Good VNC program

[Juice Box]

Insipired by that thread about not being able to get to your email...

what would the best remote desktop program be that would host a web VNC server that I can access thru a normal IE window from school or work? Is it free and is the connection good?

 

[SearchMaster]

I use TightVNC - it has a default web interface using Java and ports 5800 and 5801 (by default) IIRC. In other words, I go to http://My.Ip.Address:5800 and can access my home PC. Your firewall will have to open those two ports for it to work. The connection is pretty good; a step below MS Remote Desktop, but not bad for free. The TightVNC standalone client has a file transfer feature as well, but I only use the web interface which seems to lack that feature. Not a big deal for me though.

 

[imported_Phil]

An alternative to the above, I use no-ip.info and Remote Desktop- works perfectly 🙂

Oh, and wrongforumnoob 😉

 

[Cristatus]

wrong forum!

😀

OTOH, i use RealVNC, but I am still heavily experimenting on it

 

[hevnsnt]

RealVNC via SSH Tunnel of course

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Uh... the default install of RealVNC DOES use a web interface. It's either on port 5700 or 5800, but it's there and it's active if VNCServer is running.

 

[hevnsnt]

The previous comment was posted in the wrong forum fyi.. 😛

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
RealVNC via SSH Tunnel of course

i use remote desktop via SSH tunnel. penetrates even my super-secure/locked down work firewall

 

[AdamSnow]

I use remote desktop with web enabled... can access my system from anywhere... I love it... 🙂

 

[dakata24]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
I use remote desktop with web enabled... can access my system from anywhere... I love it... 🙂

how secure is remote desktop?