PC remote access

[Yousuf Khan]

I'm looking for a good utility to access a PC over the Internet,
especially over a relatively slow Internet connection (sub-1Mbps). I
already use the built-in Remote Desktop Connection and the free VNC
connections while I'm within the same LAN. But these remote protocols
aren't really any good at compression for slow connections, or
tunnelling through a router for that matter.

I'm thinking of utilities like "Go To My PC" or LogMeIn, etc. Are any of
them any good at WAN access to the PC? Can anyone recommend anything?

Yousuf Khan

 

[Roy Smith]

I'm looking for a good utility to access a PC over the Internet,
especially over a relatively slow Internet connection (sub-1Mbps). I
already use the built-in Remote Desktop Connection and the free VNC
connections while I'm within the same LAN. But these remote protocols
aren't really any good at compression for slow connections, or
tunnelling through a router for that matter.

I'm thinking of utilities like "Go To My PC" or LogMeIn, etc. Are any of
them any good at WAN access to the PC? Can anyone recommend anything?

Check out team viewer, its what I use and recommend.

 

[NY]

Check out team viewer, its what I use and recommend.

I use LogMeIn (the free version) which is very good for my needs: being able
to get access to the remote PC from anywhere on the internet (eg my laptop
when on holiday) to add new recordings on Windows Media Centre (*), to be
able to check for new emails on accounts that I've not configured on my
laptop and so on.

The paid for version would allow me to do direct file transfers between
laptop and remote PC, but if I want to transfer anything I can email it to
myself or transfer it by Skype. It would also allow the laptop to hear the
sound that it being played on the remote PC.


(*) Though not to be able to play those recordings - the bandwidth is far
too low for that!

 

[Art Todesco]

I use LogMeIn (the free version) which is very good for my needs: being
able to get access to the remote PC from anywhere on the internet (eg my
laptop when on holiday) to add new recordings on Windows Media Centre
(*), to be able to check for new emails on accounts that I've not
configured on my laptop and so on.

The paid for version would allow me to do direct file transfers between
laptop and remote PC, but if I want to transfer anything I can email it
to myself or transfer it by Skype. It would also allow the laptop to
hear the sound that it being played on the remote PC.


(*) Though not to be able to play those recordings - the bandwidth is
far too low for that!

I second that, using LogMeIn. If I want to transfer a large file, I use
Google Drive.
All, nicely free!

 

[mick]

I'm looking for a good utility to access a PC over the Internet, especially

over a relatively slow Internet connection (sub-1Mbps). I already use the
built-in Remote Desktop Connection and the free VNC connections while I'm
within the same LAN. But these remote protocols aren't really any good at
compression for slow connections, or tunnelling through a router for that
matter.

I'm thinking of utilities like "Go To My PC" or LogMeIn, etc. Are any of them
any good at WAN access to the PC? Can anyone recommend anything?

Yousuf Khan

I have always used TightVNC
http://www.tightvnc.com/

 

[s|b]

I'm looking for a good utility to access a PC over the Internet,
especially over a relatively slow Internet connection (sub-1Mbps). I
already use the built-in Remote Desktop Connection and the free VNC
connections while I'm within the same LAN. But these remote protocols
aren't really any good at compression for slow connections, or
tunnelling through a router for that matter.

I'm thinking of utilities like "Go To My PC" or LogMeIn, etc. Are any of
them any good at WAN access to the PC? Can anyone recommend anything?

I used UltraVNC for some time now, but it's a bit of a hassle to set it
up. Certainly when dealing with people who are less computer savvy. That
can be changed by starting UltraVNC automatically as a service, but I
don't this is very safe to do.

I switched to TeamViewer and am very happy about it. It's free (you'll
get an add after using it) and easy to set up.

You can download the portable version for yourself:
<https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/windows.aspx>

It can be used as a viewer.

And if you need to take over a computer you just have to guide the user
to TeamViewer QuickSupport:
<http://download.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewerQS.exe>

Nothing has to be installed. Simply click the EXE and it starts as a
server. Next, they need to provide you with an ID and password and
you're ready to go.

You can test the portable version without another user. Simply start the
program, close and you'll get the chance to test with and ID and
password.

 

[Ammammata]

Il Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:05:16 -0400, Yousuf Khan ha scritto:

Can anyone recommend anything?

may I suggest AMMYY?
www.ammyy.com

 

[Yousuf Khan]

The paid for version would allow me to do direct file transfers between
laptop and remote PC, but if I want to transfer anything I can email it
to myself or transfer it by Skype. It would also allow the laptop to
hear the sound that it being played on the remote PC.

I think that any file that I would need to transfer over the Internet
would take so long to transfer that it wouldn't be worth it. I'm going
on vacation to a location where typical "hi-speed" Internet access is
500Kbps.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Yousuf Khan]

I have always used TightVNC
http://www.tightvnc.com/

I use that too, but that won't work over an Internet connection easily.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Yousuf Khan]

I used UltraVNC for some time now, but it's a bit of a hassle to set it
up. Certainly when dealing with people who are less computer savvy. That
can be changed by starting UltraVNC automatically as a service, but I
don't this is very safe to do.

Yeah, I use TightVNC right now myself, but that's not going to work well
over the Internet.

I switched to TeamViewer and am very happy about it. It's free (you'll
get an add after using it) and easy to set up.

