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need software to remote to home pc from office desktop

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if i cant install software (well i have local admin but i may not want to put non-company software on my machine) is there a webbased tool, would it be 'gotomypc' as my only choice?



if i 'can' install software, what is good, VNC... would that work, getting through a corp. network and into my pc, which is sitting behind a home router and i got a software firewall on my home pc?

home this is the right forum, thanks
 
It's hard to give a complete answer to this question without knowing how the office network is set up, but it's likely that you'll need to use VPN to first connect to the office network (you'll need your network admin to set it up and enable it for you). They may also have something else configured already for this purpose, but you'll have to ask them to find out what it is.

Once you are in the company network, you can use pretty much any remote control utility (VNC, PCAnywhere, DameWare, Remote Desktop, etc.) to connect to your computer as long as it is not prohibited or blocked by the office network. Again, you'll have to ask the network admins what they will allow and recommend. If you can't install anything at all on the office PC, Remote Desktop is pretty much your only option.

Whatever you do, please don't use GoToMyPC. GoToMyPC makes your computer available through a web browser to anyone on the Internet that knows (or can guess) the password for your account on that system, and if someone gets into your PC through GoToMyPC or a similar service, they'll have access to your company's network with the same rights that you would have.
 
I believe Fardringle misread the question...

In you situation VNC is the perfect answer. Install the VNC-Server on your home PC. Now just setup port-forwarding through your router to that machine.

From the office you?re not even installing anything on the PC. The VNC-Viewer part of the application is just an executable file. There is no installation required.
 
If you are using VNC you might want to consider using SSH with it because VNC is not secure.
there are plently of online articles on how you can use SSH and VNC. putty is a good free SSH Client for windows that you can carry around on a flash disk, you don't need to 'install' it to run.
 
I hope you check with either your supervisor or your IT department (maybe both) to see if the company would allow this. I know at mine, if an employee did this and didn't see me first, there would be consequences. If you have a business purpose, they'll have no problem with it but make sure you ask about this first.
 
thanks for the 411 everyone, appreciate it. kevnich2, it's a public company... i guess indeed the main fault is running 'unauthorized' apps on a company pc....

mostly what i would be doing is remoting to my home pc to come to anandtech lol...

i'm not an enduser there, i'm part of IT but i guess the same rules, if any, would apply, i dont dispute that but i have more leeway maybe.
 
Originally posted by: statik213
If you are using VNC you might want to consider using SSH with it because VNC is not secure.
there are plently of online articles on how you can use SSH and VNC. putty is a good free SSH Client for windows that you can carry around on a flash disk, you don't need to 'install' it to run.
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wouls http://sourceforge.net/projects/sslexplorer/
ssl explorer be a way to get me on my desired path? anyone used it?
 
Originally posted by: abc
thanks for the 411 everyone, appreciate it. kevnich2, it's a public company... i guess indeed the main fault is running 'unauthorized' apps on a company pc....

mostly what i would be doing is remoting to my home pc to come to anandtech lol...

i'm not an enduser there, i'm part of IT but i guess the same rules, if any, would apply, i dont dispute that but i have more leeway maybe.
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You should definately not have more leeway.. for what reason because you are in IT? And? Most shops will require a stated and documented reason to connect to another computer outside of the users normal network, unless this action is already part of normal business. There are more than just unauthorized software issues, there are connectivity issues as well.
 
if you use RealVNC (what I like) or UltraVNC (also popular, cool features, but buggy) a java server is enabled by default, so you don't even need the client on your office pc. You just open a webpage at the ip address of your home computer (or router forwarding traffic to your home computer).

Personally though, I disable the java server and just use the standalone vnc client. It just a single executable you can run from anywhere, even a restricted user can download it and use it.
 
rnmcd, i haven't set things up but prob. in Jan I'll mess with it. YEah logmein.com said Relayer could be more secure than that GoToMyPC thing.

running that RealVNC client might be a possibility. I do have to set up port forwarding for my router to my PC.

Actually I might try it tonight while at home. I can remote to my office pc and set things up, see if I can remote back to my home PC. That would be wild!
 
The built-in Remote Desktop Connection software of Windows XP (and, I suspect, Windows 2000), works quite well. If you are running XP Professional at home, just allow remote connections on it, and, if you have a router at home, tell it to forward port 3389 TCP connections to your home PC.

This won't require installation of any software at all on either the home or office XP computers.
 
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
The built-in Remote Desktop Connection software of Windows XP (and, I suspect, Windows 2000), works quite well. If you are running XP Professional at home, just allow remote connections on it, and, if you have a router at home, tell it to forward port 3389 TCP connections to your home PC.

