Remote Access

David · External Since: Feb 27, 2007 Posts: 4

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

Sid Elbow · External Since: Mar 01, 2009 Posts: 15

David wrote:

> 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.

Pegasus [MVP] · External Since: Apr 06, 2009 Posts: 18

<David> wrote in message news:7sbcd5h6ikkhjc3qig9bdro13nfua4ajna@4ax.com...
> 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.

Dave Patrick · External Since: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 3525

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

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Regards,

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"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
> 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.
>

Pegasus [MVP] · External Since: Apr 06, 2009 Posts: 18

Please elaborate . . .

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick.RemoveThis@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OeBfdmUTKHA.4408@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Ditto I also use VNC but my arms are not near as long as yours are.
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
> "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>