http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ is indeed free, and it works very well! I'm running a small network at home, and I have the two basement systems running VNC host software. I can access them from upstairs (3rd floor).
I have a linksys firewall, but haven't tried opening it to an external viewer. (Once someone comes in they can access everything in the house.) It does require a couple of ports to be opened in the firewall. (5900?) VNC has a host and a client stub. Client stub does NOT have to be "installed" (no registry entry). In the past I've just mapped to the system/drive that contains the viewer and launched the client window from there. I have successfully used it between two computers on either side of the ocean to provide PCAnywhere level of support. -- Rick Jaggers credentials: http://rick.jaggers.com/resume.html PS: file transfer was never intended... http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/faq.html#q57 (It works hard enough just going across platforms! They have screenshots of the following: An X desktop being viewed from a native PC viewer. An X desktop being viewed from Microsoft Internet Explorer on a PC. A Windows machine being viewed from a native X viewer. A Windows desktop being used from within Netscape on a Unix machine. A Unix desktop being accessed from a Macintosh using Java. A Unix desktop being accessed from a native Macintosh viewer. A Windows desktop being accessed from a Macintosh using Java. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sami Aaron Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 2:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: VNC -- Can it be good and free at the same time? Dennis - I just visited the GoToMyPc.com website - it's really interesting. Can you do any file transfer from the host to the remote? Sami ----------------------------------------------------------- Sami Aaron Software Management Specialists 19312 W 63rd Terr Shawnee KS 66218 913-915-1971 http://www.softwaremgmt.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Acton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 6:25 PM Subject: Re: VNC -- Can it be good and free at the same time? I am using a service called gotomypc.com. I run a small host service on my office PC, then from any Internet site I hit a URL which shows my PC desktop. It gets through firewalls which is a big plus. The advantage over PCAnywhere is that I don't have to be running the app on the remote side. It's about $20/month per PC. Dennis Acton --- suredata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear remote computing gurus, > > I know AT&T Cambridge Lab developed VNC (Virtual > Network Computing), a freeware for cross-platform > mobile computing. I want to be able to access > remote computers via the Internet, and VNC sounds > like a good tool for that. Is it difficult to set > up or to use? Is it robust? How does it stack up > against PCAnywhere? > > Any explantion or advice will be appreciated. > > Stan Loo > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
