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ChadTower:

smalltownguy:
I like VNC for work within my own LAN, but for WAN work I've had better luck with logmein. Most equipment comes with firmware that is configurable for use with the VNC protocol, but many of them require you to 'turn on' or 'unblock' VNC traffic. I'm usually able to get port forwarding and TCP/IP settings rigged up to use the service, but as stated above, it's different wherever you go.

VNC has saved my father's butt several times. I live 30 minutes from him, and more than once he's called me with the "what's this message I keep getting" question that I've been able to answer pretty quickly by remoting in to his computer.

I use VNC to tweak settings on my cab from my laptop. Really makes things nice -- no need for a local keyboard or mouse for most work. Not to mention I can work on most of my settings right from my couch upstairs, allowing me to be sitting next to my wife, giving her the illusion that she's getting some 'quality time' with me.  ;D

mr.Curmudgeon:
If it's XP (or greater) on both machines, why not use the built in RDP (remote desktop)? I use it all the time, love it.
No additional processes, or installations needed, and it's seemless in fullscreen.

saint:

--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on September 14, 2009, 12:39:16 pm ---If it's XP (or greater) on both machines, why not use the built in RDP (remote desktop)? I use it all the time, love it.
No additional processes, or installations needed, and it's seemless in fullscreen.

--- End quote ---

Can be tricky to get to work across different networks (router and firewall issues).

mr.Curmudgeon:
Never had much of any issue, and I'm RDP'ing out from my XP work machine (mega-firewall) to my home Windows Server 2008 machine behind a NAT'd Firewall. Works like a charm. It's easy enough to try out (since it's already installed on XP), and if setup gets too messy...then I'd suggest moving to third-party software.

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