How Can I operate VNC software?

speedo1234 · 11-16-2008, 09:56 AM

Hello all
How can I operate this application? I want to operate this application please share ur views

**3ncryptabl3_lick** · 11-16-2008, 12:03 PM

If you using windows it has a built in remote desktop application so you can connect by IP to any of your networked or web enabled pc's. I use mine all the time. Try it out. You don't need any third party software to do it.

**~kev~** · 11-19-2008, 03:38 PM

If you have Windows xp home edition, its limited on the remote desktop usability. If you plan on using remote desktop a lot, get windows xp professional edition. I have no experience with vista remote desktop.

Personally I use real VNC. Here at the office I have 3 servers with real vnc installed on them. Microsoft wants a terminal license for each computer, so never mind on that deal. Then we have a remote office with 2 workstations with real VNC installed on them.

And then it gets a little complicated. If you are going across the internet, you will have to configure the firewalls to accept a connection on a certain port, and then forward that connection to the computer you want to access.

If you want to connect to a remote office and access all of the computers there with remote desktop or VNC, it might be better to configure a gateway to gateway VPN. That way you do not have to configure different ports on the firewall to be sent to certain workstations, and you can still use DHCP instead of static IP addresses. The gateway to gateway VPN is the configuration I use to access the systems at the remote office, and the lady there needs access to the server here at the main office. So that option is best for us.

To access my home computer, I have port forwarding set up on my hardware firewall. When I hit a certain port on the firewall with VNC, the firewall then sends the request to my home computer.

If you want to access a server, some versions of windows come with terminal server installed. So you might be able to use that.

So you have 3 options:
Terminal server for server systems
remote desktop for windows xp pro
VNC for just about anything. And for a VNC program, I prefer Real VNC.

**3ncryptabl3_lick** · 11-19-2008, 04:58 PM

Thanks for clarifying Kev. I've only used it with XP pro so I wasn't aware of any limitations on the XP Home Edition.

**~kev~** · 11-19-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 3ncryptabl3_lick

Thanks for clarifying Kev. I've only used it with XP pro so I wasn't aware of any limitations on the XP Home Edition.

Your welcome.

Some more detailed information -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...7004.aspx#ECAA

Basically, the person at the xp home computer has to ask for remote assistance from another computer.

Quote:

After receiving a request for Remote Assistance, the helper (expert) can remotely connect to a problem-PC and view the screen directly to fix the problem. When you initiate a request for help, the Remote Assistance client sends an XML-based encrypted ticket to the helper who is prompted to accept the invitation.

But with remote desktop, you can set it and forget it. Nobody has to be at the other computer when you want to connect to it.

Bart · 12-11-2008, 07:28 PM

kev i hope your running VNC version 5.x, 4.x has a password authentication bypass vulnerability, watch out