GoToMyPC replacement

[dsmcd]

Hello...

I need to find a replacement for GoToMyPC. I need to remote
a computer behind a NAT firewall without using a VPN, and
am not permitted by the company to have a subscription
service. I have a webserver that could maintain the remote
sessions.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
D.

 

[rach]

Hello...

I need to find a replacement for GoToMyPC. I need to remote
a computer behind a NAT firewall without using a VPN, and
am not permitted by the company to have a subscription
service. I have a webserver that could maintain the remote
sessions.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
D.

I don't know of anything like GoToMyPC that is free. There are commercial
one-time purchase software packages (such as
http://www.remotelyanywhere.com/ ), but with them you still have to forward
at least one port.

How I access my windows computers over the internet is that I have
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ultravnc/ * running on all of them, and
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sshwindows/ running on one of them, and I
forward port 22 to the computer running openssh.

I have accessed my computers that are in Southern California from Northern
California, and as far as South-East-Asia. It works like a charm. All I do
is a: ssh -C -L 5900:192.168.1.5:5900 -L 5901:192.168.1.6:5900 -L
5902:192.168.1.4:5900 mydomain.com then use VNC viewer to access their
desktops.

But the bottom line is you need to explain your setup fully. You say you
have a web server. Is this inside or outside of that LAN - behind your nat
router? Can you have ports forwarded?

Even if you couldn't forward ports, but did have a computer outside of your
LAN that you could install SSH on, you could have your desktop forward its
port to the remote port. Anyways, need more data.

Rach


* I like ultravnc best as it has the lest cpu hogging problems

 

[Mix]

Definitely have a look at J-Desktop: http://www.j-desktop.com
It's much cheaper than GoToMyPC as there's no monthly charge.
The main point is that you can use it in "stealth" mode with any
browser without being noticed as from a network traffic point of view,
it will look as if you were browsing. This allows me to use it from my
office, where officially I wouldn't be allowed to use any programs
that establish a permanent connection.
The disadvantage is that it's not realtime, but that's a little price
to pay for someone who, like me, couldn't otherwise use any remote
desktop programs from work.

It's actually very good on my PocketPC with Windows Mobile 2003, much
preferable to VNC and Terminal Server.

 

[dsmcd]

Thank you. I'll play with the trial version. See how it goes.

Thanks again,
D.