Best (free) utility to remotely control my home desktop - Page 2

MrBrightside · #11 07-21-2005, 10:16 AM

a good point about monitoring. That may be a reason to use an excrypted version (like, say, if you are going to play poker). Personally, I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't want to risk losing my job and I share a community office. It would be very obvious.

cgwahl · #12 07-21-2005, 05:04 PM

I prefer PCAnywhere, but this is a nice free one that I have used in the past.

http://www.moogsoftware.com/

MrTrik · #13 07-21-2005, 06:21 PM

Another way to look at the monitoring is:

The gatekeeper/filtering software companies or routing software providers provide lists of RE codes/addresses to configure into the software which leads to blocking gambling and prOn sites, etc.

But most sophisticated employers build add-ons to those by monitoring what their employees are doing and checking sites ... adding those that don't fit the company's profile for where they think their people should be when working from the company network.

This would put a fly in the ointment on any masking sites such as re-directors or anonymizers.

MrBrightside · #14 07-21-2005, 09:18 PM

ok, but I would point out that an encyrpted connection to your home PC via VNC (the commerical, encryptyed version). Would be pretty undecteable. Of course, someone comiing up behind you and seeing a poker table would be a dead giveaway [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Think about it: I don't how sophisticated the monitoring program they've put in the firewall/proxy server/router is, it's going to see encrypted packets it can't decode going only to your home PC.

MrTrik · #15 07-22-2005, 09:01 AM

My point was, if they are filtering already they are probably monitoring as well. And some poor guy is probably watching the traffic. The fact that you are sending encrypted is going to make him wonder what you are up to I think.

MrBrightside · #16 07-22-2005, 01:56 PM

right. good point. then he just sneaks up behind you and sees the damn poker client [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] which is why I say, don't play poker at work...

touchfaith · #17 07-22-2005, 04:09 PM

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If you are running Windows XP Pro, you can use Remote Desktop. Port forward TCP 3389 through your firewall and enable remote desktop. Then from any windows machine use MSTSC to connect to your computer and use it. If security is a major concern, setup a VPN tunnel and then connect through it. There is no need for any other 3-rd party program IMO.

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Bingo

gojacketz · #18 07-24-2005, 09:19 PM

I set this up on my PC at home so I could connect from anywhere (including behind firewalls at work): Install OpenSSH on your home PC, connect with Putty, then VNC or Remote Desktop into your machine. You will have to get the ports right, and set up the port forwarding in your router, but it is very well documented somewhere (sorry, I cannot find the urls).

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