I just use ultraVNC. I think team viewer may have evolved from it. Mostly
it's just a basic VNC system but it does include file transfer
capabilities. A year or so ago IIRC there was a bit of a flurry about some
security issues but they seemed to get sorted. It can run as a service on
the client machine so you can use it to remotely login on a machine that
has just rebooted. (possibly in combination with wakeup on LAN).  And you
do have to set a password.  The thing I would like most to add to it, is
sound capability, but the only product I've found that does that is
Microsoft Remote Desktop.

For Linux machines I think I used TightVNC as the client and Samba or FTP
to transfer files.

I also use ssh to tunnel through some of the firewalls that crop up.

RP


On 11 December 2012 07:26, Nicola Perotto <nicola@nicolaperotto.it> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I tried and used a lot of software "like" Team Viewer. Bought it.
> Now I will buy the license upgrade to V 8.
> It's not cheap but I think that their licensing scheme is far better than
> others.
> And the software is a lot better than others.
>           Nicola
>
>
> On 10/12/2012 01:44, RussellMc wrote:
> > I recently encounteresd the superb "Team Viewer" remote computer
> > control software.
> > A real lifesaver while trapped behind The Great Firewall of China for 2=
+
> weeks.
> > It does all one could ask and more BUT costs money for commercial use
> > - ~=3D $%US660 entry level for 1st PC plus about $130 per PC thereafter=
..
> > Substantially more for higher functionality versions.
> > More than I can justify for the use I'd make of it usually.
> > Free for private use.
> > Ongoing use by me would probably constitute commercial use from  their
> > perspective in many cases.
> >
> > I have only long-ago experience with remote control programs.
> > eg VNC - very good when I last used it, but TV now seems far more
> > capable than VNC was then.
> >
> > Do any of the current free or substantially lower cost remote control
> > programs come close to matching Team Viewer's near seamless and
> > complete capabiities?
> > Complete control of remote PC. File transfer either way. Screen
> > resolution resizing (by 1080p main screen was hard to read using a
> > netbook).
> > Multiple screens.
> > Access to LAN etc at remote site.
> > Swap easily between local or remote computers.
> > Auto optimise for speed or quality or manually manage.
> > More ...
> >
> > FWIW, they say:
> >
> >           "Remote control any computer or Mac over the internet ..."
> >
> >  Now we know :-)
> >
> >
> >
> >  Russell
>
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