What is best free remote desktop application?

[letsdoamazing]

TeamViewer, TightVNC, VNCFree, etc.

Which one would be the best for home use? Anyone used any of that software?

 

[Kirsch]

I'd go with Ultra VNC

 

[letsdoamazing]

Is that limited use? A trial?

 

[WindowsStar]

If all the computers are on the same LAN, I would go with RDP it is built in.

 

[antharr]

Logmein Free is pretty good.

 

[SantosLHalper]

I'll second UltraVNC, and it's free.

 

[Prisoner]

I personally use Teamviewer, so I can get on my computer from my phone without much a hassle.

 

[JonM33]

TeamViewer, TightVNC, VNCFree, etc.

Which one would be the best for home use? Anyone used any of that software?

One of the companies I worked for (2006-2009) used UltraVNC because it was free. I can confirm that UltraVNC is the worst piece of software that I have ever used in my life.

I much preferred DameWare over UltraVNC.

 

[strollin]

It depends what you want to use it for. I use VNC quite a bit in my work to access remote servers from my home or office and it works fine for that as I am on the same network (office) or VPN (home). Of course each machine I need to access has been configured with the VNC server running.

For providing remote assistance to friends/family (especially those that are not too computer savvy) I prefer TeamViewer because I just need to have them download it and run it, no setup for them to do. Also, TeamViewer has a chat function so we can talk as I provide remote assistance.

 

[letsdoamazing]

Thanks for all the suggestions!

My next question is, I need to access my home computer when I am on vacation. I wont be able to access Team viewer at home. Is the there a piece of software that will allow me to tap in to my home connection without anyone at that computer?

 

[antharr]

Logmein Free. Allows you to maintain a list of computers you need to access remotely.

 

[Ch@n]

+1
Office, VNC
Home, Teamviewer

 

[Dinesh]

I use Team Viewer.

 

[letsdoamazing]

But, I there will be no one at the home computer. I can get the ID and password using TV. I need it to connect without anybody at the home computer.

 

[strollin]

TeamViewer can be setup so that you can log in to a remote machine that's unattended.

From the startup dialog box, click on "Configure permanent access to this computer" and you'll see this:

 

[antharr]

Here is a look at the logmein interface.

 

[ccatlett1984]

I will also recommend logmein.com

Works great.

 

[DocBrown]

TeamViewer can be setup so that you can log in to a remote machine that's unattended.

From the startup dialog box, click on "Configure permanent access to this computer" and you'll see this:

Yes, TeamViewer will work perfectly with a pre-assigned password that you have set up. Just as long as there are NO power outages that shut your computer off or that it does not re-boot to your desktop. I use TeamViewer daily from home to work & from work to home

 

[antharr]

Logmein also works with WOL.

 

[letsdoamazing]

Does your personal ID stay the same at all times on TeamViewer?