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| iggy4270 2003-02-25, 12:15 am |
| My girlfreind called the other day and asked if I could set up her computer so she can remotely access her PC at work. I know there is software out there like PC anywhere but I have never used it. What in everyones opinion is the best software to use and do I install it only on her home PC or do I have to go into her office and install it on her work box also, Or do I just need her I.P. address. Much appreciation if someone could briefly talk me through it. She's running XP at home and NT 4.0 at work. | |
| Deja-vue 2003-02-25, 12:28 am |
| WinXP at Home and NT at work?
Hmmm, get PC-Anywhere 10,5, will work just fine.
We need to talk about Port 5631 and 5632, that will need to be opened on the Routers, that you mostlikely have...
We are talking Broadband here, not dial-up, right?
Looks like, you have to physically be at the Machines to install, will require a couple of re-starts, and a software-update.
Make sure, PC-Anywhere runs at startup, a Caller is configured with password, and the ports are open on the Router.
pretty straight foreward.
Let us know, if you have problems. | |
| oddduck 2003-02-25, 12:29 am |
| I use tightvnc (its free and opensource), though it doesnt have proxy support. If she's at work, she probally doesn't have a public IP address, so I don't think it would work in this case. I know with PCAnywhere you need to install it on both the host and client computer well at least certain aspects of it. It says in the manual for PC anywhere that you need to have an IP which is assigned from your ISP. In the troubleshooting they said you could use it though RAS though. How is the network set up where she works?
Marianne/oddduck | |
| iggy4270 2003-02-25, 12:47 am |
| She works in a hotel so she is part of the company network. There are no on site IT staff because it is a small property. Apparantly the brother of one of her co-workers set his up but he was unable to tell her how his brother did it. And yes she has a broadband connection at home. | |
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| I would go with VNC - a nice small prog with excellent reliability. It is a breeze to install and set-up.
However, as with all remote access software I will caution you to ensure that security is locked down very tight. I haven't had anything to do with NT, but I seem to remember from A+ that you can lock it down a bit even if not as easily and tight as W2K. I suggest having a different user account to her normal one with tighter controls that is just used for this sort of occasion.
For the VNC server password you will want something very VERY strong - I would suggest a phrase ... Peanuts@a$aDozen or something like that which is very memorable.
Nothing can ruin you reputation at work (and cost your job) than having a hacker use you nice and open entry into the corporate network :-)
Of course another (and probably safer option) would be to have VPN set up :-) | |
| iggy4270 2003-02-25, 6:54 am |
| Russ do I have to install it on both machines or just her work box? I went to the website but I didn't have time to go through the read me. I will read into it more when I get back into work tonight. | |
| ruscorp 2003-02-25, 10:14 am |
| I would proceed with caution if you use pcANYWHERE. I've had many problems with it. Perhaps the VNC program mentioned is a bit more secure and stable. | |
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| Hey Iggy
You need to install the Server part on her work computer. The viewer can in fact be ran from a floppy and does not need any installation. The instructions at the VNC site are pretty straightforward :-) | |
| enforcer 2003-02-25, 1:46 pm |
| you could always use netmeeting. (bit slow though) | |
| ccieToBe 2003-02-25, 2:19 pm |
| I use VNC whenever I need access to a Windoze box remotely. It works well and is free. If you're concerned about security, choose a strong password and consider tunneling it over SSH. SSH can also be used for compression. The server end needs an externally accessable IP. If the client end has a NAT'd IP that's fine. | |
| iggy4270 2003-02-25, 10:26 pm |
| Thanks for all your input guys. I think I am going to go with VNC. I'll log onto the site and read up on it tonight. thanks again. | |
| heuristic 2003-02-26, 3:54 am |
| RE:Security for VNC
You can lock the client side down by going into regedit > local machine > software > orl > winVNC3 > default and adding two new Dword's:
AllowEditClients set to zero and
AllowProperties set to zero then reset the machine.
This will lock down the icon on your desktop to stop users going into the config screen and also prevent a client from stopping the service
Just installing it on some clients at work
good luck |
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