This won't require installation of any software at all on either the home or office XP computers.
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How secure is Remote Desktop?
 
Originally posted by: edprush
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
http://myhsr.com/default.htm 😀

it is very simple to install on a running server and only requires the ability to install an active x control on your pc🙂

search back and you will find the link on how to set it up
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I don't get it....isn't myhsr.com your site?

"Search back" where?
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yeah


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tools/rdwebconn.mspx



just put it in an accessible folder on your web server and have at it😀


yourserver.com/tswebfolder/default.htm😀

it is based on an activex version of the RDP access program so you can use it on your LAN as well for pcs that do not allow you to install anything😀
 
Originally posted by: edprush
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
The built-in Remote Desktop Connection software of Windows XP (and, I suspect, Windows 2000), works quite well. If you are running XP Professional at home, just allow remote connections on it, and, if you have a router at home, tell it to forward port 3389 TCP connections to your home PC.

This won't require installation of any software at all on either the home or office XP computers.
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How secure is Remote Desktop?
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yeah, i'm kind of concerned about ENABLING remote desktop on my home PCs.

hence i haven't tried XP RD other than from one pc in the house to another pc in the house.


How would you XP RD to say your cousin down the street. Say both you got cable broadband and have a router.

Get the cousin to give you his PC's IP address, and have him set up permission for you to login remotely?


 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: edprush
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
http://myhsr.com/default.htm 😀

it is very simple to install on a running server and only requires the ability to install an active x control on your pc🙂

search back and you will find the link on how to set it up
Click to expand...

I don't get it....isn't myhsr.com your site?

"Search back" where?
Click to expand...

yeah


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tools/rdwebconn.mspx



just put it in an accessible folder on your web server and have at it😀


yourserver.com/tswebfolder/default.htm😀

it is based on an activex version of the RDP access program so you can use it on your LAN as well for pcs that do not allow you to install anything😀
Click to expand...


and if activeX is disabled in IE at work this wouldn't work out.
 
Originally posted by: edprush
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
The built-in Remote Desktop Connection software of Windows XP (and, I suspect, Windows 2000), works quite well. If you are running XP Professional at home, just allow remote connections on it, and, if you have a router at home, tell it to forward port 3389 TCP connections to your home PC.

This won't require installation of any software at all on either the home or office XP computers.
Click to expand...

How secure is Remote Desktop?
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indeed does anyone feel confident securitwise, in enabling XP's built in remote desktop for your home pc?
 
Originally posted by: abc
indeed does anyone feel confident securitwise, in enabling XP's built in remote desktop for your home pc?
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That's how Windows Servers are remotely managed across the Internet. There's only been one known security breach, with a Korean-language add-on that had a security problem.

As always, use LONG (15 character or longer) pass phrases.
 
RD is a good solution...some might say better then VNC because it's an encrypted stream in the application. VNC has an add in module to add encryption (at least ultraVNC does)

regardless of which method I tunnel through ssh...mostly because that' s on a nonstandard port and the only port open to the world. SSH Port forwarding is another example of fantastic functionality in *nix that is only just starting ot be common in windows (imho)
 
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
Originally posted by: abc
indeed does anyone feel confident securitwise, in enabling XP's built in remote desktop for your home pc?
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That's how Windows Servers are remotely managed across the Internet. There's only been one known security breach, with a Korean-language add-on that had a security problem.

As always, use LONG (15 character or longer) pass phrases.
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cool...


I guessing using SSL for it right now is overkill😱
 
Originally posted by: nweaver
RD is a good solution...some might say better then VNC because it's an encrypted stream in the application. VNC has an add in module to add encryption (at least ultraVNC does)

regardless of which method I tunnel through ssh...mostly because that' s on a nonstandard port and the only port open to the world. SSH Port forwarding is another example of fantastic functionality in *nix that is only just starting ot be common in windows (imho)
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I agree 100%
 
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
The built-in Remote Desktop Connection software of Windows XP (and, I suspect, Windows 2000), works quite well. If you are running XP Professional at home, just allow remote connections on it, and, if you have a router at home, tell it to forward port 3389 TCP connections to your home PC.

This won't require installation of any software at all on either the home or office XP computers.
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I think you have to enable Remote Desktop connections on the server side to allow remot connections. I had to install IIS and all kinds of crap just to get it to work, it was simple, but it wasn't as simple as connecting from the client.

Also, you can't use Remote Desktop to connect to Windows 2000 PCs, only servers. I'd prefer VNC. Just lock the remote PC for added security.
 
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