software for remote desktop control

RoyalMarine

my dad wants to set his laptop up so he can control his computer at home when he's away on the road.

i was looking into it for him, and found windows remote sucks bad.

then i checked out VNC viewer, but its expensive.

can anyone reccommend any free software thats secure and safe to use?

thanks!

axer

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zAbbo

VNC is more a protocol than application, and should always be free, try TightVNC and ensure you're properly opening the relevant ports.

extremehalo

teamviewer.com is another free option for private usage.

Dardania

You could try windows remote desktop if it's a pro operating system...you have to forward port 3389 from the router to the pc:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.mspx

Edit: just noticed you werent too keen on remote desktop! what was it about that was bad?

RoyalMarine

Dardania wrote: »

You could try windows remote desktop if it's a pro operating system...you have to forward port 3389 from the router to the pc:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.mspx

Edit: just noticed you werent too keen on remote desktop! what was it about that was bad?

just the general feel of it tbh.

ill have a look at everything suggested!

thanks for the replies!

Shane O' Malley

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

just the general feel of it tbh.

ill have a look at everything suggested!

thanks for the replies!

I have tried most of the solutions and logmein is the best by far. Very easy to set up and very robust.

johnciall

+1 for log me in