Remote Management Tool

[Hardcoreruss]

Hey all,

Is there a program which will allow me to access my computers, desktop etc.. remotely i.e check on some encoding or start another one. I realise there are lots but these are normally aimed at the corporate sector. i.e the bank I work in use a program called altiris but that costs a small fortune, are there any cheap ones ?

Cheers

Russ

[HillJack]

How's free for cheap? TightVNC works very well for me.

[Turtle49]

Windows XP Professional has everything you need built in. You can access your home computer using a Internet browser as long as the computer your on does not have the appropriate ports blocked. If you don't have a static IP at home you will need an application to route the IP. You can find one on www.deerfield.com (DNS2GO).

Hope this gets you started.

P.S. you might also look into PC Anywhere.

[Hardcoreruss]

How's free for cheap? TightVNC works very well for me.

Cheers, someone else recommended that I will give it a go tonight. I take it that the client needs to be installed on both pc's (i.e work and home) for it to work.

[HillJack]

I take it that the client needs to be installed on both pc's (i.e work and home) for it to work.

I guess so. It appears that the latest version has a client portion.. Hmmm... The version I currently use (v1.2.9, which is the latest stable release) is Java-based, so only the server need be installed on the computer you want to control -- you then access the server through any Java-enabled web browser.

[Hardcoreruss]

Cheers HillJack, I will give that a go tonight and let you know how it goes.

[mujahid7ia]

How do you use/configure the built in XP one? I have pro..

if you're talking about Remote assistance, then i think u need invitations or something like that...

[Turtle49]

[quote]How do you use/configure the built in XP one? I have pro..

if you're talking about Remote assistance, then i think u need invitations or something like that...]/quote]

Its not the easiest thing to set up. I would start by doing a help search for "remote Desktop" either in winXP or on the microsoft website.

Hope this helps

You can start Here

[mujahid7ia]

I read taht MS page, and i guess i can't use RDC because I want to access from school computers, the interface must be web-based...
I cant install on skool comps.

[gmatov]

You can try a program I dl'd from tucows, amrc1c, PCremote.

I have used it, but back when I was on dial up. You should see the remote's screen build a line at a time. Instant, on my LAN.

Must be installed on both machines, target machine has to be set to accept control from rhe remote machine.

You see and control the machine, totally. Its desktop appears on your monitor, its mouse moves with your mouse, and the machine is totally yours.

Password required, of course.

PCAnywhere is, I think, 19.95 a month.

Cheers,

George

[Ripper2860]

If you do not need collaborative control (i.e. 1 person on each computer) Remote desktop is the WinXP tool to use. Remote Assistance requires invitations and someone to accept on the PC which will be taken over. Remote Desktop does not.

Remote desktop is kind of like a 1 user Citrix terminal or Terminal Server session. You are not really taking control, you are establishing a remote session. Not really "remote control", but may serve the desired purpose.

BTW -- If I recall correctly, any users currently logged into the "server" will be logged off when a session is initiated w/ Remote Desktop.

Note: Not sure, but I seem to recall that MS NETMeeting may be used as a form of remote control tool.

[mujahid7ia]

Wow! I tried out TightVNC and it is awesome! Perfect control from my school's relatively slow connection and my PC's limited upload (everyone hogs it for their computers in my family)...

I love it, for free!


Only bad thing (for me) was the PC in school was 640x480 res with 16 colors (yes thats colors not 16-bit color) so I had some scrolling and some eye straining to do... My PC's 1024x768!

[housepig]

another one to check is RealVNC.

[mujahid7ia]

ok, I'll try that one. What does VNC stand for anyway??

[sterno]

RealVNC is the classic VNC, originally developed by people at AT&T labs.

TightVNC is a modified version of the original.

VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing.

[mujahid7ia]

So, what is the difference b/w RealVNC and TightVNC (no need to type it here, jut give me a link)??

I didn't try RealVNC yet b/c I have to fill out a registration form. I'll do it when I have more energy sometime.

[sterno]

So, what is the difference b/w RealVNC and TightVNC (no need to type it here, jut give me a link)??

http://tightvnc.com/intro.html

If you're happy with TightVNC there isn't really much reason to try RealVNC.

[Ripper2860]

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