Re: Remote access to my Windows XP home edtition computer

ljh wrote:
Use Logmein at www.logmein.com. It's just like GoToMyPC, but it
offers a FREE version.

No cost, no firewall settings (like with Remote Desktop and VNC
versions), and it works great!


Shenan Stanley wrote:
That's not *really* accurate..
The difference is not that there is no firewall settings - it just
does it for you during the install or it may ask you during the
first use.

ljh wrote:
Shenan,

You are not telling the original poster the truth here. Logmein
uses http on port 80 and https on port 443 when no other ports are
available. Doing so allows it thru firewalls with NO changes
whatsoever. Logmein does not alter your firewall AT ALL.

"it may ask you...." indicates that you have not even tried Logmein.
Perhaps you should stick to things that you have tried and think
you know.
The last thing we need here is another Microsoft zealot. People
post here because they need easy, applicable solutions and they
don't give a tinker's damn whether those solutions are from
Microsoft or Joe's Freeware emporium.
Logmein is a free, easy and simple enough for anyone to use for
remote PC administration. It does NOT alter firewall settings. It
can be used from behind any firewall that allows you to surf the
web (unless your admin explicitly blocks the software from its
servers - something I have yet to see). The only things not in the
free version of Logmein are the ability to transfer files and the
ability to print remotely.
In the future, please restrict your posts to things that you have
at least tried.

So.. You deny their own FAQ?

https://secure.logmein.com/go.asp?page=support_faq#security-02

LogMeIn is compatible with all known firewalls and broadband routers. It's
simple to use and requires no configuration. When you install LogMeIn, some
personal firewalls will display a message asking your permission for the
LogMeIn.exe and LogMeInsystray.exe program files to communicate over the
Internet. This is a secure part of LogMeIn and must be allowed to function
in order for the service to work.

Notice:
"When you install LogMeIn, some personal firewalls will display a message
asking your permission for the LogMeIn.exe and LogMeInsystray.exe program
files to communicate over the Internet."

Perhaps you should use the product you push on more than one badly secured
system?

Microsoft Zealot? Me? - hahaha Now that is funny.
Perhaps you should also research more before you jump to two incorrect
conclusions next time..

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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