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

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From: RG (RG_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:53:07 -0800

Chuck any details on how to do what you are talking about. any documentation
of steps will be nice

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 02:00:37 +0100, *email_address_deleted* (Lars Willich)
> wrote:
>
> >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
>
> Lars,
>
> Is your problem that both the remote computer (the one you want to access), and
> the local computer (the one you want to access from) both have problem routers?
> Or is the problem for you, as it was for me, that configuring the remote
> computer is a problem, even though you can access and configure your local
> computer and router OK?
>
> If the latter, what you need is to setup a Listening Viewer on your local
> computer, and have the remote computer connect its server to your listening
> viewer. In effect, even though the remote computer is the server (provides the
> desktop to be controlled), the router on the remote computer doesn't need any
> forwarded ports. Your local computer is accessed, as if it's a server, by the
> remote computer.
>
> With RealVNC, I setup two shortcuts on the remote computer, one to start the
> server, and the second to connect the server to my listening viewer. No
> forwarded ports, or any other tweaks, to the remote router.
>
> I have to forward the RealVNC Listening Viewer port (I'm not using 5500 either)
> to my local computer, but I only start my Listening Viewer when I'm going to be
> controlling the remote desktop. At other times, the forwarded port goes
> nowhere. So no security problem there either.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>

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