remote pc

[ryan_lau100]

I want to be able to remotely control my computer on my home network using my laptop since the desktop is on another floor. Which program would you suggest other than the windows remote assistance? The reason I don't want to use the remote assistance is because I am not able to remotely connect without authorization from the desktop end and because I want to be able to shut the computer down after. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[Advantage22]

VNC is good and free and works.

http://www.tightvnc.com/

Radmin is not free, but works very well for me and I like it.

http://www.famatech.com/

But I still like XP's Remote Desktop the best because:

1. You can lock the remote PC while I accessing it.
2. You can capture the audio stream from the remote PC, so you can listen to mp3's when you are on the road.
3. You can access from any WinXP PC without installing a 3rd party client.

Remote Desktop won't let you turn off the remote PC natively, but you can download scripts to do the shutdown.

[h2o-]

hhummm...... mine remote PC is XP Prof. and I can turn it off remotely via:

Start -> Windows Security -> Shutdown

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Remote Desktop won't let you turn off the remote PC natively, but you can download scripts to do the shutdown.

[prvt10]

http://logmein.com is pretty good.

[BB88]

VNC is good and free and works.

http://www.tightvnc.com/

Rather than TightVNC, I'd recommend UltraVNC.
http://www.uvnc.com/

It has all the functionalities of TightVNC + more... and of course it's still free.

[matkun]

It sounds like what you are using now is not Remote Desktop, but Remote Assistance.

If you do not have Windows XP Professional, you cannot use it as a Remote Desktop server.

Remote Desktop does everything that you want it to do. It's only Remote Assistance that can't shutdown and requires authorization from the person sitting at the computer.

[ryan_lau100]

It sounds like what you are using now is not Remote Desktop, but Remote Assistance.

If you do not have Windows XP Professional, you cannot use it as a Remote Desktop server.

Remote Desktop does everything that you want it to do. It's only Remote Assistance that can't shutdown and requires authorization from the person sitting at the computer.

oh so there is a difference between remote pc and remote assistance... lol stupid me. so are there any tutorials that will give me an idea of how to do this?

[matkun]

oh so there is a difference between remote pc and remote assistance... lol stupid me. so are there any tutorials that will give me an idea of how to do this?

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...moteintro.mspx

It's Remote Desktop, not Remote PC. And yes, there is a big difference in usability and the fact that Win XP Home does not come with Remote Desktop.

[ItemFinder]

I hope you're not doing this through a company firewall and if you are, I hope you're being careful about it.

[ryan_lau100]

I hope you're not doing this through a company firewall and if you are, I hope you're being careful about it.

nope... i only want to do it through my home network. i dont even need to access it from any other place. i would like to be able to access it from my room when im studying to keep track of downloads/uploads etc since my main desktop is on a different floor.

[hooch]

http://logmein.com is pretty good.

Another vote for LogMeIn. Very simple to setup, and works quite fast, and allows you to connect from most anywhere with a web browser. No port forwarding configuration needed.

Failing that, I'd vote for UltraVNC (Assuming both machines are Windows) as it provides file transfers, and with it's mirror display driver, it's quite fast as well.

Both are free, though LogMeIn has a paid version which includes remote printing, file transfers, etc.

[sunnyd71]

I hope you're not doing this through a company firewall and if you are, I hope you're being careful about it.

Why? I use logmein.com from work, should I be expecting a visit from IT?

[hooch]

Why? I use logmein.com from work, should I be expecting a visit from IT?

Some companies view LogMeIn, VNC, GoToMyPc, etc. as potential security risks as they can be used to transfer unmonitored documents/information from the company network. Larger companies that have a sophisticated firewall even do SPI and block such connections.

It may NOT be against your company policy though, so I wouldn't be sweatin yet. Your IT department may not even care.

[CdTriX]

don't risk your job for something so stupid...
if you are not sure, don't do it...
or better yet.. have a co worker send an email to IT and ask them

the web based applications are fine, i would recommend logmein since it uses an SSL VPN type of connection

gotomypc doesn't work because it sends a lot of broadcast packets and IT will flag it down

RDP is not recommended as well because it is easilly traced back to your computer and it can get flagged pretty quickly. This goes with VNC as well.

[sunnyd71]

don't risk your job for something so stupid...
if you are not sure, don't do it...
or better yet.. have a co worker send an email to IT and ask them

the web based applications are fine, i would recommend logmein since it uses an SSL VPN type of connection

gotomypc doesn't work because it sends a lot of broadcast packets and IT will flag it down

RDP is not recommended as well because it is easilly traced back to your computer and it can get flagged pretty quickly. This goes with VNC as well.

I will ask a friend in IT.
I'm confused about your above statement, do you mean that logmein is fine for using at work? I've been doing it for about 2 months almost every day to check home email.