Remote Control Solution

Ares6735 · 06-21-2007, 03:34 PM

Ok, so I am going off to college in the fall and have decided to buy a nice Laptop with graduation money and I was unsure if I would take my tower with me to school. Well it came to me recently that university internet connections are monitored and downloading is extremely limited, so I thought a good solution would be to leave the tower on at home and use a remote control program to download and burn stuff with the tower via my Laptop. Now first off I wanted to know what program(s) could be recommended for such a purpose, and also I was wondering what security measures I might need to take to be safe.

PS: If anyone has any sites for customizing Laptops and any recommendations I would appreciate it. I was thinking of customizing and Alienware one or trying www.cyberpowerpc.com.

**Fox** · 06-23-2007, 06:14 PM

The easiest way I've found to achieve this is through RealVNC or UltraVNC. Both have free versions, and work almost flawlessly once set up properly (you might have to configure port forwarding for it to work.

Also, keep in mind you'll need to make sure you know the IP of the tower while you're at school. For this, my favorite service is No-IP (http://no-ip.org). The service provides you with a free subdomain to use to connect your PC. There's also a program you can run as a service on the computer you want to connect to so that it'll always be updated, even if the ISP cycles out your IP address.

**gamerman0203** · 06-26-2007, 06:39 AM

Keep in mind that anything you download at home and transfer to your laptop at school, you're still downloading data to your laptop.

sfedder · 07-18-2007, 03:28 PM

of course with UltraVNC you can also use encryption plugins and keys on both ends to prevent anyone from snooping without knowing your key

little_cruden · 08-07-2007, 01:03 AM

An alternative to the VNC suggestion would be to use LogMein. It's a nice facility, although there's nothing wrong with VNC.

06-21-2007, 03:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ares6735 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 18 OS: Windows XP	Remote Control Solution Ok, so I am going off to college in the fall and have decided to buy a nice Laptop with graduation money and I was unsure if I would take my tower with me to school. Well it came to me recently that university internet connections are monitored and downloading is extremely limited, so I thought a good solution would be to leave the tower on at home and use a remote control program to download and burn stuff with the tower via my Laptop. Now first off I wanted to know what program(s) could be recommended for such a purpose, and also I was wondering what security measures I might need to take to be safe. PS: If anyone has any sites for customizing Laptops and any recommendations I would appreciate it. I was thinking of customizing and Alienware one or trying www.cyberpowerpc.com.

06-23-2007, 06:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Re: Remote Control Solution The easiest way I've found to achieve this is through RealVNC or UltraVNC. Both have free versions, and work almost flawlessly once set up properly (you might have to configure port forwarding for it to work. Also, keep in mind you'll need to make sure you know the IP of the tower while you're at school. For this, my favorite service is No-IP (http://no-ip.org). The service provides you with a free subdomain to use to connect your PC. There's also a program you can run as a service on the computer you want to connect to so that it'll always be updated, even if the ISP cycles out your IP address. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

06-26-2007, 06:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
gamerman0203 Retired Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	Re: Remote Control Solution Keep in mind that anything you download at home and transfer to your laptop at school, you're still downloading data to your laptop. __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications

07-18-2007, 03:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
sfedder Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Posts: 74 OS: XP	Re: Remote Control Solution of course with UltraVNC you can also use encryption plugins and keys on both ends to prevent anyone from snooping without knowing your key

08-07-2007, 01:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
little_cruden Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 32 OS: Windows Vista Premium	Re: Remote Control Solution An alternative to the VNC suggestion would be to use LogMein. It's a nice facility, although there's nothing wrong with VNC.