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by sbd

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I want to remotely access my PC via any PC that has an internet connection. I will soon have broadband with always on connection and wish to access my PC from other locations such as customer sites etc. What is the best way of doing this.

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by carlos.nino

Depends on what you want to do. You have various options, from telnet to Pc_Anywhere, FTP...
Keeping in mind the security hole you will leave, if you use PC_Anywhere, for example, you'll get a full size "window" of your remote desktop (like if you were there). You can configure security levels and user privileges. If you want to give it a try, go to www.symantec.com/pcanywhere/

by jschein

If you are that unfamiliar with networking, routing, firewalls, and proper ports, the best solution for you would be the Gotomypc.com... It costs aroun 15 - 20 dollars a month, but you could access your pc from anywhere in the world on the internet.

Good luck.

by jschein

Ok people... with GOTOMYPC.com... there is no setup on the client side when working from remote locations... there is no configuring of ports... there is nothing that can go wrong unless your pc is off.

He was looking for the easiest solution, for business use obviously while at a clients location. It costs moneys, but that's 20.00 that is easily tacked onto a bill if needed that bad.

by choppit

As most domestic ISPs use dynamic addressing you'll need a dynamic DNS service to find your PC reliably from the web. If by remote access you mean remote control there are a number of products to do this (some free);
VNC, RAdmin, PC Anywhere, PC Duo, GoToMyPc etc. If you're running XP you can use Remote Desktop. Of these I would recommend you try VNC for two reasons 1. Its free 2. The client can be run from a floppy disk. Also, dont forget to use a firewall......................

by hereinoz

I would go for GoToMyPC above the rest for the following reasons:

1. With GoToMyPC, you don't need to find your home PC's IP address and unless you are able to set up a static IP address with your ISP, the IP address of your home PC will change frequently.

2. If you are going to leave your PC on all the time, you will want a firewall in place, and many firewalls don't get on well with remote access, VPNs and the like. You can configure the firewall to pass a given IP address which is attempting access, (you at the remote site) but you aren't going to know that IP address in advance.

3. GoToMyPC is a lot quicker as far as screen updates over a dial up modem connection than anything else I have seen.

Yes it costs money, but it is head and shoulders above everything else.

If you were accessing from a fixed IP address to your machine at a fixed IP address, I would probably recommend a VPN and VNC software, but you aren't, so go with GoToMyPC.

Alan

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