Hello Peter, I am in the same situation - I have family that is far away, and from time to time the IP changes, or something happens where I need a backup.
My backup is LogMeIn free. The website is: http://www.logmeinfree.com I think they limit you to two PCs, but that should not be an issue for you, and best of all it is free. Steve Wiseman http://www.intelliadmin.com On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Peter Bunn <bu...@mhtc.net> wrote: > > 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 and outdated at that.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 > _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
