Remote Desktop

Cheetah Designs · 9 Jun 2007 at 20:36

Hi there,

I want to be able to control another machine on my network with it being as fast as possible to control (screen updates etc)

What is the best software (free) and settings to use?

At the moment I am using TightVNC, but it seems a little slow? (screen refreshes)

Thanks.

Relentless · 9 Jun 2007 at 20:39

If its a local network and VNC is laggy then you have network problems somewhere.

You could use RDP in windows but that will lock the PC you are controlling if anyone else wanted to use it.

Cheetah Designs · 9 Jun 2007 at 20:46

Relentless said:
If its a local network and VNC is laggy then you have network problems somewhere.

You could use RDP in windows but that will lock the PC you are controlling if anyone else wanted to use it.

Its not laggy as such, its just when dragging screens its laggy.

I only have XP Home on both machines, do I have RDP available to me?

Relentless · 9 Jun 2007 at 20:50

Yep, it will be in programs > accessories > somewhere from there..

or type mstsc.exe at a run prompt.

And turn on remote desktop, right click my computer > advanced

I think it work in Home ed.

Uhtred · 9 Jun 2007 at 20:53

It won't work with xp home on both machines. real vnc or google logmein

Terrier_Jimlad · 9 Jun 2007 at 20:57

IntelliAdmin LAN edition ... very quick ... bang target machine name/ip in and off you go :-)

Cheetah Designs · 9 Jun 2007 at 20:57

Zap said:
real vnc

What's the differences between Real VNC and Tight VNC?