what is best (i.y.o.) remote access software?

Tried all the thread links, no joy.
Am looking for remote access software that will allow for file/software transfer betwixt computers, remotely, of course
I'd sure appreciate your opinions as to which is best - and why!

Thanks and Blessings,
Port-O-San

 

windows home server has a fairly good remote access ability through a http site but as for others im not really sure

 

Are there no other opinions?
Awwww, c'mon! I just know someone has tried this and can spare me a few lines!
Blessings,
Port-O-San

 

Are you kidding, ftp, designed for it, built in client to almost every os around.

 

No, CG, I am not kidding - I'm trying to learn something...... can you respect that, please?rolleyes Please, Mr. CG, tell me a bit of what I asked? Can I transfer software/data from one to another over the built-in system? And, if it's so great, why are there aftermarket programs that claim no more?
Am honestly puzzled and trying to learn - forgive me for not having the education most of you have got = I put my father and sister through college, one son, and an ex wife - when I look around to see who is going to help mego to school, nobody raises their hands - except the great folks here at MajorGeeks.com = if I can't ask my questions here, to whom do I turn? and if they seem stupid and pedestrian to you, please remember that I spent 40 years putting others through college with the sweat of my backside.......... no rant here and I am not getting angry - only want the reason for my ignorance known and to ask for a bit of understanding.
Thanks and Blessings,
Port-O-San

 

what version(s) of windows are on the computers you want to connect to over the internet? If XP/Vista, then you should be able to use the built in remote-log-in feature in windows to do what you want.

 

Frank, an using XP Pro and most of my victims will be either XP or Vista......... and, with this, I'll be able to transfer data, too? or just do work with what is already on the remote machine? and is it secure?

Thanks and Blessings,
Port-O-San

 

i've done it a couple of times. It is secure as can be considering it's an open port to the outside world.. LOL. but it's been years since I did it, though. Not sure if you can transfer files through the service, but I know you can manipulate the other computer as if you were sitting in front of it.

 

Well, shoot, Frank - there's some of my answer - yes, I understand that any open port is an open port - but you starve while living a block from the grocery if you don't open your door!

Maybe someone will tell us if we can transfer files/data now!
:wave Oh, someone!!!???? where arrrrrre you????

Blessings,
Port-O-San

 

As a follow up to TollhouseFrank, Remote Desktop (a.k.a. RDP; Terminal Session) is pretty nice; however, one thing to keep in mind, Port-O-San: If you have a home router between your computer and the internet, inbound internet connections can get a bit tricky because your router is probably using a NAT and providing your home network with private IPs. On top of that, if your ISP is giving you a private IP (as mine does), they are NAT'ing you, too. In that case, even NAT Traversal / UPnP support on the home router is of little help because my ISP won't forward the inbound traffic for port 3389 (RDP) to me. Establishing an inbound connection to my home computer from the Internet for the purposes of remote control is next to impossible. I'd need to sign up for service that brokers the connection for me... Something like "GoToMyPC". If you're one of the lucky ones that has an ISP that gives you a public IP and you aren't doing a NAT (or you can get your home router to forward the traffic), RDP may be the cheapest and easiest way to go--again, assuming the risks of having a port on your PC open to the internet.

 

P.S.
Remote Desktop Connections do allow you to access local resources... When you go to establish the Remote Desktop Connection, click on the "Options" button, before you connect. On the "Local Resources" tab, you can specify that you want to connect to disk drives, printers, and/or serial ports. Hope that helps.

 

PEBKAC, thank you for your thought and time! It's going to take me some research to make sure I understand you, but I am here to learn.
I do know that I can forward ports - have done it for another application I currently run. No home router here, am running a hardwired hub - too many wardrivers in our area for me to want to run wireless anything.
Now to read up on what you've taught me!
Thanks and Blessings,
Port-O-San

 

have decided to try RADMIN 3.0 first - it's highly touted by many sources and there seems to be a focus on speed and security.
I'll post when I've tried it some and give my opinion on it.

 

Keep in mind that you can have a router without it being wireless. The differences being that a router routes traffic from one network to another (example: home network to the internet), a hub takes traffic from one port and sends it out the other ports, and a switch takes traffic from one port and sends it back out on the port on which the device resides where the traffic is destined for. Private IPs are used by most home networks to accommodate multiple computers behind the single IP address that your ISP provides you. The private IP ranges are 10.0.0.0 through 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 through 172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255, and 169.254.0.0 through 169.254.255.255 (APIPA). Any of these ranges are considered non-internet routable or private. The home router will do NAT or PAT in order to allow the private IP(s) to talk across the internet as the IP address your ISP provides you. If you do an "IPCONFIG" from the command prompt and see an IP address inside of any of the ranges I specified, chances are you are going through a NAT. In this case, getting traffic from the internet to your computer (other than on an already established outbound connection) could prove difficult because the router between your network and the internet needs to know where to translate and route the traffic for your private network. Therefore, regardless of what remote control software you are using, unless the inbound traffic knows how to find your specific computer, the connection will not be established. If you do an "IPCONFIG" and have a true internet routable IP address, you should be okay--as long as your personal firewall is allowing the inbound traffic. Hope that helps.

 

for remote access i like logmein ... free service for remote access over the web... you can pay to get upgrades like ... print a local document to a remote computer and drag and drop file sharing between the two PCs

 

UltraVNC can do both Remote Control and File Transfer.

Phase 1. Install VNC - http://www.ezlan.net/vnc.html

Phase 2 prepare a method to connect through the Internet, http://www.ezlan.net/myip.html

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