You can download the portable version for yourself:
<https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/windows.aspx>

Okay, so far two for TeamViewer and two for LogMeIn.

Yousuf Khan

 

[mick]

I use that too, but that won't work over an Internet connection easily.

Yousuf Khan

If its just files you want access.
http://blog.brainhost.com/5-best-free-ftp-programs-you-should-try/

 

[Zaidy036]

I'm looking for a good utility to access a PC over the Internet,
especially over a relatively slow Internet connection (sub-1Mbps). I
already use the built-in Remote Desktop Connection and the free VNC
connections while I'm within the same LAN. But these remote protocols
aren't really any good at compression for slow connections, or
tunnelling through a router for that matter.

I'm thinking of utilities like "Go To My PC" or LogMeIn, etc. Are any of
them any good at WAN access to the PC? Can anyone recommend anything?

Yousuf Khan

Look at Polkast http://www.polkast.com/

 

[Yousuf Khan]

If its just files you want access.
http://blog.brainhost.com/5-best-free-ftp-programs-you-should-try/

No, remote access is the primary requirement. Files are a "nice-to-have"
but not critical.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Yousuf Khan]

Look at Polkast http://www.polkast.com/

It doesn't look like its for PC remote control.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Yousuf Khan]

I'm looking for a good utility to access a PC over the Internet,
especially over a relatively slow Internet connection (sub-1Mbps). I
already use the built-in Remote Desktop Connection and the free VNC
connections while I'm within the same LAN. But these remote protocols
aren't really any good at compression for slow connections, or
tunnelling through a router for that matter.

I'm thinking of utilities like "Go To My PC" or LogMeIn, etc. Are any of
them any good at WAN access to the PC? Can anyone recommend anything?

Yousuf Khan

Okay, thanks for the suggestions guys. I only tested one utility,
Teamviewer, installed it on my main desktop, and took my laptop to a
coffee shop, with the crappiest public Wi-Fi Hotspot Internet I know,
and it worked like a charm over even that connection! That's all I was
asking for, and I think I'm going to use Teamviewer. My feeling is that
this is as close to 3rd world Internet speeds that I'm going to get.

It's great too because it's free for private use, since I'm only going
to need to use this for 2 weeks. I was prepared to pay for something, as
long as it was reliable on a slow-speed connection, but having it
reliable & free is even better.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Juan Wei]

Yousuf Khan has written on 4/29/2013 10:48 AM:

Okay, thanks for the suggestions guys. I only tested one utility,
Teamviewer, installed it on my main desktop, and took my laptop to a
coffee shop, with the crappiest public Wi-Fi Hotspot Internet I know,
and it worked like a charm over even that connection! That's all I was
asking for, and I think I'm going to use Teamviewer. My feeling is that
this is as close to 3rd world Internet speeds that I'm going to get.

It's great too because it's free for private use, since I'm only going
to need to use this for 2 weeks. I was prepared to pay for something, as
long as it was reliable on a slow-speed connection, but having it
reliable & free is even better.

I was hoping you'd try AMMYY and report back!

 

[s|b]

Okay, thanks for the suggestions guys. I only tested one utility,
Teamviewer, installed it on my main desktop, and took my laptop to a
coffee shop, with the crappiest public Wi-Fi Hotspot Internet I know,
and it worked like a charm over even that connection! That's all I was
asking for, and I think I'm going to use Teamviewer. My feeling is that
this is as close to 3rd world Internet speeds that I'm going to get.

It's great too because it's free for private use, since I'm only going
to need to use this for 2 weeks. I was prepared to pay for something, as
long as it was reliable on a slow-speed connection, but having it
reliable & free is even better.

Tnx for the feedback.

 

[Yousuf Khan]

I was hoping you'd try AMMYY and report back!

Sorry, no time to test stuff, I need things that'll work out of the box
at the moment.

Yousuf Khan

 

[pjp]

Sorry, no time to test stuff, I need things that'll work out of the box
at the moment.

Yousuf Khan

Seems to me they had some kind of problem awhile ago now with some
source code being stolen hence bad folks getting an insight into how to
break into it but doesn't PC Anywhere (Norton) do what you want.

I used to run it in house here so I didn't have to bother going into
another room to use a pc. Gave me a window which was the entire 2nd pc's
screen, full mouse and keyboard control etc. I'm sure it also works
across the internet, e.g. it uses IP addresses. there's some type of
security etc. etc.

 

[Juan Wei]

pjp has written on 5/1/2013 7:44 PM:

Seems to me they had some kind of problem awhile ago now with some
source code being stolen hence bad folks getting an insight into how to
break into it

The owners of Ammyy Admin are warning customers to be on the lookout for
phone calls from alleged tech support companies that want to rely on
their software to defraud users.

On numerous occasions we noticed that tech support scams involve a
remote desktop software called Ammyy Admin. The cybercriminals have been
using it to gain access to their victims’ computers.

As we mentioned previously, Ammyy Admin is a perfectly legitimate
software, but crooks have started utilizing it to complete their
malicious missions.

“Unfortunately, there are some cases of malicious use of our software
noticed. Please be attentive and never grant access to people you don't
know personally or whom you don't trust,” the warning issued by the
company reads.

It continues, “If you receive a phone call claiming to be from
'Microsoft' or someone claiming to work on their behalf, telling you
that you have a virus on your computer or some errors which they will
help you to fix via Ammyy Admin, it is definitely a scam.