Remote Access

[David]

My father, who lives in Ohio has Win/2K SP4 on his pc.
I live in Pennsylvania & have Win/XP SP2 on my PC.

Periodically my father calls me for help on his pc. It would be great
if I could get a remote access program that would let my XP computer
control my father's Win/2K computer over an internet connection. We
both have broadband connections, so speed is not an issue.

I would appreciate any suggestion of a suitable program.

Thanks
David

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

My father, who lives in Ohio has Win/2K SP4 on his pc.
I live in Pennsylvania & have Win/XP SP2 on my PC.

Periodically my father calls me for help on his pc. It would be great
if I could get a remote access program that would let my XP computer
control my father's Win/2K computer over an internet connection. We
both have broadband connections, so speed is not an issue.

I would appreciate any suggestion of a suitable program.

Thanks
David

I do exactly the same thing with my mother (92!) and a number of my clients.
I use WinVNC, which is free for private use, and I use it in reverse mode so
that my clients initiate the remote session by double-clicking a shortcut.
When they do then their screen appears on my screen and I can use their
keyboard and mouse. They can see at all times what's going on.

Installation at your father's end is trivial with a batch file that I
created. At your end it is more involved and requires the following steps:
- Register a free domain name, e.g. davidxxx.homedns.org.
- Install a service on your PC that links your external IP address with
davidxxx.homedns.org. Alternatively, use the corresponding function that may
be built into your modem/router. Alternatively, use your fixed external IP
address if you have one.
- Adjust your firewall to pass packets on port 5500.
- Use a fixed internal IP address.
- Create a rule on your router that forwards port 5500 packets to your fixed
internal IP address.
- Install WinVNC.

Post again if you need more detailed instructions.

 

[Sid Elbow]

Periodically my father calls me for help on his pc. It would be great
if I could get a remote access program that would let my XP computer
control my father's Win/2K computer over an internet connection. We
both have broadband connections, so speed is not an issue.

I would appreciate any suggestion of a suitable program.

I use RealVNC. I use it all the time over the LAN to attend to a machine
two floors away in the basement but it works equally well over the
internet (which I did recently for a while in a situation similar to yours).

Set up is pretty trivial both at the server and client ends. Pretty much
a matter of accepting the defaults.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Ditto I also use VNC but my arms are not near as long as yours are.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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[Pegasus [MVP]]

Please elaborate . . .

Ditto I also use VNC but my arms are not near as long as yours are.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

I do exactly the same thing with my mother (92!) and a number of my
clients. I use WinVNC, which is free for private use, and I use it in
reverse mode so that my clients initiate the remote session by
double-clicking a shortcut. When they do then their screen appears on my
screen and I can use their keyboard and mouse. They can see at all times
what's going on.

Installation at your father's end is trivial with a batch file that I
created. At your end it is more involved and requires the following
steps:
- Register a free domain name, e.g. davidxxx.homedns.org.
- Install a service on your PC that links your external IP address with
davidxxx.homedns.org. Alternatively, use the corresponding function that
may be built into your modem/router. Alternatively, use your fixed
external IP address if you have one.
- Adjust your firewall to pass packets on port 5500.
- Use a fixed internal IP address.
- Create a rule on your router that forwards port 5500 packets to your
fixed internal IP address.
- Install WinVNC.

Post again if you need more detailed instructions.