vnc/remote access software

[aceman817]

hey guys. i'm looking into finding a free vnc client to connect to remote users systems. previously i was using freevnc and it seemed to work ok. recently, i had a friend install it and i couldn't connect to their machine with it. i usually have them go to www.whatismyip.com to get their ip and it will connect afterwards. i don't know if they had a firewall though. any ideas? i downloaded ultravnc as it seems to be popular around here. any other ideas?

Thanks,
Al

 

[Czar]

terminal services if he is using windows,

 

[BlueWeasel]

UltraVNC works pretty well for me. Be sure and install the updated hook driver for better performance.

 

[aceman817]

i'll check into the hook driver. how to you tell people to setup their machiens? how do you obtain their ips, get through firewalls, etc.?

 

[BinaryTB]

I'm an UltraVNC user myself. Here are some links to help you out, pick whichever one helps solve your problem:

UltraVNC Repeater
Open only 1 port to a computer inside your local network, connect to it as a proxy to VNC into other computers inside that network
http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/addons/repeater.html

UltraVNC Viewer (Listen Mode)
In the default UltraVNC install
Allows connection to initiate from the server, so no firewall/port/proxy mess to deal with

UltraVNC SC (SingleClick)
http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/addons/singleclick.html
Like the Listen Mode, but ONLY outgoing server connection, no installation, must manuallly execute everytime

Usually when I set up UVNC on somebody's computer, I automatically set up a password and forward a port to their computer. If they have dynamic dns, great, if not, I bookmark checkip.org for them.

 

[kamper]

You might want to look into that firewall thing 😛 Nothing's going to help you if there's a firewall in the way.