RDC (etc.) question
Hi there: Could someone please lay out options for remotely accessing another computer over the internet? I know that RDC does so over a network but I can't tell whether the term network extends to the full Internet. I also don't know what other ways there might be to offer remote support to my parents in another state. I have been using the free version of Logmein up to now, but that's no longer available, and I'd like to know what the choices might be before plunking down X amount of money either for their service or for something else. Thanks! Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/Mavericks (latest) IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/10.7.x (latest) -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: RDC (etc.) question
On Jul 22, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: Could someone please lay out options for remotely accessing another computer over the internet? I know that RDC does so over a network but I can't tell whether the term network extends to the full Internet. It dos, with the caveat that most household systems need to have the relevant traffic routed to their computers via NAT forwarding. I also don't know what other ways there might be to offer remote support to my parents in another state. I have been using the free version of Logmein up to now, but that's no longer available, and I'd like to know what the choices might be before plunking down X amount of money either for their service or for something else. Thanks! Apple has 'back to my mac' built-in in 10.8 and 10.9: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4907 But it requires shared icloud account on both Macs. here's some more info on a variety of fixes: http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/screen-sharing-on-the-mac--mac-30736 Google has Chrome Remote Desktop: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp?hl=en Which looks quite promising -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: RDC (etc.) question
It can, but after all the firewall and server configurations, plus security concerns you are probably better off with a different software solution. I am currently using TeamViewer on both my Windows and Mac machines. It is free for personal use, and works so long as the computer you want to access has the client running and is connected to the internet. There are other solutions that will offer the same functionality, with encryption and two factor login (third party account, local computer account) that direct RDC connections don't have by default. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: RDC (etc.) question
Hi I have been using this app in the past : Chicken of the vnc. It's free and available here http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Cheers Rafal On 22 lip 2014, at 23:30, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: Could someone please lay out options for remotely accessing another computer over the internet? I know that RDC does so over a network but I can't tell whether the term network extends to the full Internet. I also don't know what other ways there might be to offer remote support to my parents in another state. I have been using the free version of Logmein up to now, but that's no longer available, and I'd like to know what the choices might be before plunking down X amount of money either for their service or for something else. Thanks! Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/Mavericks (latest) IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/10.7.x (latest) -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
