Hello: I've been using VNC over SSH to access my Dad's computer for a number of months now. The setup has proven quite reliable, but I'd like to have a parallel remote access method in place in case the VNC/SSH link should fail for some reason. (My Dad is elderly and could not assist with setup of another service in that event.)
I used PCNow originally to set up the VNC and retained the service as a backup, but I've been having some problems with it (PCNow) recently (merely testing the connection to ensure it's working). I'm also paying a monthly fee for the service, which, given the poor performance, I'm reluctant to continue doing. Can anyone suggest an alternate, secure, reliable remote connection method? I'd need it to run (effectively) as a service on my Dad's Windows XP machine, so that it's always available... I am on a Mac. I can't use Windows RDC, as Dad's system is XP Home... and outdated at that. Though my Dad has broadband, I'm still on dialup, with few other options at present. VNC works quite acceptably with dialup (slow, but survivable), and I'd like to find something else that was usable over dialup (PCNow is slow as death). Suggestions? Or am I simply being paranoid? It seems to me only once in some nine months have I actually needed a backup service. Should I just drop PCNow and hope for the best? Almost every other aspect of Dad's system and setup is in sort of precarious balance anyway... given that we're several hundred miles apart. Thanks for any/all replies... Peter B. ----- _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
