mrX June 8, 2008 Share mrX GC Alumni June 8, 2008 I'm trying for a workable remote desktop for my office. I bought the software from www.realvnc.com and it works. However, there's an issue with the resolution, my office has a 1920x1050 (ish) display, and home is 1280x1024. So the scaling and the like isn't as nice as Windows Remote Desktop, but that's not secure. Anyway, looking for a solution/suggestion of what others are doing. I'd like it if a router existed that you could securely remotely connect to and then it be as if you're connected into the LAN at the office directly, without any software. I'm guessing this exists, just not sure the terminology. The other question is suggestions for a desktop build. Last computer I built was 4 years ago. Things have changed a bit. I'm guessing just about anything will do, but I do have an HDTV tuner and a 21" monitor that I'd like to work. And, yeah, I'm still alive and will be at FF08. My practice has just taken off quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL June 8, 2008 Share dwEEziL Member June 8, 2008 (edited) Windows Desktop, i.e. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) can be secured. You can set it's encryption level in "Terminal Services Configuration" on W2k and W2k3. Our internal audit was nailing us on this until I gave them some screenshots showing the secured connection settings. Windows 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816594 Windows 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306561/EN-US/ Configuring encryption and authentication http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServe...46977b1033.mspx Here's some info that talks about securing Windows XP for secured communications too. http://www.mobydisk.com/techres/securing_remote_desktop.html Edited June 8, 2008 by dwEEziL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage June 8, 2008 Share ZeroDamage Member June 8, 2008 www.logmein.com Free and works good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo June 8, 2008 Share Cujo Member June 8, 2008 +1 for logmein. there really is no reason to buy software as long as it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL June 8, 2008 Share dwEEziL Member June 8, 2008 I don't like "middle man" software (as most gov't institutions won't) because it goes through a third party (which means, even encrypted, it's sniffable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveForPriscillaChan June 8, 2008 Share LoveForPriscillaChan Member June 8, 2008 windows remote desktop (at least on vista) is awesome. really responsive (in terms of a remote desktop, but its still really fast), i don't have a resolution issue. you may need a few tricks up your sleeve if you have a dual/tri monitor set up at work and only one monitor at home; i use it all the time and its awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters June 8, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni June 8, 2008 if its really your office, put a wrt54g up there with http://www.dd-wrt.com and use the vpn clients. bam. if its not really your office, good luck getting ITs cooperation on that idea. (that's what you described in the "anyway, what i really want..." section). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrX June 9, 2008 Author Share mrX GC Alumni June 9, 2008 Not really interested in a third party connection like gotomypc or logmein for the reason that dweezil says. SJ, I've got a WRT54G (actually a few of them) but all v.6 or v.8 which I'm not sure if there's a way to use VPN on these versions (they're 2mb flash versions which only take the "micro" flash). I thought I was going to be able to in buying these routers, but it doesn't seem possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick June 9, 2008 Share [LaW]Maverick Member June 9, 2008 www.logmein.com again We use it for our office, and it's heavily encrypted and works more smoothly than VNC viewer--I've used both don't knock it until you've tried it, we have all of our computers at work set up with it--it really is a breeze Normally I'd agree with you about the whole "middle-man" scenario, but if you're looking for something to help with that scaling issue, logmein works really well (1920 x 1200 on my work comp, 1680 x 1050 at home, no problems) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX June 9, 2008 Share NOFX Member June 9, 2008 ssh -X 192.168.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler June 9, 2008 Share boiler Member June 9, 2008 I have used logmein on two occasions at our office when we needed software support and it worked very well. If you're in a medical office and are concerned about HIPPA and patient privacy and such, I was told on those occasions that it does comply. Our software support has since gone to a similar system called "GoToAssist". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage June 9, 2008 Share ZeroDamage Member June 9, 2008 Logmein uses their servers to link your computer up with the other computers as well as authenticate your user and access permissions. The server passes the connection off to the two end points and plays no additional role in the remote session. This is mainly to get around NAT firewall/router issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL June 9, 2008 Share dwEEziL Member June 9, 2008 Probably why LogMeIn bought Hamachi. Still, that doesn't mean it will fly with your management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters June 9, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni June 9, 2008 guess nobody heard about logmein's data leak... "as seen on tv!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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