Remote Desktop

[cemt]

Hi Bofs

Whats the best way method to work remotely? I've seen a citrux solution thats opens your exact remote desktop in your local pc. Anyone know how to setup that and costs involved?

Thanks

 

[mysticBoer]

What operating systems are involved? If it's just plain Windows (not the home editions though) then Remote Desktop works fine in my experience...

 

[Space_Cowboy]

1.Remote Desktop works good
2.NetOP works nice aswell

 

[cemt]

windows xp pro on home machine
windows vista business on work pc

i have an iburst connection thats quick,
what abt firewalls and ips etc?

thanks dudes

 

[Happy Camper]

logmein.com

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Start|Run|mstsc

Off course you'd have to VPN into the network that the target machine is on first. And you'd have to make sure that incoming remote connections are enabled on that machine.

 

[Conradl]

Hi Bofs

Whats the best way method to work remotely? I've seen a citrux solution thats opens your exact remote desktop in your local pc. Anyone know how to setup that and costs involved?

Thanks

There are several Citrix options, one for the casual/home user is call Citrix GoToMyPC. There is an annual cost of around $180, so it is hardly cheap - but it is a market leader, and a really fantastic product.

There are other products that allow remote access, but these are aimed at the enterprise/corporate customer....

https://www.gotomypc.com/en_US/entry.tmpl?Action=rgoto&_sf=2

 

[medicnick83]

UltraVNC (for me) and RDC (Windows standard)

I put both connections on 256 colours (screen) for speed reasons.

 

[CeeBee]

i use logmein, or hamatchi vpn + remote desktop/vnc
works well for me to 'work' on office pc, while at home

 

[bekdik]

have a look at teamviewer

 

[RetroPedro]

Have a look at Microsoft Mesh. Has the best remote desktop I've ever seen including LogMeIn and TeamViewer. Of course it has other features like backup and file sharing.

 

[Good Life]

Hi Bofs

Whats the best way method to work remotely? I've seen a citrux solution thats opens your exact remote desktop in your local pc. Anyone know how to setup that and costs involved?

Thanks

Nothing beats teamviewer. RDP can be a mission if there's firewalls etc. involved.

Teamviewer bypasses firewalls, it includes file transfer, and also if you are running two monitors, you can switch between the two.

It's brilliant. I use it all the time.

www.teamviewer.com

 

[RetroPedro]

Nothing beats teamviewer. RDP can be a mission if there's firewalls etc. involved.

Teamviewer bypasses firewalls, it includes file transfer, and also if you are running two monitors, you can switch between the two.

It's brilliant. I use it all the time.

www.teamviewer.com

BTW, if you need to use RD for commercial use, nothing beats Mikogo. Teamviewer is only free for private use, though it does work very well.

 

[Grep]

Try http://www.dameware.com/

 

[Flippy_r_1st]

www.teamviewer.com works great for me

 

[Schwartz]

I use LogMeIn because it has iPhone support... works great!

 

[DanielGoosen]

logmein.com

+1 Awsome service & Free

 

[guest2013-1]

I use LogMeIn because it has iPhone support... works great!

iphone has a cool rdp app, no need to spend money to use

 

[Dusk]

I agree teamviewer is simple to use for your basic use.
Network admin etc has never been easier using dameware.