in their proper place, go to

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient

and get Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac.

Show those PCs who's boss!

I use VNC but would like to know if there is a "virtual private network" tool that will allow me to copy files to/from a computer from a remote location?

Thanks.

Micheal, ultravnc, and several other vnc flavours have file tranfer. (You'll need both ultravnc's vnc server at the server and it's client at the client end.)

For those with a home pc without a fixed ip, you'll also need something like dyndns.org probably.

Went to the website and found out that LogMeIn is not a free resource.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sorry you're wrong. A few other people made the same comment by email, but the basic LogMeIn remote desktop service is 100% free. There ARE some premium services that require a fee, but not the basic service. Pehaps that is what confused you.

I have used Remote Administrator for several years, it is inexpensive and works a treat - it offers several features, Remote Desktop (Full Control), Remote Desktop (view), File Transfer and Shutdown/Log Off/Reboot.
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I have it installed on most of my customers' computers and it priceless when something goes wrong and they need advice, but as you comment in your article - Remote Desktop is available in Windows XP anyway.
Remote admin can work behind firewalls/Routers when port forwarding is set up correctly.

Thank you for your continued advice - awsome!

The only thing I don't like about VNC is if you have a dynamic IP, you must first secure a method of verifying the IP address of the host machine. To do this, I use DynDns.org.