On 2/12/14 1:16 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: > Am I missing something? Only that Microsoft software is a big waste of effort.
1) download TightVNC, install as windows service 2) make sure it added a windows firewall rule for port 5900, if not add it yourself 3) download TightVNC viewer, run it from your client machine using 4) make VNC shortcuts for all the machines you want to support Bam! Remote control that will work until the end of time, with no further configuration needed, and not dependent on versions of Windows, and client/server VNC version mismatches don't seem to matter, either. 5) if supporting over the internet, go through a VPN tunnel (also simple if you are in control of the endpoints). Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
