accesing pc from anywhere....

AnimalAnimal
edited January 2004 in Science & Tech
i have always wondered this, is it possible to make it so i can access and control my pc from anywhere? I know there are services like gotomypc.com but i don't want to have to pay to do this.... is it possible to download a program which will let me access my stuff??? i guess i would have to turn my pc into a server...

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  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited January 2004
    http://www.RealVNC.com. Its what I use across my network and it should work across the internet as well once set up to get past a firewall. Free for download.:)

    Ahh heck here is the viewer and server.

    http://www.realvnc.com/dist/vnc-3.3.7-x86_win32.exe
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited January 2004
    IF you need a password to log onto the computer use that.

    For a local network its easier to type in the name of the computer instead of the IP. And since none of mine need a PW to log on it will ask for one so it can logged onto. I just say something easy like pc for the PW.

    I am guessing you got it figured out then?
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited January 2004
    Personally, I like Symantec's PC Anywhere, because of the name value and features behind it, but it is a few $, so if you are looking for something free, then don't bother. But it is great, secure, reliable, and full of features. I use it for my work, and have found it to be very reliable.

    Dexter...
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited January 2004
    mmonnin wrote:
    IF you need a password to log onto the computer use that.

    For a local network its easier to type in the name of the computer instead of the IP. And since none of mine need a PW to log on it will ask for one so it can logged onto. I just say something easy like pc for the PW.

    I am guessing you got it figured out then?

    i was edited my post but now it is gone? :confused: i haven't figured it out yet..... it doesn't seem to work at all.... what i was hoping for was something that i could type in a web address to i.e http://myserver/desktop and it would come up with like a login thing and then give me access to my pc....
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited January 2004
    Well all you have to do is type in your IP address and the password for that machine at the next screen and your desktop will come up in a window.

    The server must be installed on the machine you want to log into. Did you do that?
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited January 2004
    yep it works fine on the network, but i am not sure how to get it to work on an external computer that is not connected to the network...
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    You have to forward port 5900 to that computer if it's behind a router. If you have a dynamic IP, go to www.dyndns.org and set up and account there then download one of the auto-updaters. That's the way I do it.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    -animal- wrote:
    i was edited my post but now it is gone? :confused: i haven't figured it out yet..... it doesn't seem to work at all.... what i was hoping for was something that i could type in a web address to i.e http://myserver/desktop and it would come up with like a login thing and then give me access to my pc....
    Well then you want TightVNC.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited January 2004
    What Treeky said should work. I use RealVNC because its easy to set up.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Another vote for RealVNC. We use it for all of our clients, and it's free. Once you set it up, it works beautifully.

    You'll need a domain forwarding service, just read trekky's post. You can tunnel RealVNC through SSH for tight security, or you can just forward port 5900 to your computer that you want to control.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited January 2004
    whats the diff. betwenn realvnc and tightvnc?
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    All the VNC versions are virtually identical, but I have a feeling that TightVNC's Java implementation may be slightly better than RealVNC's
    TightVNC wrote:
    Enhanced Web browser access. TightVNC includes a greatly improved Java viewer with full support for Tight encoding, local cursor feature, 24-bit color mode, and more. The Java viewer applet can be accessed via built-in HTTP server like in the standard VNC.
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited January 2004
    thanks all, i tried the port forwarding and now it works perfectly... but i still have to download the client to use it which might prove hard one some pcs....is there anyway to intergrate the program into the browser? also how do i go about making it secure, or is it already secure? thanks again for the responces
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Just type http://yourhostwhat:5800 into a webbrowser with Java.

    :)
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited January 2004
    i tried that but it doesn't seem to work, gives me a page cannot be displayed....
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    -animal- wrote:
    i tried that but it doesn't seem to work, gives me a page cannot be displayed....

    What, EXACTLY are you typing?
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited January 2004
    http://desktest.no-ip.info:5900
  • DOSMANDOSMAN Grand Rapids, MI
    edited January 2004
    The Java viewer uses 5800. You obviously have to forward that too.

    Also, check out no-ip.com. It gives you a program that updates your no-ip domain to your current IP.

    so you could access your PC by something like http://dosmanpwns.no-ip.com:5800
  • DOSMANDOSMAN Grand Rapids, MI
    edited January 2004
    And no, that link won't work. ;)
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