Re: Is there a remote control tool which works with firewalls and routers ?

From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:34:23 +1100

"Lars Willich" <LarsWill@email.com> wrote in message
news:cuu5vl$ffa$01$1@news.t-online.com...
> I need a remote control tool which works regardless if there are firewalls
and routers
> between the local and the remote machine. At least there should be as less
as possible
> configurations necessary (e.g. NAT port translation,...).
>
> Firewalls should be tunneled without having to install a separate tunnel
software explicitely.
>
> Are the requirements to high or are there any (VNC) tools which offer
these features?
>
> Lars

Firewalls are designed to keep out intruders. If your firewall allowed
remote control signals to pass through all by themselves, without any
configuration, then it would not be doing its job!

Tools such as Remote Desktop or WinVNC will work very nicely
with properly configured firewalls and routers.

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