No, I don't see problems with port forwarding but other people do, everyone isn't as Tech minded as you or I are so that's the problem, a lot of people can't even use their computer let alone configure a router.
As for security? Well its no worse than anything else around. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: Monday, 22 April 2013 11:33 AM To: Windows Access; Share Your Enthusiasm! Subject: Re: JAWS tandem Hi Dane What bothers me here is probably just my own paranoia. However, I would certainly not be comfortable with using internal network infrastructure functionality via a third-party server. I personally don't see what the problem is with forwarding one port in the router/firewall configuration. After all, you yourself have used that method for years, as have many. I personally have used RDPm, as it used to be called, and also Citrix on main frame machines with a great deal of success for many years now. Granted, I haven't done so in a while but I'd have no problem trying this. I'd love to get my hands on a Jaws demo system so that I could try this actually. I am certainly not condemning what I haven't ever used. Unfortunately, however, I'm not prepared to pay out the license fee so I'd probably be looking to try and get it from Access to Work if I could. Kind regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> <[email protected]> Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 / +1 209 436 9443 Vic. Australia: +61 38 8205930 Vic. Australia +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> Skype: <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> ------------------------------ On 21 Apr 2013, at 16:04, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > If I may come in here given I think I'm responsible for starting the thread <smile>. > > What Gordon was using is called Remote Desktop and I understand that Freedom Science Fiction were charging extra for that functionality in JAWS etc, not sure whether this is still the case or not. > > We're talking here of JAWS Tandem - in the Window-Eyes world its called Remote Assistance - where a user asks for help and another user "Offers" help, a password is then exchanged between the 2 users of tandem and a connection established between the 2 users via the Freedom Science Fiction Tandem server. > > When connection is made the user who made the "Offer" of help is able to control the other computer and thus get feedback. > > The nice thing about Tandem - apart from the obvious power and flexibility of the system - is that both parties don't have to do anything special to their systems, that is to say no ports need to be opened, no special Windows functions or features need to be enabled etc, wish I could say the same for the Window-Eyes Remote Assistance functions, I've managed to get the system working but it took some time, installing this, reinstalling that etc and even now connections are problematic. > > > On 21/04/2013, at 9:00 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Chris >> >> Is this a standard function of Jaws now? I always understood it to cost extra. However, Gordon has had great success with Window-Eyes in this regard although yes, it does involve making a slight change to your router's configuration in most case. >> >> Lynne >> >> On 14 Apr 2013, at 08:42, chris h (sky) <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> . I admit the Tandem feature in Jaws is excellent for its purpose, to provide support remotely to another Jaws user. This was one reason why I bought Jaws back when it was version 10, plus a Sma, just so i can take advantage of the Tandem function to help, amongst others, my best friend who lives all the way in Bolton while I live in Derbyshire. I will stress this is the only, and I mean only, time I really need Jaws. Other than that it's Nvda for me. I also bought Window-Eyes in the hopes of taking advantage of their Remote Assistance solution, but since later versions of 7.5, all hopes were lost, since they now expect you or the recipient to configure the router so that the ports are forwarded. This is ridiculous in my view and shows the lack of respect between Gw Micro and those who do not have a clue on how to forward ports. With Tandem, it just works. 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