Is it possible to use programs on my desktop through my laptop?

[ricleo2]

Good morning. I have recently set up a wireless connection to a new lap top. It got me thinking of something: can I look or use the lap top to work on my desktop? In other words: can I use programs on my desktop through my lap top? If so how? I am very new at this so, if you would, state your answer towards a novice. Thanks so very much.

 

[dsity]

i think you can, but if the program requires a license...you need one for the desktop or else it would not be legal...

 

[jlazzaro]

Remote Desktop

 

[JackMDS]

No matter how you cut this would be a better (and probably cheaper) solution.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833156038

 

[ricleo2]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
No matter how you cut this would be a better (and probably cheaper) solution.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833156038

Well, as I had stated I have already set up a wireless connection. Unless I am missing the meaning of your post.
Thanks for the remote desktop idea, Jlazzaro.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: ricleo2

Originally posted by: JackMDS
No matter how you cut this would be a better (and probably cheaper) solution.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833156038

Well, as I had stated I have already set up a wireless connection. Unless I am missing the meaning of your post.
Thanks for the remote desktop idea, Jlazzaro.

I am sorry but I think I made a mistake my post above intended for another thread.

As jlazzaro said Remote Desk Top is one solution.

Depending on what and how you run the program this one can e a solution too,

http://www.ezlan.net/vnc.html

 

[0roo0roo]

i use ultra vnc.
but i use wired lan, no idea how the wifi speed will limit it.
but for basic apps it should work.
mostly its for remote administration type stuff. like if you had to keep tabs on a task running on your desktop or whatever it would be useful, like checking to see if a video encode is done. i'm not sure i'd bother say using word through it, you could but it would be rather pointless. what do you plan to run on yourdesktop?

 

[ricleo2]

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: ricleo2

Originally posted by: JackMDS
No matter how you cut this would be a better (and probably cheaper) solution.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833156038

Well, as I had stated I have already set up a wireless connection. Unless I am missing the meaning of your post.
Thanks for the remote desktop idea, Jlazzaro.

I am sorry but I think I made a mistake my post above intended for another thread.

As jlazzaro said Remote Desk Top is one solution.

Depending on what and how you run the program this one can e a solution too,

http://www.ezlan.net/vnc.html

Excellent. Thank you.

 

[ricleo2]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i use ultra vnc.
but i use wired lan, no idea how the wifi speed will limit it.
but for basic apps it should work.
mostly its for remote administration type stuff. like if you had to keep tabs on a task running on your desktop or whatever it would be useful, like checking to see if a video encode is done. i'm not sure i'd bother say using word through it, you could but it would be rather pointless. what do you plan to run on yourdesktop?

Actually, my wife will run most of the Microsoft Office stuff. We would like for her to access it from her lap top anywhere in the house. She would use it to make minor changes. Otherwise she will just use the desk top. I like the idea of being able to access my desk top from various places around the country.
Would this violate any software agreement/piracy clause since Office is not installed on her lap top?

 

[jaqie]

no, since its actually running on the other system, just the "screen data" is being fed to the other machine.
For doing this over the net, look up tightvnc and associated tutorials. You could also set up a VLAN with Ip tunnelling and inside that use RDP, but that's a whole helluva lot more trouble if this is all you wanna do. tightvnc+a password for it+a port forwarded in your router+a Dynamic DNS service (every one of those is free and not too hard to set up)=all done.

 

[JackMDS]

To use UltraVNC through the internet it quite simple and straight forward No need for any ?Hocus Focus".

UltraVNC has advantage over other VNC programs since it includes a File transfer aspect too.

No need for tunneling or other types of VPN. UltraVNC includes an Encryption module based on AES so it just as safe as any other form of Encryption.

All you need is take with you two files (the vncviewer and the rc.key) and it can be used on any other computer from a USB Flash Drive or from the HD directly (it even works from floppy disk since it is only 1.1MB) No need to install anything on the computer that is doing the connection.

The link that I posts above + the following + reading UltraVNC manual would provide the info that is need to establish this type of connection.

http://www.ezlan.net/myip.html

Since the software runs on the computer that it was originally installed on there is No EULA issues.

 

[jaqie]

TightVNC transfers files, as well, and as I stated in my post, has no need for a VPN.

 

[ricleo2]

Excellent responses. Looks like I have a little learning to do. Thanks to everybody who helped.

 

[jlazzaro]

Originally posted by: jaqie
TightVNC transfers files, as well, and as I stated in my post, has no need for a VPN.

Although TightVNC encrypts VNC passwords sent over the net, the rest of the traffic is sent as is, unencrypted (for password encryption, VNC uses a DES-encrypted challenge-response scheme, where the password is limited by 8 characters, and the effective DES key length is 56 bits). So using TightVNC over the Internet can be a security risk. To solve this problem, we plan to work on built-in encryption in future versions of TightVNC.

In the mean time, if you need real security, we recommend installing OpenSSH, and using SSH tunneling for all TightVNC connections from untrusted networks.

 

[jaqie]

I guess I misread their site when I looked it up. oh well... thanks for the info.

 

[JackMDS]

In case of UltraVNC, http://msrc4plugin.home.comcas...lugin/aesv2plugin.html

The big advantage over VPN or SSH is that No configuration is needed on the Client Viewer side. So it can be used from a flash drive on any computer available and does not leave any traces on the Registry, and or the HD either.