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    Remote access to PC based at home

    What`s the best way to do this without paying a monthly fee for a service like gotomypc? I don`t have a second PC at the moment but want to have a PC at home that I can remote into from either PC at client sites or from my Notebook when away from home, using either Remote Desktop Connection or VNC or similar. Anyone able to do this?

    #2
    Originally posted by SuperZ View Post
    What`s the best way to do this without paying a monthly fee for a service like gotomypc? I don`t have a second PC at the moment but want to have a PC at home that I can remote into from either PC at client sites or from my Notebook when away from home, using either Remote Desktop Connection or VNC
    Why not? I rdp all the time using my broadband. Never had any issues.
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      #3
      I use http://www.radmin.com/

      I used to use VNC but found it painfully slow.

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        #4
        Originally posted by SuperZ View Post
        using either Remote Desktop Connection or VNC or similar. Anyone able to do this?
        You could use Remote Desktop or VNC or similar.

        The problem will be getting around firewalls. Assuming you have a home router, you could easily set that up to accept incoming remote desktop/VNC connections (of course that's then a security risk), but on a client's site chances are they'll block it.
        Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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          #5
          www.logmein.com

          Fast, free, runs from within web browser, no firewall issues, can have multiple computers, encrypted connection as well. I've used this for the past year with no probs
          Who has time? Who has time? But then if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?

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            #6
            LogMeIn might be useful for you, you can get to your PC via a web browser.

            www.logmein.com

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              #7
              What they, and I said.
              ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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                #8
                Originally posted by stingman123 View Post
                www.logmein.com

                Fast, free, runs from within web browser, no firewall issues, can have multiple computers, encrypted connection as well. I've used this for the past year with no probs
                Gets my vote too.

                Although I use it to connect to a PC in the office when I'm working from home, rather than the other way around.
                Coffee's for closers

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                  #9
                  I've used Teamviewer for the last couple of years. It's free but does require software to installed at both ends.

                  Alternatively, use Remote Desktop. If you don't have a static IP address at home, use DYNDNS on your home PC.
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                    #10
                    also www.mesh.com

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