VNC alternative

1337_KR3W · 7 Apr 2017 at 20:28

Hi

A reasonable cost would be fine, but free preferred. On any paid solution there must be a free trial, as I'll give any suggestion here a go and see what works best for me.

I have 2 win10 home machines. I want the second to mirror the first, on startup, with a shortcut on the desktop to reconnect if necessary. Mouse input required on both machines. No file transfer etc functionality required.

I can achieve this easily with VNC, but get regular issues with it freezing.
I don't want it dependent on an internet connection, both machines are on the same LAN.

Thanks all!

Orcvader · 8 Apr 2017 at 11:11

How is everything connected together? I use RealVNC (mostly v5.3.2) at work, with all PCs going to the same switch and the connection is completely stable. We also use Remote Desktop as well for the virtual machines but I don't think W10 Home offers this.

Biggler · 8 Apr 2017 at 11:26

Teamviewer is pretty good and free for personal use. Also it can be configured to use LAN only connection - https://community.teamviewer.com/t5...sed-within-a-local-network-LAN-only/ta-p/4618

1337_KR3W · 9 Apr 2017 at 20:58

Orcvader said:
How is everything connected together? I use RealVNC (mostly v5.3.2) at work, with all PCs going to the same switch and the connection is completely stable. We also use Remote Desktop as well for the virtual machines but I don't think W10 Home offers this.

I've switched from UltraVNC to TightVNC and having better results. I'll try RealVNC if any further issues. RDP no good because it doesn't support screen sharing, and I want both terminals to have shared input of the same display.

Biggler said:
Teamviewer is pretty good and free for personal use. Also it can be configured to use LAN only connection - https://community.teamviewer.com/t5...sed-within-a-local-network-LAN-only/ta-p/4618

Thanks for the suggestion, from what I recall of using Teamviewer previously, you can't launch sessions in full screen, or on startup / from a desktop shortcut. It might make a good compromise though if things don't work out well with VNC. Just needs to be really idiot proof, so I don't get asked to help every time things have to be launched.

Orcvader · 9 Apr 2017 at 21:37

1337_KR3W said:
Thanks for the suggestion, from what I recall of using Teamviewer previously, you can't launch sessions in full screen, or on startup / from a desktop shortcut. It might make a good compromise though if things don't work out well with VNC. Just needs to be really idiot proof, so I don't get asked to help every time things have to be launched.

There's a dirty way of doing it, create a shortcut of the TV exe file, then edit it and add -i "ID number" –Password -"password" to the end of the target field. Then move that to C:\Users\"Name"\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and it will load up that connection on start up.

joeyjojo · 10 Apr 2017 at 09:22

You can also try TigerVNC (fork of TightVNC).

Really VNC should be fine for this, I'd try and fix those freezing problems first. As Orcvader says don't rule out your LAN hardware. Edit: for context I've been using VNC over LAN and the internet for several years and it's been 100% reliable. Getting it working within your LAN should be easy.

bledd · 10 Apr 2017 at 10:45

Can I ask what you're trying to achieve here?

Remote Desktop might be an option.