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Name: knockem
Date: November 22, 2005 at 14:45:16 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: intel 512mb
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Is there any good/recommended Remote Desktop software? Ones which is good enough to get through NAT security when trying to access a PC via ADSL connection. -- For remote support purpose.

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Response Number 1
Name: GRP
Date: November 22, 2005 at 15:07:20 Pacific
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isn't it www.mypc.com


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Response Number 2
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: November 22, 2005 at 16:57:47 Pacific
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If you have XP Pro, it has Remote Desktop (formerly known as Terminal Services) built in. Just forward port 3389 to the PC you want to control in your router.

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Response Number 3
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: November 22, 2005 at 16:59:03 Pacific
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx

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Response Number 4
Name: Press2Esc
Date: November 22, 2005 at 17:07:39 Pacific
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i like tightvnc...


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Response Number 5
Name: sumosid
Date: November 22, 2005 at 18:00:37 Pacific
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Yeah VNC rocks...


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Response Number 6
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: November 22, 2005 at 18:40:16 Pacific
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http://www.computing.net/networking/wwwboard/forum/27132.html

Exhaustive discussion with some bickering, but it does show why RDP is the better way to go with Windows machines. VNC is a major security risk, especially if not used with SSH.

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Response Number 7
Name: knockem
Date: November 22, 2005 at 19:28:27 Pacific
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thanks guys!

where can I find a copy of RDP? is it the same as the windows xp's remote desktop?

if it is, I'm not sure if it can bypass firewall and NAT if the modem/router supports NAT.


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Response Number 8
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: November 22, 2005 at 20:20:54 Pacific
Reply:

Forward port 3389.

And again, read this...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx

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Response Number 9
Name: RWD1996
Date: November 22, 2005 at 21:33:02 Pacific
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I like TightVNC. 3 to 1 lol.


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Response Number 10
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: November 22, 2005 at 22:22:39 Pacific
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A textbook example of statistical drift if I've ever seen one...

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Response Number 11
Name: Bryco
Date: November 23, 2005 at 04:47:27 Pacific
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If you don't have control over the NAT then you will not find a remote desktop program that can bypass it.

The NAT/router is a hardware firewall and that is what they do; block intrusions. They must be configured to allow the passthrough for the remote desktop.

Bryan


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Response Number 12
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: November 23, 2005 at 06:35:12 Pacific
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The only way it could conceivably work is if the computer being controlled initiated the connection attempt to some central computer (kinda like a chat client). Not only do I not know of a remote access that does that, I wouldn't want remote access to do this.

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